July 2020
Movie Review: Capone
Tom Hardy isn’t very convincing as Al Capone in “Capone.” Granted, I’m not an expert on the real Capone, but I seriously doubt that he naturally acted like a terrible Tom Hardy performance or looked like he was wearing unconvincing makeup. Earlier this year I wrote about how the unconvincing CGI dog greatly detracted from […]
Tree Talk
Trees: Friend or Foe? Trees are my friends. At least that’s what I tell people when I slice a golf drive and my ball bounces off a pine tree and ends up back on the fairway. Trees shade us in summer and heat us in winter. They provide lumber for our homes and fruit for […]
Blastow for House
To the Editor: I was so excited when I heard Jen Blastow is running for the legislature (Maine House 72)! Finally a young woman I can relate to (well, maybe not the young part) is stepping up to the plate! I first met Jen 12 years ago when she brought her preschool daughters to Sunday […]
The longest day
To the Editor: For the seventh year, the Oxford Hills Duplicate Bridge Club has spent THE LONGEST DAY playing cards to support the Maine Alzheimer’s Association. This year they have raised $5,650.00 with more money to come in. Even though they have not been able to meet and play together as usual, the members have […]
Where is Sara Gideon?
To the Editor: To her credit, Senator Susan Collins coauthored the CARES Act and Payment Protection Program that has provided $2 billion in Covid-19 crisis relief to Maine small businesses and 100,000 Maine employees. What Senator Collins is not getting credit for is the disbursement to our state of $1.25 billion in much needed second […]
Why the silence?
To the Editor: What? No letter about the civil rights movement of today? Silence – Martin Luther King, Jr. had something to say about white silence. I wonder how the immigrant community who had a desire to come to America – the United States – for freedom and peace – how they feel as people […]
A winter season of new work
SOUTH PARIS — Lynn Driscoll of Stone River Gallery is pleased to announce that she will be displaying her new winters work of fine art at McLaughlin Garden and Homestead in South Paris, Maine. Her art exhibit began June 10 and will run until July 7 in McLaughlin Garden’s new gallery space right off […]
For athletes, decision to opt out is fraught with health concerns and pull of social activism
Professional athletes across the country, and across leagues, are debating whether to return to play amid the spread of the novel coronavirus and the social justice movement in the wake of George Floyd’s killing by police in Minneapolis.
Obituary: Shirley Ann Petrie
RUMFORD – Shirley Ann Petrie, 84, of Holman Road in Rumford, passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at home, with …