Firefighters used to spend a lot more time fighting fires. In 1980, nearly 30 percent of calls to fire departments pertained to fires. By 2004, only 7 percent did and the absolute number of fires ...

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Fears of widespread voting irregularities, vote counting problems and voter intimidation haven’t materialized on Election Day in Maine, even as overall turnout hurtled toward record numbers. In fact, ...