Those resolutions many of us made at the start of the new year seem to be disappearing and life once again is becoming busy, stressful and, at times, overwhelming.
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Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Error happened becausedispatcher wasn’t local
In reference to an article I read in the Morning Sentinel on Jan. 11, “Winslow delays changes to names of five streets,” I don’t think changing street names is the answer.
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Posted inOpinion
Next target: Right to birth control
Maybe Siri was being an alarmist. When I asked my BFF, the talking virtual assistant behind my new iPhone 4S, where I could find birth control, she answered, “I didn’t find any birth control clinics.”
Posted inSports
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS HOCKEY: Cony shakes off rust, tops Skowhegan
WINSLOW — The Cony High School hockey team finally returned to action after a week-long hiatus since beating Gardiner.
Posted inSports
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Pats high-powered offense faces Ravens stellar defense
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady and the New England Patriots made it to the AFC championship game with a high-powered offense that piled up points and yards.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Recycling CFLs keeps mercury from environment
In response to Horatio Couture’s letter, “Mercury hazards of CFLs, the green energy bulbs,” published Jan. 12, the Natural Resources Council of Maine has worked for decades to prevent toxic pollution. This includes mercury pollution from consumer products such as compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL) as well as from coal-fired power plants.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Some tips about driving, walking on ice, snow
Here’s some hints about how to take care when walking and driving on ice and snow: “With ice and snow, drive slow.”
Posted inSports
STEVE SOLLOWAY: Extreme athletes respect the risks in their sports
After Julie Clukey described what it’s like to hurtle down a mountain course of ice while lying on a small sled, she waited for someone in her audience of elementary school students to ask the questions that are always asked.
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TRAVIS LAZARCZYK: Your superstitions just don’t matter
In today’s AFC championship game, I’m picking the New England Patriots to defeat the Baltimore Ravens, earning a spot in the Super Bowl.
Posted inNews
Skowhegan homeless shelter gives men second chance
SKOWHEGAN — “I have never been able to die,” Brent Tweedie said, standing in a red hat Saturday beneath falling snow outside the new homeless shelter on McClellan Street.