You have to watch out for nostalgia. No matter what people say, hindsight isn’t always 20-20. Sometimes, it’s a lot hazier. That’s why so many people today look back with fondness at an American past that never really existed, while others feel hopeless against today’s biggest challenges, and unable to acknowledge how much better life […]
2023
Maine Compass: Question 3 opponents focus on fear
Do we want to empower ourselves and choose our own energy direction by creating a customer-owned utility directly accountable to us?
Douglas Rooks: Voter’s choice on Nov. 7 constitutional questions
Mainers making their way through the lengthy Nov. 7 statewide ballot may come to a surprising conclusion: that the four constitutional amendments they’ll consider are considerably more interesting than the four rather tedious initiated referendum questions that precede them. Question 3, which envisions scrapping Maine’s century-old private but publicly regulated electric companies, Central Maine Power […]
Oct. 26, 1974: Traffic pattern around Castonguay Square in Waterville to be reversed says police chief & mayor, rescue crews from two communities search Sebasticook River in Pittsfield looking for victims of car plunge, and pulp truck drivers threatening to boycott mills with weight lists
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Obituary: Eleanor W. Smith
WALDOBORO – Eleanor Louise Winchenbach Smith, 101, a Waldoboro native and longtime resident, died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023, at her home …
Obituary: Agnes May Cassidy
AUGUSTA – Agnes May Cassidy, a veteran of the United States Army, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, at …
Death Notice: Eleanor W. Smith
Smith, Eleanor Louise Winchenbach 101, of Waldoboro, Oct. 22, 2023, at home. Visit, Hall’s Funeral Home, Waldoboro, 12:30 p.m., …
Obituary: Sharon Alberta Knights
UNITY – Sharon Alberta Knights, 80, died peacefully at Heritage Rehabilitation and Living Center in Winthrop on Oct. 21, 2023. She …
Death Notice: Agnes May Cassidy
Cassidy, Agnes May 92, in Augusta, Oct. 21, 2023. Mass, St. John the Baptist Church, Winslow, 10 a.m., Nov. 3. …