He was the Bernie Sanders of his day. Charlie Chaplin, the iconic actor and at the time a well-known political leftist (some said communist), delivered a speech in San Francisco in 1941 prior to America’s entry into World War II. As recounted in the biography of her parents, actress Fay Wray and screenwriter Robert Riskin, […]
2019
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Fareed Zakaria: Populist policies are leading to a global slump
NEW YORK — Nine years ago, beginning in Tunisia, a series of street protests across the Middle East turned the region upside down and became known as the Arab Spring. At times in these last few weeks, it has seemed as if something similar was unfolding across the world. From Chile to Lebanon, Iraq to […]
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Andrea Bonior, Baggage Check: Sister-in-law not her choice for godmother
Dr. Andrea Bonior Special to The Washington Post Q. My husband’s sister nitpicks me a lot, and always has. She can be warm and loving one minute, but then harsh and cold the next. When we first met, my husband was getting over a broken engagement, and I think she never got over the fact […]
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Marc Thiessen: Democrats’ impeachment inquiry will backfire
WASHINGTON — After dozens of House Republicans demanded access to a secure facility in the Capitol on Wednesday where House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., was preparing to depose a Pentagon official, Democrats expressed outrage at the breach of protocol. “They’re doing this because this is what the guilty do,” said Rep. Eric Swalwell, […]
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Mystery Photo for October 27, 2019
Guess correctly where this is and have a chance to win a Hannaford gift card.
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Grover — Gallant wedding
BETHEL — The wedding of Jaymee-Leigh Grover of Bethel, the daughter of Jim and Dawn Grover of Bethel, to Louis Gallant of Bethel, the son of Diana and George Burnell of Livermore Falls, was held at Kimball Hill in Bethel. The Rev. Chuck Mason officiated. The bride wore her mother’s wedding dress, made of white […]
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Reduce plastic packaging without getting drastic
Maine environmentalist Sarah Nichols offers simple ways to reduce plastic containers and wrap when grocery shopping.
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Face Time: Tom Fallon — retired millworker and word creator
Tom Fallon is an 83-year-old retired millworker, word creator, short-story writer and poet who lives in Rumford with his beagle Layla. He intends to create and write until the last day of his life, he says.
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Mark LaFlamme: It knows what scares you
The paper chase So, you’re name is Greg or possibly Gary. You left a voice message for me on my office phone and asked that I call you back. So, I did what all stupid reporters do and scrawled your phone number on the back of a police report and then proceeded to throw that […]
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More than 4,000 people have been lynched in the U.S.; Trump isn’t one of them
Lynching is a form of murder often used to terrorize black people. Impeachment is a legal process laid out in the U.S. Constitution.