I am writing to express my dismay about the mass shootings that are occurring at an alarming rate. Has this world gone mad? Ridiculous ideas are being tossed around, such as bullet-proof backpacks and arming teachers. Who thinks up those crazy ideas? The problem is guns, guns, guns. I have heard ad nauseam that the […]
2019
Posted inLetters, Opinion
John Davis: In opposition to Gov. Mills
I stand with Jim Benson (letter, Aug. 30) in opposition to Gov. Janet Mills and her support for the CMP proposed transmission line and her stance on abortion. CMP says use of herbicides along the route would be limited, despite knowledge that vegetation-control mixtures contain elements that cause human health issues. And remember the block […]
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Posted inLetters, Opinion
Richard McInnis: Proposed line is good for environment
Residents of a couple dozen Maine towns who are against the proposed New England Clean Energy Corridor did very poor research on the end result if the power line is rejected. Some of their complaints against the project include cutting trees, the effects on tourism and other opposition produced from the group Say No to […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rich Lowry: Jeremy Corbyn represents real threat to Britain
Tory Prime Minister Boris Johnson has, to his credit, seized the initiative in the battle over whether Britain will truly exit the EU, and on what terms. But no one can know how this high-stakes gamble will turn out. Johnson just lost his slender parliamentary majority, and the prospect of a new election looms. If […]
Posted inEncore
Bruce Marshall to give solo performance in Denmark
The Denmark Arts Center will feature Marshall on Sept. 7.
Posted inEncore
Rick Charette to perform at Maine Wildlife Park
Over 1,000 children and their families have come out each year to hear Charette and see the show under the tall white pines of the park picnic area.
Posted inDear Abby
Daughter doesn’t shares mom’s devotion to heirlooms
DEAR ABBY: My mother, who is in her late 60s, is obsessed with family history and preserving attachments to relatives. In addition to being the family genealogist, she collects objects that belonged to relatives or people who “might” have been relatives, those who share our last name or lived in the same small town as […]
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on Sept. 7
100 years ago: 1919 September days bring no decrease in the throng of visitors at Ricker Hill, the Poland Spring House and the Mansion House, and promise to be filled well up to October. There have been more automobile tourists here this year than ever before. In particular from the far southwest and middle-west. Prominently […]
Posted inHoroscope
Virgo: Make changes that get you back into what brings you most joy
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Evan Rachel Wood, 32; Shannon Elizabeth, 46; Toby Jones, 53; Michael Emerson, 65. Happy Birthday: Size up whatever situation you face at home or with partners. Make changes that will ensure that you don’t come out at a loss. Go over personal paperwork and adjust any assets, contracts or debt […]
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
H.S. football: Spruce Mountain staves off Poland
Phoenix quarterback Jack Bryant and running back Brandon Frey help take down the stubborn Knights.