Errand list in hand. Good. Purse on shoulder. Good. Keys in other hand. Good to go. I put my hand on the doorknob to leave when something didn’t feel right. Criminy, I didn’t have my glasses. I chuckle at the thought of driving around town without them. All fuzzy-edged. The idea of the headache I […]
April 2019
Posted inMeetinghouse, Opinion
Kassie Dwyer, Athens: Even a rusty tractor wheel can be a precious ring
It was like a scene out of a romantic movie … he was down on one knee in the pouring rain, asking me to be his wife. But instead of a ring, he had a rusty tractor wheel (it was the closest thing at hand); I was holding a weed wacker. My high school sweetheart […]
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
View from Away: Democrats should focus on winning, not impeachment
At any other time in modern history, investigative findings that a foreign power had meddled in our elections and helped elect our president would alarm the nation. And evidence that the president had tried to undermine that investigation would be shocking. But Donald Trump has lowered the bar for acceptable presidential behavior to an […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: State should put projects on hold, plan for clean-energy future
The potential impact of NECEC and similar proposals on Maine’s iconic landscape must be considered before any action is taken.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Douglas Rooks: Conflicts of interest in our citizen Legislature
Good rules are necessary, but there’s no proof Maine lawmakers are misusing their power.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Three detained after police chase, crash in Lewiston
Three people are taken into police custody after a police chase and car crash in the parking lot of a Sabattus Street business Wednesday night.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Peace groups expected to protest christening of warship at BIW
Members of more than a dozen peace activist groups are expected to protest the christening of the Zumwalt-class destroyer on Saturday.
Posted inNation & World, News, Uncategorized
Texas executes avowed racist in black man’s dragging death
John William King is the second man executed for the 1998 hate crime.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Bill would move Maine to automatic voter registration
The state would automatically register most adults to vote beginning in 2022 under the legislation proposed by House Speaker Sara Gideon.