This summer the prospect of a three-year contract renewal for Auburn School Superintendent Katy Grondin appeared rock solid. Then two major tremors shook the ground beneath her and led to her resignation Nov. 6, effective next June. The first tremor was the accidental death two months earlier of her primary supporter, Tom Kendall, a long-time […]
2019
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Christopher Elliott, Travel Navigator: Celebrating 10 years of great travel questions
Christopher Elliott Special to The Washington Post Ten years ago, the this column quietly embarked on a mission to offer readers practical travel advice. The lack of fanfare was no coincidence. America was emerging from the Great Recession, and some wondered if there would be much of a travel industry left to cover. In my […]
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Eugenia Last, horoscope, Scorpio: Speak up, share ideas and bring about change
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Rachel McAdams, 41; Dylan Walsh, 56; Danny DeVito, 75; Martin Scorsese, 77. Happy Birthday: Education is encouraged this year. Experience what life has to offer, broaden your spectrum and discover what makes you happy. Be ready, willing and able to take advantage of new beginnings by ensuring you have ended […]
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Mystery Photo for November 17, 2019
Guess correctly and have a chance to win a Hannaford gift card.
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Cal Thomas: Whatever happened to teaching history?
According to a report by the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), the teaching of U.S. history to American students lags behind all other subject matters. The latest NAEP survey finds that proficiency levels for fourth-, eighth- and 12th-grade students are in the 20, 18 and 12th percentile, respectively. Part of this, I suspect, is […]
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Dear Abby: Patient losing patience with therapist
DEAR ABBY: I have been working through major anxiety issues with a therapist for the last few months. Sometimes he is very helpful; other times he goes off on tangents, talking about topics I don’t feel the need to discuss (and things that don’t necessarily pertain to me). I find it frustrating, and at times, […]
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Coup first, invent justification later
Sometimes it is the haughty smugness of today’s Democrats/Progressives that is most amazing. They say very revealing things, actually telling people what they are really planning to do to the country and all the voters by extension. They are such paragons of virtue-signaling and non-constitutional scholars. Recent examples revealed in tweets from current “whistleblower” attorney, Mark S. Zaid, highlight the faulty historical memory and arrogance of such partisan hacks […]
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Talk of the town: Copied and pasted
Did you see that awesome television program and/or athletic event? I hate writing Talk of the Town after a long vacation. How in blue blazes do I know what you people are talking about? I’m afraid I’m going to have to take a look at your personal diaries before I proceed. Copy THIS! A couple […]
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1 million dollars for a fire truck? Yup, and here’s why.
Lewiston’s new $1 million fire engine is ‘The total package,’ says Lewiston’s fire chief and staff, and well worth the money to protect the city’s citizens and buildings. Here’s what’s in that package.
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Face Time: Rob Crosby, looking to clean up Auburn’s shores
During the early hours of July 27, Rob Crosby, a Turner resident and an avid bird-watcher, kayaker and photographer, was preparing to launch his kayak into the Basin, a popular pond located off Holbrook Road in Auburn, when he noticed a peculiar sight. Crosby said an adult loon was sitting on land, several feet away […]