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LePage urges NFL to take ‘thugs and wife beaters off the field’ in letter to Goodell

In a letter dated Tuesday, Gov. Paul LePage implored NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to change the league’s policy on punishment for players who commit acts of domestic violence, and urged Goodell to atone for perceived leniency by making a big donation to an anti-domestic violence group. “I urge you to take the life-and-death matter of […]

Poliquin recalls when famed New England Patriots coach Belichick was better at lacrosse

When Bruce Poliquin roots for the New England Patriots, he carries a little more oomph than the rest of us when it comes to Head Coach Bill Belichick. Poliquin, of Oakland, the former state treasurer who is running for Maine 2nd Congressional District as a Republican, has known Belichick since their days together on the […]