‘His Masterly Pen’ tackles head-on one of the former president’s central contradictions: How could he declare that all men are created equal and that slavery is immoral and still be a slaveholder?
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A petite kabocha squash developed in Maine wins an award
Johnny’s Selected Seeds’ Sweet Jade is an All-America Selection. It’s the first such award for scientist Lindsay Wyatt, who bred the plant.
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Dec. 18, 1972: Custodian at Waterville Sr. High School stricken by possible heart attack from shoveling snow, 22-year-old man does ‘splits’ at local tavern and pays price, and Christmas held at Riverview Manor
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Dec. 17, 1951: Winthrop holds reception for new minister, two Main St. buildings in Farmington suffer $30,000 in fire damage, and ‘office Christmas party’ draws condemnation from one professor
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After pandemic hiatus, Maine’s Jews looking forward to Hanukkah celebrations
There will be several events around southern Maine during the eight-day holiday, which begins at sundown on Sunday.
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OFF RADAR: ‘This Land Was Saved for You and Me’
How Gifford Pinchot, Frederick Law Olmsted and a Band of Foresters Rescued America’s Public Lands
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Dec. 16, 1993: State says Harmony student has meningitis, Scott Paper Co. tight-lipped on cutbacks in Skowhegan, and two sisters wounded in Bosnia being evacuated to Waterville
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‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ — the best of Christmas movies
Frank Capra’s great film released in 1946, at its heart, a love story. It’s about family and the way we overcome disasters and hardships. It’s about hiding from love, until one night, love finds you. OK, any argument here? You’ve seen it one trillion times, and every time you see it, you see something new. […]
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Dec. 15, 1933: Minor earthquake may have hit Winslow in early hours, winged victory for Auburn candidate, and Thomaston woman logs more than 440 radio stations
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AUTHOR EVENT: Scott Dickerson
Lincolnville writer will be signing copies of “Telling Stone”