LEWISTON — Dr. Sara Sims, principal of the new Connors Elementary School, likes to end her morning announcements by telling her students “I love you,” in several languages. Two weeks into the school year, a boy from Somalia came into the office and told her, “Dr. Sims, you’re just not saying it right.” “Teach me. […]
2019
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
This cultural problem needs resolution
A problem that has existed for far too long is one where people look down with disdain on individuals who work with their hands. This problem began in the 60s and 70s when it was said that for a young person to get ahead and to do well that they must go to college and […]
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Face Time: Cheryl Campbell — sci-fi and fantasy writer
Need time to write a novel? For one Mainer, airport delays works wonders.
Posted inPerspective, Politics
President Trump should hit reset on next fall’s debates
The president should consign the Commission on Presidential Debates to the dustbin of history.
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Five ways the debate could have – and should have – been much, much better
Overpopulated and mindbendingly long, the TV spectacle had plenty of merits and some serious flaws.
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Meet Auburn’s ‘Queen of Halloween’
AUBURN — Up on Forest Avenue, there are a lot of skeletons in the historic William A. Robinson house these days. And witches. And ghouls. The Gothic revival home is spooked out with Halloween goblins, mirrors that tell visitors to “go back,” a Grim Reaper serving drinks in the dining room. There’s a Halloween Christmas […]
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They may not move the polls, but yes, the debates are shaping the race
The top candidates are still at the top, and others still struggle, but perceptions have shifted.
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Mark LaFlamme: Skunked, tagged out and blown away
A song that stinks You know your weekend is going to be awesome when the first email you reads begins: “Each day, like most people in the Lewiston-Auburn area, I wake up thinking, ‘What can I do to make Mark LaFlamme’s day better?” And then goes on to reveal a song about a skunk – […]
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Presidential ‘debates’ aren’t debates at all – they’re joint press conferences
Democratic presidential contenders gathered Tuesday evening in Ohio for the latest in a series of televised question-and-answer sessions in the lead-up to the 2020 primary season. These sessions are called debates by their sponsors and the participants. But are they really? Presidential debate scholars have long lamented that presidential debates are not really debates at all, but […]
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Maine Ghost Hunters visit Bates Mill to search for paranormal activity
Maine Ghost Hunters, a nonprofit organization founded in 2008, visited the Bates Mill in September to search for paranormal activity at the request of Museum L-A. On Saturday, the investigative team revealed the results of their search at the museum’s “Mysteries at the Mill” event.