Small business chief Karen Mills heading to Harvard

Life Culture

Moonshine moves out of backyards and into stores

New legal brands find their way onto shelves, propelled partly by a reality TV show that taps into the mythic nature of illegal outdoor distilling.

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• Mainer in cast of Emmy-nominated ‘Veep’

• Internet shows its muscle by making Emmy history
  

Sports from the Press Herald

Tiger, Phil, Zach Johnson start well at British Open

A blue sky and a gentle breeze usually means ripe scoring conditions at the British Open. But not Thursday at Muirfield.

• New clubhouse at Portland golf course to open Friday
  

• Pierce, Garnett: ‘It’s tough’ not being Celtics anymore
  

• Maine disabled golfers still in the swing

Opinion

Our View: Collins, Senate make right move on rules

A bipartisan coalition agrees that it’s better to function than it is to fight over process.

Nation World

As U.S. deficit drops, Moody’s upgrades outlook for debt

The U.S. government is on track to report its lowest annual deficit in five years because of an improving economy, tax hikes and spending cuts.

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• Small business chief Karen Mills heading to Harvard
  

• N.H. family sues over injuries from fireworks