Alex Gumm’s parents last saw him 18 months ago when they dropped him at a bus station. They want to know if he’s still alive, and some friends are going to try to find out.
2019
Posted inMaine
Gov. Mills wants Maine carbon-neutral by 2045. What will that take?
For this richly forested state, it may not take much beyond previously announced greenhouse gas cuts.
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Posted inSports
Birding: For over 100 years, ordinary people have contributed to the field of ornithology
The web-based iNaturalist, with its social networking component, continues that tradition, in a 21st-century way.
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
‘It’s our last hope’: Maine man deported to Cambodia seeks gubernatorial pardon
Some advocates see executive clemency as a political tool to protest federal immigration priorities, but legal experts say it might not be enough to bring Chamroeun Pheng home.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion, Perspective
When teens ask ‘How dare you?’ politicians should take notice
Skipping school is supposed to be the sign of a troubled student. Now it’s the sign of a troubled planet. Since the 1990s, scientific research has led to a clearer understanding of the human contribution to, and potentially disastrous consequences of, climate change, but it may require the voices of children to pressure adults into […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Paul Mills: Memoir of an epic Farmington hometown tragedy
“Boom!” It was one of those riveting moments where you would remember where you were and what you were doing. For me, it was sitting at a conference room table in my office. It’s located above the Liquid Sunshine retail store in downtown Farmington. I had arrived at work about 20 minutes earlier and it […]
Posted inbPlus
Andrea Bonior, Baggage Check: She wants to move but husband makes excuses
Dr. Andrea Bonior Special to The Washington Post Q. I have been wanting to make a change and move closer to my husband’s and my workplaces for three years now. He has always said he is on board, but then he comes up with a reason to put it off, like kids finishing out preschool, […]
Posted inAdvice, bPlus, Dear Abby
Dear Abby: Widower knows he will want to remarry
DEAR ABBY: My wife and I were happily married for 45 years. We both come from large, close families, and we were devoted to each other. We virtually never fought. She died suddenly four months ago. There was no warning. I was devastated, but my family and my faith buoyed me up through the darkest […]
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Mystery photo for September 29, 2019
Guess and have a chance to win a Hannaford gift card.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Marc Thiessen: Transcript makes it clear that Democrats got ahead of the evidence
WASHINGTON — Remember when Democrats insisted that President Trump was “working on behalf of the Russians,” only to have special counsel Robert Mueller declare he “did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities”? Well, we now have the rough transcript for Trump’s […]