NEW YORK — Today’s crisis of conservatism has produced surprisingly few books that try to understand what exactly has happened to the venerable creed. For decades, conservatism was a dominant ideology in the Western world, championed by Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan. Now it has quietly collapsed. Donald Trump’s populism has taken over the Republican […]
July 2019
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Mark LaFlamme: Onion rings, tutus and togas
Bird brained While I was riding my motorcycle up Walnut Street in Lewiston the other day, a pigeon swooped right down at me totally unprovoked. For a horrifying second or two, there were flapping pigeon wings and two beady little eyes right in my face. I wasn’t injured in the attack but the pigeon said […]
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SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Is Ginsburg using words carefully?
SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Reporters predicted the wrong outcome in the census case. Did Ginsburg telegraph the actual outcome?
Posted inConnections
Briefly: Region
Church to sponsor Walk With Jesus program PARIS — The First Congregational Church of South Paris will host a nine-month Walk With Jesus, a journey through the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises, led by Cynthia Baker, starting in September. The program is in partnership with the PAX Center in Essex, Massachusetts. Through the exercises, participants encounter the […]
Posted inbPlus, Lewiston-Auburn
What’s the deal with Avon Skin So Soft?
If you’re like us, you’ve been hearing the same claims for decades: Why waste your money on bug repellents with harsh chemicals when you can simply pickup some Avon Skin So Soft and shoo away all pests while keeping your skin moist and sweet smelling? For years, there have been folks who swear by this […]
Posted inbPlus, Lewiston-Auburn
What’s the deal with DEET?
The chemical DEET was developed for the U.S. Army in 1946 to provide protection for soldiers engaged in jungle warfare. Now the most common ingredient in commercial insect repellents, DEET has been used by the general public since 1957. That’s pretty amazing considering the fact that scientists don’t know exactly why the stuff sends insects […]
Posted inbPlus, Lewiston-Auburn
How to kick bug during insect season
Maine loggers, landscapers, guides and gardeners tell us how they repel the bugs.
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by Robert Paul Allen of Orland. Almost Home By Robert Paul Allen After last month’s cycle of chemo he stopped returning calls from hospice. The growing mass in his abdomen pushes up against his belt as he rolls his chair out onto the dock jutting into the […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Lewiston-Auburn College moving downtown?
UMaine leaders are exploring the idea. USM President Glenn Cummings hopes such a move would happen within three to five years. Others who helped establish the college are concerned.
Posted inbPlus, Franklin
Face Time: Camryn Berry using downtime to draw
The 19-year-old Livermore woman is studying to be a biomedical engineer.