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In Statement of NOW President Terry O'Neill April 9, 2010 With Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) reportedly retiring, women who felt betrayed by his ill-conceived Stupak-Pitts anti-abortion provision are rejoicing. The National Organization for Women Political Action Committee endorsed Charlevoix County Commissioner Connie Saltonstall last month to challenge Stupak for Michigan's 1st District. Saltonstall entered the race with less than six months to campaign; but now, with renewed energy and momentum, Saltonstall is no longer the new kid on the block but the best and brightest choice for Michigan's 1st District. Just five months ago, Stupak and his Republican counterpart, Joe...

 The remains of a wooden vessel are visible at low tide in the Sedgeunkedunk Stream which flows into the Penobscot River in Brewer near the future Cianbro module project site. The remains are rumored to be from a scuttled vessel involved in the Penobscot Expedition during the Revolutionary War. (Bangor Daily News/Bridget Brown) Buy this photo A shovel operator from Dravo Co. in Pittsburgh got quite a surprise one afternoon in 1953 while digging the Penobscot River bottom to construct a new bridge. In the scoop in his machine, he discovered an old cannon, 5 feet, 4 inches long, with a...