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The pangs of seeing a daughter off to college
OK. I’ll just say it. I cried all the way from our driveway in Bangor to the University of Maine at Farmington a few weeks ago when we dropped off our daughter for her freshman year of college. I had not anticipated it. I am not an easy weeper. I ...
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Facebook, why can’t I quit you?
By Emi Kolawole on July 27, 2011, at 6:07 p.m.
I deleted my Facebook page this week. I gave my friends and family fair warning, via a Wall post, that I would leave within a week. One — yes, one — of my 200-plus “friends” openly objected in a comment. Otherwise, the post was met with silence. My friends probably ...
Google unveils latest social networking feat
By Barbara Ortutay, The Associated Press on June 28, 2011, at 6:45 p.m.
NEW YORK — Online search leader Google Inc. is taking yet another stab at social networking, as it tries to go up against Facebook in this wildly popular and lucrative segment of the Internet. This time the project is called Google+ and it aims to make online sharing more like real ...
On anniversary of Amity triple slaying, victim’s son struggles with loss
AMITY, Maine — This past Sunday, children across the nation joined their dads on Father’s Day, gathering for barbecues and golf or to watch their favorite sports teams compete. But in Texas, Shannon Ryan, 36, could only sit and think about the father he lost. “Father’s Day was really tough ...
Utah man updated Facebook status during standoff
By Jennifer Dobner, The Associated Press on June 21, 2011, at 7:18 p.m.
SALT LAKE CITY — Jason Valdez is no stranger to Utah police. His latest brush with the law, however, may have been the most public. An armed Valdez, 36, held a woman hostage at a motel in a tense 16-hour, overnight standoff with SWAT teams, all while finding time to ...
Ellsworth police seek public’s help in identifying suspect in break-ins
ELLSWORTH, Maine — Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man in connection with several break-ins Monday at local businesses. According to Lt. Harold Page of the Ellsworth Police Department, sometime during the night Monday someone broke into the Giant Sub and Blueberry Hill businesses on Route 3 ...
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22,000 tears
on June 13, 2011, at 6:39 p.m.
Last month, the U.S. State Department told some 22,000 foreign applicants that they had won the jackpot permission to immigrate to the United States, and reside and work here legally. Given that millions of foreigners apply for these green cards every year, the winners’ jubilation was understandable — but short-lived. ...
My calendar is being watched
You’ve heard of Facebook stalkers and the traditional stare-in-your-window stalkers, but at my house there is what appears to be a growing trend in calendar stalking. I wasn’t even aware of the problem — which is to say, I wasn’t aware that my calendar was being so closely monitored and ...
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