Bates College will host author Daegan Miller at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, for a talk titled “The Work of Imagination in the Age of Catastrophe.” His writings include 2018’s “This Radical Land: A Natural History of American Dissent,” a chronicle of American “radical thinkers, settlers and artists who grounded their ideas of freedom, justice, and progress in […]
January 2019
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Looking Back on Jan. 26
100 years ago: 1919 The joint committee was named to investigate and report as to the advisability of purchasing the Blaine Mansion to be used as an executive mansion for the state. It consists of Gannett, Kennebec; Emerson, Aroostook, all from the Senate; Maher of Augusta; Eaton, Rumford, and Berry of Waterville from the House. […]
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Bates hosts author Thursday
Bates College will present author Benjamin Nugent for its Literary Arts Live series of readings and conversations at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Nugent wrote the novel “Good Kids” and the cultural history book “American Nerd.” His work has been anthologized in “Best American Short Stories” and his collection “Fraternity” is forthcoming. His free talk is at Muskie […]
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Cancer Resource Center announces February activities
NORWAY — The Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine announces its February events. Yoga Warriors — 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays, Feb. 6, 13, 20 and 27, at Posabilities, 15 Tannery St., Norway. This free gentle yoga class will support healthy living for individuals facing the challenges of cancer through gentle movement and breath, supportive restorative […]
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Former Oxford County lieutenant paid $100,000 in settlement agreement
PARIS — A former Oxford County lieutenant was paid $100,000 in a settlement agreement with Oxford County and the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office in return for his resignation and the dismissal of his complaints with the Maine Human Rights Commission. Brian Landis was placed on unpaid leave in June 2017 following his arrest on a […]
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Democratic party finding energy in shift to the left
By Karl Smith Bloomberg Opinion More than two years into his presidency, Donald Trump has remade the Republican Party in his own image. An even greater change, however, is occurring in the Democratic Party — and the president’s populist politics are likely to benefit Democrats more than Republicans. Trump’s election was supposed to have heralded […]
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Sibling sees signs of abuser in teen who beats up on her
DEAR ABBY: When I read the column about the warning signs of an abuser in your archives, I was scared to realize that my older brother is one. He has most of the qualities you pointed out except for the sex stuff. He just turned 14, and he has just started dating. That got me […]
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Virgo: Don't let anger control you
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Sara Rue, 40; Ellen DeGeneres, 61; Eddie Van Halen, 62; Lucinda Williams, 66. Happy Birthday: Stay focused on what’s important to you. Negotiations will be in your best interest. Take charge, set the ground rules and make decisions based on intuitive intelligence. Don’t back down; stand your ground and turn […]
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Resolving the shutdown issue
The disturbing animal abuse issue concerning a dog (story, Sun Journal, Jan. 23) brought immediate results when a social media article was transferred to the police department. Maybe, if everyone with a computer would utilize a Facebook article to voice their displeasure about how Congress is ignoring the government shutdown issue and send it to […]
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Entering the era of Trump boredom
It started during the midterm campaign. Democrats stopped talking about Donald Trump all the time. Now presidential hopefuls are doing the same. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, once a relentless sparring partner on Twitter, all but ignores Trump’s goading comments. Is the reason, as some commentators hold, that the public is tired of the constant Trump-bashing, including […]