CLINTON — A daughter, Emily Kathryn Ward, was born Jan. 20 at MaineGeneral Medical Center, Waterville Campus, to Ali Dangler and Jon Ward of Clinton.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
LePage should focus on what he was elected to do
In the short time Gov. Paul LePage has been in office, his outspoken behavior and unprofessionalism and the lack of respect he displays for the state warrants some sessions with Dr. Phil. The people in Maine, including those not born here, are hardworking and care about the state, as are our family, friends and neighbors. […]
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OUR OPINION: State law needs to bolster school effort on bullying
A scared child can’t learn, and any school that looks the other way when a student is threatened or harassed is failing in its primary mission.
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Why were protests of hundreds ignored?
The process for selecting and placing public art is a democratic one, especially when it is paid for by public money as Judy Taylor’s “History of Maine Labor” mural was, under the Percent for Art Program. With a little research online, I discovered that the Maine Arts Commission released a Request for Proposals (RFP), which […]
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Hartland teenagers arrested for armed robbery
PRESQUE ISLE — Two boys from Hartland were arrested Thursday on armed robbery charges after allegedly holding a Bangor taxi-cab driver at knife point in Presque Isle and threatening his life early Wednesday.
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People throughout the world share 5 values
Rushwell Kidder of the International Institute for Global Ethics in Camden tells us that people and cultures throughout the world share five important values: Honesty, responsibility, respect, fairness and compassion. These are common values that we learn from each other, especially from parents, no matter what our religion happens to be. Our elected representatives should […]
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MLB: Winless Boston finds another way to lose
CLEVELAND — In a season where nothing has gone right, the winless Boston Red Sox found a new way to lose Thursday. A couple of them, in fact.
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Wondering if LePage was person offended by mural
Gov. Paul LePage’s remarks and actions remind me of “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” the classic fairy tale meant to teach a lesson about honesty, integrity and truth. The emperor wants to believe he is smarter, better than all of us, that we will be intimidated to admit that we don’t see what is right. Even […]
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Tourists boycott places they find politically offensive
Gov. Paul LePage has been very efficient in the number of people he has managed to offend with a single decree. In taking down the mural in the Department of Labor depicting events from the history of labor in Maine, he has offended artists, historians, labor activists, union members, art historians and many of us […]