PORTLAND – Nancy A. Stanley, 76, of Lewiston, passed away on Dec. 31, 2018 at Maine Medical Center.
January 2019
Posted inLetters, sj-web
The reason I don't trust CMP
In 1979, my wife and I started to renovate her family cottage in Poland. We striped the inside to the outside walls. We had new wiring done. As summer changed to winter, our electric bill went up each month. The January bill was more than double. I called Central Maine Power and asked for someone […]
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Let's take our city back
Another brawl in Downtown Lewiston. When is it going to end? As a Lewiston taxpayer for more than 30 years, I find it absolutely insulting to those who pay for a Police Department that refuses to do what it is paid to do. There are many undesirables in Lewiston that need to go away. I think […]
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Taking issue with Cal Thomas
In a recent column (Dec. 27), Cal Thomas suggested we may well be living on the threshold of the end times, considering the many media reports of “wars and rumors of wars.” But history teems with records of such. In fact, in 2003 The New York Times published an article on war which stated: “Of […]
Posted inOp-Eds, sj-web
Biotech advances bring tough choices
A new medical device may change almost everything we think about making babies. It may also sweep away the current controversy over abortion while creating new ethical dilemmas. We speak of the artificial womb. Also called a biobag, an artificial womb is a big plastic sack filled with synthetic amniotic fluid. A tube going into […]
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Jackson movie captures essence of World War I
The filmmaker Peter Jackson deserves more than an Oscar; he deserves a medal. What the director of the “Lord of the Rings” and “Hobbit” movies has done with his World War I documentary, “They Shall Not Grow Old,” is more than restore archival film; he has restored the humanity of men caught up in one […]
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Looking Back on Jan. 5
100 years ago: 1919 Mr. and Mrs. McLean of Rumford were notified last month by the War Department that their son, John W. McLean, had died on Oct. 16. Today they received a letter from their son, dated Dec. 4, saying that he was in a base hospital recovering from wounds and expected to start […]
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Lewiston hockey teams hosting "A Night to Honor Those Who Serve"
LEWISTON — The Lewiston School Department, the Lewiston athletic department, and the boys’ and girls hockey programs plan to formally honor individuals who serve the Lewiston community. Saturday, Jan. 5, will be Lewiston’s annual “A Night to Honor Those Who Serve” as the boys’ and girls’ hockey teams host the Cheverus Stags at the Androscoggin […]
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Roy Moore says he was duped into appearing on comedy show
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore says he didn’t know he was dealing with comedian Sacha Baron Cohen when he agreed to appear on a television show, his lawyers wrote in court filings last month. Moore in September filed a $95 million defamation lawsuit over his appearance on Baron Cohen’s “Who […]
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Maine-based duo Melon Shades to release debut album
BATH — What began as just another jam session for Henry Raker and Shawn Russell blossomed into a new duo: Melon Shades. Based mostly around prompted improvisation, Melon Shades dives through space, genres and time, leading listeners to a unique musical experience never heard before and never to be heard again. According to acloserlisten.com: “Guitar, […]