The letter, written in my mother’s loopy backhand, is dated July 4, 1980. The outside of the card depicts a drawing of a chipmunk wearing a prairie dress and holding a bundle of mail. One hundred percent Janey Schultz, right there. Her note on the inside begins with holiday plans and a couple of questions […]
June 2014
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Leonard Pitts: About climate change — use your imagination
The signs were all there. This is what jumps out at you in perusing postmortems of the two greatest surprise attacks in American history. In the days and weeks leading up to Dec. 7, 1941 and Sept. 11, 2001, there were numerous clues that seem neon in hindsight, but which no one pursued. Or, as […]
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B. Sheats: Supports Maine’s veterans
As a veteran, I am angered by Gov. LePage and Eliot Cutler’s accusations against a stalwart friend and supporter of veterans of the U.S. Armed forces, U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud. Michaud has been a loud and often lonely voice in the U.S. House of Representatives, fighting for improvements in the Veterans Affairs system. In fact, […]
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A. Dube: Aren’t we asking for trouble?
Recently, I went to vote in the city of Lewiston at Longley School. It was during a regular school day. There were children all around and everyone had to walk by classrooms in order to get to the polls. It occurred to me that anyone could be walking into this school, including someone who might […]
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Cal Thomas: Obama incapable of fighting terrorism
George W. Bush never claimed to be prescient, but here he is in 2007, warning us what would happen if the United States prematurely pulled its troops out of Iraq before Iraqi forces were sufficiently trained, equipped and motivated to defend the country we gave back to them after the ouster of Saddam Hussein: “To […]
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Charles Krauthammer: Abdication has a price
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yes, it is true that there was no al-Qaeda in Iraq when George W. Bush took office. But it is equally true that there was essentially no al-Qaeda in Iraq remaining when Barack Obama took office. Which makes Bush responsible for the terrible costs incurred to defeat the 2003-09 jihadist war engendered […]
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J. McCabe: Get real with welfare reform
Welfare fraud is simply unacceptable. That’s why Democrats have pushed Republicans to step up and prosecute rather than politicize the issue. In his June 17 letter, Eric Brakey seems unaware of how these issues played out in the legislative session. Republicans pushed policies they knew were not enforceable or would push struggling families further into […]
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Night life calendar for the week of June 22
Some events require tickets or are subject to other limitations. If in doubt, we recommend you contact the venue. Night Life listings must be e-mailed to [email protected] and received no later than Monday. Tonight 2014 FIFA World Cup Big Screen Viewing, 6 p.m., Frontier, Brunswick Sunday Night Dance Party with Steve Colella, 8 p.m., Mixers, […]
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Talk of town: The Royals are in first place.
Pinball wizard As you can see in the story to your left (no, your other left) I got down with some pinball recently. When you have pinball on your mind, the great Who song “Pinball Wizard” is sure to follow. This time, I looked up the lyrics. When I was a kid, I thought the […]
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These kids sure play a mean pinball
Seated at the center of his Gorham playroom, one expects to find Reuter in a satin robe with a Meerschaum pipe close at hand. He has that air about him, a cool knowledge which he doles out with a sly smile. Reuter doesn’t just talk about pinball, he pontificates. “Pinball machines used to be ubiquitous,” […]