I was taken, in my New York days, by a girl named Estella, who insisted that I read Charles Dickens’ “Great Expectations,” because she was named after the character in the novel. I didn’t get very far with the book or Estella, and abandoned both. Make of that what you will. I just finished three […]
2023
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Douglas Rooks: To get past Trump spectacle, first, we must disenthrall ourselves
Sen. Susan Collins’s already famous response to Donald Trump’s indictment — “I don’t know what to make of it” — speaks for many, especially the news media. Despite the incessant chatter about the 2024 presidential race — who’s in, who’s out, who’s ahead, what the hourly polls say — the way forward seems cloudy, if […]
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Our View: Cowardice keeps gun control contentious
Fear of basic compromise means even the most reasonable of legislation on firearms stands little chance in Maine.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: If the U.S. wishes to halt flow of asylum seekers, it must make an effort to prevent war
Once war starts, very few countries have been able to quickly recover. President Biden’s latest immigration proposals seem to ignore that fact.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Greatness in women’s basketball? It’s nothing new
Women athletes have been dazzling on the court for over a hundred years.
Posted inOn this date
April 6, 1999: Hundreds of bricks fall outside Lamey-Wellehan shoe store in Augusta, a former Navy doctor is finding peace in Manchester, and a Palermo woman is seeing new doors open with reading class
Visit Centralmaine.com/archive to view nearly 200 years’ worth of history at your fingertips.
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Mary Ellen Foss Dube
AUGUSTA – Mary Ellen Foss Dube, 89, passed way Monday, April 3, 2023, at Market Square Health Center in South Paris. …
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Obituary: Joan Alice Corson
SEARSPORT – Joan Alice Corson, 71, of Kingfield, passed peacefully on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at Bayview Manor in Searsport. She …
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Death Notice: Mary Ellen Foss Dube
Dube, Mary Ellen Foss 89, in South Paris, April 3, 2023. Visit Tuesday, April 11, from 10 to 11:30 …