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OFF RADAR: ‘Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?’

by Dana Wilde October 21, 2022October 28, 2022

Bill McKibben, author of the first widely circulated book about the threat of climate change, explains how shirking our responsibilities has finally brought before us what you might metaphorically call the resulting wrath.

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Oct. 21, 1946: Burglars take $100 worth of loot from Mount Vernon store

October 21, 2022October 20, 2022

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Oct. 20, 1988: CIA returns to Colby College campus

October 20, 2022October 19, 2022

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Oct. 19, 1946: Deer Jacking most prevalent in Augusta area, says Chief Warden

October 19, 2022October 21, 2022

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Life & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark

Ali McGuirk to make headlining debut at Portland venue Oct. 29

October 19, 2022October 17, 2022

It’s always neat to interview someone for the very first time and Sept. 26 I got the opportunity to chat with singer-songwriter Ali McGuirk. Her publicist supplied a link to McGuirk’s Signature Sounds album, “Til It’s Gone” where I was introduced to her soulful R&B sound. Then found myself caught up in her cool, sultry […]

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Oct. 18, 1978: Skowhegan business makes clogs for former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

October 18, 2022October 17, 2022

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Novel by Sri Lanka’s Shehan Karunatilaka wins Booker Prize

by JILL LAWLESS Associated Press October 17, 2022October 17, 2022

Karunatilaka won the prestigious award for fiction for ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida.’ Among those in the running was part-time Maine resident Elizabeth Strout.