This was the 10th time a poodle has become America’s top dog, and the first since 2002.
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Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Dana Wilde: Removing the scorpion-like beast from the bathroom sink
Commonly known as a house pseudoscorpion, aka Chelifer cancroides, these tiny creatures are sometimes known as book scorpions or false scorpions because they’re arachnids, Dana Wilde writes.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Missteps lead publishing industry to review diversity effort
Mexican American authors and others have cited ‘American Dirt’ as evidence of a publishing culture where white voices are valued above others.
Posted inPolitics
Presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard to campaign in Maine
Gabbard, who is among Democrats on Maine’s presidential primary ballot, will host events in Portland on Saturday and Hallowell on Sunday.
Posted inCommunity
Cony High School honor roll
AUGUSTA — Cony High School recently announced the following students were named to the its second quarter honor roll for the 2019-20 academic year. Seniors — High honors: Emily Atigian, Federico Barzasi, Katherine Boston, Logan Butler, Sarah Cook-Wheeler, Jillian Coull, Joshua Crocker, Chloe Fleck, Cecilia Guadalupi, Ian Harden, Emma Levesque, Meredith Lewis, Audrey McLaughlin, Nhasino […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Depictions of new motherhood shouldn’t be so scary
An ad rejected from the Oscars showed postpartum life as it usually is.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Portland councilors consider banning rental fees to ease burden on home hunters
Advocates say Portland would be the first city in Maine to bar landlords from charging application fees, which can add hundreds of dollars to an apartment search.
Posted inBicentennial, Maine
On this date in Maine history: Feb. 12
Feb. 12, 1959: A group of builders from New York gives the city of Bangor a 31-foot-tall Paul Bunyan statue in commemoration of the city’s 125th anniversary of incorporation. The statue is placed in Bass Park on Main Street. Feb. 12, 1834, also is supposed to be the fictional Bunyan’s birth date. The city clerk’s […]