BY AMY DRISCOLL The Miami Herald (MCT) MAYA’S NOTEBOOK By Isabel Allende HarperCollins 400 pages, $28.99 From the start, Isabel Allende’s new novel feels like a break from the past, a deliberate distancing from the deep historical context and magical realism that have marked her work and charmed her readers across generations and national borders. […]
May 2013
Posted inOpinion
COMMENTARY: It’s tough to talk with kids about sex; money is maybe tougher
It’s as hard to talk your 20-somethings about money as it is talk to them about sex. Maybe harder.
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Posted inCommunity
Arboretum to hostLyme disease forum
AUGUSTA — The Viles Arboretum is teaming up with Maine CDC and the Departments of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, and Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the Central Public Health District to present a Lyme Disease Prevention Forum from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, in the Viles room at the arboretum.
Posted inLifestyle
BOOKS: ‘Best Baldacci novel in years’
BY JEFF AYERS Associated Press THE HIT By David Baldacci Grand Central Publishing Will Robie, a government assassin seen in last year’s “The Innocent,” returns in a bigger and bolder adventure in David Baldacci’s new novel, “The Hit.” Robie’s superiors know he’ll obey orders without question, so when one of his colleagues goes rogue, he’s […]
Posted inCommunity
Senior College to host recognition event
AUGUSTA — The University of Maine at Augusta Senior College will hold its annual meeting luncheon and recognition day from noon to 1:15 p.m. Friday in the Fireplace Lounge of the Randall Student Center.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
OUR OPINION: Grades show effect of income, not school quality
The report card on Gov. Paul LePage’s education policy is in, and he should be ashamed.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Idle lifestyle awaits Knight in local lockup
For 27 years, Christopher Knight, formerly of Albion, lived in the lakes region of Rome in what one might call an idle and irresponsible lifestyle.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Civilians, not law officers, found Boston bombers
Seeing 6,000 to 9,000 cops running around Watertown, Mass., is not my idea of precision, proactive law enforcement. It was more like a frenzied, knee-jerk cluster of activity.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
VIEW FROM AWAY: Collins’ merit badge
The May 6 edition of Sports Illustrated should make the Boy Scouts of America board meeting a little easier.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
We’re on steady slide from democracy to plutocracy
The April 19 editorial of this paper concerned the inaction of the U.S. Senate regarding gun legislation following a recent spate of multiple slayings.