It had been a long day at the job site. After he dragged the last of the old linoleum down the broken escalator, and threw it into the dumpster (that, for some reason, reeked of kerosene), Bill sat down and took a couple aspirin with the last swallow of water from his dented thermos. All […]
July 2020
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Big metal-detecting discoveries from around the world
The golden chalice Diving off Key West in 2008, treasure hunger Mike DeMar discovered a 385-year old gold chalice from the Spanish ship Santa Margarita. The ship sank in 1622 and was full of treasure. Mike DeMar was rewarded with $1 million. The Boot of Cortez While detecting in the desert of Senora, Mexico, a […]
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Eats: Free online guide helps ‘make your own’ meals
The University of Maine’s Cooperative Extension has compiled simple, healthful recipes for people cooking at home during the pandemic.
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On the hunt for buried treasure
It’s hard to say how many people are out there with metal detectors these days, but it’s clear the hobby has taken off in recent decades as the technology keeps getting better and better.
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Face Time: Chloe Giampaolo — ‘retired from teaching but not from life’
Chloe Giampaolo, 84, says her philosophy in life is to “find a need and fill it,” and it’s a philosophy she has carried into her writing career. A former elementary school teacher who retired in the early 1980s, Giampaolo says she has lived a life full of travel, happiness, unique experiences and volunteerism, among many […]
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Bad behavior begets bad results
In this writer’s estimation, some political and media types decided that unity had to be disrupted because it might be the start of America forming common ground and common understanding. If that continued, their whole issue of institutional racism could disintegrate.
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In this era of protest over racism, will colleges embrace Black student activists?
In 2018, sociologist Ted Thornhillfound that Black students who profess an interest in fighting racism were less likely to get a response from college admission officers than other Black students when inquiring about whether they would be a good fit for a particular college. In light of the nationwide anti-racism protests sparked by the May 25 killing of George […]
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How John Dunjee escaped slavery and came to Bates College in 1866
The first African-American student to attend Bates College may have been a president’s son. John William Dunjee, who escaped from slavery just before the Civil War, began taking classes in Lewiston in 1866 because it cost less than Oberlin College in Ohio, where he had started his studies. Bates at the time had just barely […]
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Auto racing: Curtis Gerry wins at Oxford Plains Speedway
Waterboro driver tops Super Late Model field, Windham’s Garrett Lamb grabs 1st career Street Stock victory.
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Kansas newspaper’s post equates mask mandate with Holocaust
The cartoon depicts Gov. Laura Kelly wearing a mask with a Jewish Star of David on it, next to a drawing of people being loaded onto train cars.