Uneven Justice in a Maine Superior Court Ruling
An opinion piece critiques Justice Harold Rubin for upholding a plea deal that sentenced a woman to two to ten years for voluntary manslaughter of her husband, arguing rehabilitation should trump punishment in some cases and calling the sentencing uneven compared with drunk driving fatalities and other killers. The author urges reform in the state’s justice system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold J. Rubin
Iiary
Rubin
Maine Turnpike
Old Sam the seven pound lobster in Maine tale
Russell Baker recalls sourcing a seven pound lobster named Old Sam in Bailey Island Maine. The giant crustacean proves stubborn at boiling, survives days of meals and pranks, while locals queue for a glimpse and wonder when it will end.
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Russell Baker
Bailey Island
Maine
Sam
Muhammed Ali
Old Sam
New York Times
Low-ball shops tied to auto insurance scandal probe
Justice Department probes allege auto insurers like Allstate GEICO Nationwide State Farm and Motors Insurance push victims to cheap repair shops. Officials consider antitrust or other federal law violations as 6.3 billion dollars in annual repair bills are at stake.
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Jack Anderson
Ith
Les Whitten
Washington
Justice Department
Allstate
GEICO
Nationwide
State Farm and Motors Insurance
Justice
Tom Downey
D-N.y
David B. Lindsay, Jr
Congressional
Pentagon
Lindsay
Sarasota, Fla
Herald-Tribune
Letters to the Journal on Belgium jet sale debates
Maine readers react to a proposed sale of American jet fighters to Belgium arguing reciprocity deals and Maine made machine guns. Critics warn of a $30 million Maine revenue loss while some estimate plane deals in the $2 billion range.
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Belgium
Maine
Gee On
Maremont Corp
Saco
Pentagon
State Police Deserves Magnums Letter Praises Force
Roger Bergeron of Saco writes in the Journal July 25 praising the State Police and urging public support for law enforcement. He argues for backing crime fighting efforts and cites the new weapon as a positive tool for police. John R. Bolduc Biddeford endorses Bergeron’s view and asserts broad Maine support.
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Roger Bergeron
Saco
Bergeron
Maine
John R. Bolduc
P.O
Biddeford
Senior Little League District Tournament at St Louis Alumni Field
Letter to the editor praising the St Louis Alumni Field for hosting the Senior Little League District Tournament with timely starts and strong play. The writer laments lack of newspaper coverage and urges adequate reporting for the New inetawa Tournament next week at the same venue.
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St. Louis
Biddeford-Saco
L.L
Biddeford Reuses Old Post Office For District Court Lease
Citizens question city plan to lease the Old Biddeford Post Office for 20 years to the District Court of Maine. They argue the private use diverts municipal functions fire police and public services and risks higher costs for taxpayers. They dismiss historic status as irrelevant to a non municipal purpose building.
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Biddeford
City of
State of Maine
District Court of Maine
Portugal in a long night under a Mongol style rule
The column argues that Portugal has slid back into darkness under a regime echoing the 1940 Mongol People's Republic, with a 30 member Supreme Revolutionary Council and a three man leftist junta. It notes censorship, party pacts, and cultural control while contrasting with Milan's past.
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George F. Will Washington
Portugal
Stedhal
Parma
Tendhal
Napoleon
Milan
Hapsburgs
Charles V
Philip II
Voltaire
France
Spain
AFM
Supreme Revolutionary Council
Solzhenitsyn
Gulag
Lisbon
Moscow
Washington Post Co
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D-N.h
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Congress
Jess Gorkin
Parade Magazine
Parade
Frank Borman
Ghermain Titov
Soyuz
Aleksey Leonov
Gorkin
Leonov
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Ocean Park
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Weston
Mongolia
Mongol People’s Republic
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