I-295 May Go From 65 Mph to 75 Mph
How about a bill that would bring the speed limit on I 295 from 65 mph to 75 mph? Yes, that's correct. The interstate that runs from just south of the Maine Mall to Gardiner may get raised 10 miles per hour.
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Maine’s Minimum Wage May Go From $7.50 to $8.50 an Hour
Maine legislators are discussing bumping the minimum wage up from $7.50 an hour to $8.50 an hour. If the bill passes, the dollar increase or raise would go in effect on October 1, 2013 and would adjust starting in October 2014 for inflation and other living increases.
Are You Watching The World Baseball Classic? Do You Care?
Are you watching the World Baseball Classic? Yes I know, it’s only the third installment and it is referred to as a “classic”, I get that but it’s still baseball that means something. The U.S. won two games out three in the first round for the right to move on to the second round. That second round for the U.S. starts tonight as the U.S. takes on Puerto Rico. I don’t quite understand the tournament but it seems pretty much like a double elimination tournament at least until this point. Isn't Puerto Rico part of the U.S. but I digress?
Greg Michaels Has Been Smoke Free Now For Five Months
Today, March 12, makes five months since quitting smoking. Things for the most part have been getting easier. Really the only trigger left is the car. I still want one when I drive, especially when I’m drinking a coffee.
Greg Michaels is Finally Getting a Keurig Brewer!
So, have you ever bought anything on QVC, HSN or some other shopping channel? Last night was my first time ever and probably only time. For months now we've wanted, OK, I've wanted a Keurig coffee maker and to this point I've (meaning we've) never been able to stomach the idea of buying the K-Cup coffee. It works out to like 50 cents a cup when you divide it down.
Is Daylight Savings Time Irrelevant in 2013?
What is the real purpose in 2013 for Daylight Savings Time? I know it adds a bit of daylight to the end of the day rather than having it first thing in the morning. Today with a 24-hour lifestyle, it almost seem irrelevant at least as far as I can see. Locally in Maine, life my be slower, but in bigger cities and places further south with 24/7 grocery stores, round the clock shift work, etc. it almost seems pointless.
A Loss For Auburn + Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish
I’m not a huge church going Catholic. Maybe I should go more but anyway this is not why I’m writing. The occasional time I have gone to mass with my family it was nice to see Fr. Brendan Harnett a priest do homily with a sense of humor and have it be light-hearted and fun. Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish and the Auburn community have lost a good person.
A Recreational Pot “Reeferendum” May Go To Voters in Portland in November
If supporters in Portland get enough signatures on their petition, a question regarding recreational marijuana use may go on the ballot and out to voters as early as this year. The intent of the measure from what I gather is to allow people to smoke small amounts in their personal or a private space or one provided to them, like inside their home or designated areas. Similar rules to what we have now for alcohol.
March 7, 1876 Bell Gets His U.S. Patent For The Telephone
"Hello?" has been a response we've been giving to a ringing phone since the telephone was invented. On this date March 7, back in 1876 Alexander Graham Bell got his U.S. Patent for the telephone or as basically read in the patent, the system to carry a voice.
Walter Cronkite Left The CBS Evening News on March 6, 1981
On this date back in 1981, Walter Cronkite signed off the CBS Evening News for the last time. Dan Rather stepped in for about 25 years, followed by Katie Couric for five and now the CBS Evening News is read by Scott Pelley.