The Bangor Daily News has used an abridged version of the speech several times over the years, but this year it was criticized for ‘whitewashing’ the famous address.
January 2023
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Man who repeatedly stabbed stranger in Winslow arrested and charged with assault, police say
Police Chief Leonard Macdaid said a 21-year-old man was taken into custody Wednesday at a residence on Clinton Avenue following a brief chase.
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Posted inMaine, The Maine Forecast
Another snowstorm coming to Maine on Thursday night into Friday
Another snowstorm is coming for Maine. But this one will be nothing like the last one. Ice is not expected and it will mostly be a snow event for northern New England. The flakes start flying Thursday night after the rush-hour commute in southern Maine. New Hampshire will see the snow in the afternoon and […]
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Thinking Things Through: Learning a second language late in life
Liz Soares has been practicing French every day for the past five months or so, measuring success one syllable at a time.
Posted inNation & World, News
At Davos, Zelensky urges allies to speed up the push against Russia
Ukraine’s president spoke after U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described the world as being in a ‘sorry state’ because of interlinked challenges including climate change and Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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‘Disney’s Beauty and the Beast’ presented by Oak Hill drama club
Oak Hill High School’s drama club will present the Broadway classic, “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast,” on stage beginning on Friday, Jan. 20, the Little Theatre in the Woods at Oak Hill High School in Wales. Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature, the stage version, an international sensation produced in 37 countries, includes the […]
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Microsoft lays off 10,000 as job cuts in tech sector continue
Microsoft is cutting 10,000 workers, almost 5% of its workforce, as it joins other tech companies in a scaling back of their pandemic-era expansions.
Posted inNation & World, News
Utah man who killed 7 family members was investigated for child abuse
In a 2020 interview with authorities, the family’s eldest daughter detailed multiple assaults, including one where she was choked by her father.
Posted inNation & World, News
Ukraine interior minister, children killed in helicopter crash
There was no immediate word on whether the morning crash, near a kindergarten and reportedly in heavy fog, was an accident or related to the war.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
U.S., Chinese officials discuss climate, economy, relationship
Yellen’s first face-to-face meeting with Vice Premier Liu He in Zurich is the highest-ranking contact between the two countries since their presidents agreed to look for areas of potential cooperation.