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The makers of Jim Beam bourbon announced that it will shut down production at its Lewiston facility and shift that work to a facility in Kentucky. 160 people work in the Beam’s plant in Lewiston that makes Pinnacle Vodka and Calico Jack Rum.

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Maine high school football currently consists of three classes; Class A, Class B and Class C. However, the Maine Principles’ Association’s football committee would like to see a Class D added.

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This is a follow up on the city of Auburn saga that is the upgrade or new build of Edward Little High School. Yesterday I wrote about the city of Auburn debating over whether to do a major overhaul of E.L.H.S. or build a new high school either on the current site or to build on a new piece of property.

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Imagine you're a Maine game warden just out doing your job, you know, wardening, when you're suddenly thrust into the national limelight doing what you do best. That's basically the story of Augusta native, Warden Troy Thibodeau.

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A proposed bill would allow teachers and other school employees to carry concealed firearms in school. As you might guess, the bill raised questions among legislative leaders. First of all it would not be mandatory.

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There is some good news and some bad news in this story. First, the good news. New England's power grid operator says wholesale electricity prices dropped by nearly 23 % regionally last year. 23%! Electricity prices are now at their lowest levels since 2003.

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The endless debate continues over what to do with Edward Little High School (E.L.H.S.) in Auburn, Maine. Things will be heated, to be sure, tonight at Auburn City Hall. It’s a debate on whether to renovate or build a new high school for Auburn and it is going on as I post this.

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There is so much about this story I saw on CNN that makes me happy. There is a farm in Warren that is delivering locally grown foods to residents with Don, the draft horse, that pulls a carriage through Rockland!

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One of my favorite episodes of 'The West Wing' was about ‘Big Block of Cheese Day.’ The whole point of the episode was that groups that might not normally make it into the White House had a chance to meet with someone in the administration.  As much of the staff did not want to do it, in the end, everyone learned something new about the world. Senator Angus King is doing something similar, but with coffee.

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Geiger of Lewiston plans on laying off more than 100 factory employees and ending the manufacturing side of its' business. The 135 year old company made the announcement Tuesday (Jan. 22) saying it's one of the largest layoffs in the company's history.

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