July 24, 1927: Two months after his pioneering solo trans-Atlantic flight in the Spirit of St. Louis, aviator Charles Lindbergh lands the same plane in Old Orchard Beach while on a goodwill tour. His original landing site – Portland’s new airfield in Scarborough – is fogbound, so he uses Old Orchard Beach instead. “You see, […]
July 2020
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Farmington Summer Fest canceled
The Farmington Summer Fest is added to a long list of canceled summer events due to COVID-19 concerns.
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It’s Scary: For Luke Wignall, no easy answers
Four months after COVID-19 almost killed him, Luke Wignall says healthcare and other professionals aren’t prepared for post COVID-19 patients.
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After 22 years, Tracy steps down from planning board
“It’s a good time to stop, we’re finishing up on all the big projects,” Tracy said.
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Funds needed to continue Wilton’s downtown flowers
The Wilton summer flower project has expanded over the years with more than 50 containers now adding color to the downtown.
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Carole Richards: Less talk, more listening
The political atmosphere has been unusually tame so far, but it seems to be ramping up now to be mean and nasty, so hold on — it will only get worse. I have devised a method to save my sanity. Because of my disdain for the present administration and the Washington swamp, I mute all […]
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Leonard Pitts: John Lewis’ life showcased stubborn resolve
I expected despair. I should have known better. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 had just been eviscerated by the Supreme Court. So I called Georgia Rep. John Lewis, for whom passage of the Act was the defining event of a heroic life, thinking his discouragement would mirror mine. Lewis started talking instead about how […]
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James Thibodeau: Fully enforce the state rules
Restaurants and businesses that do not enforce the state’s masking requirement break faith with those who rely on them to do their best to keep all of their patrons safe. Agreement with the requirement is not necessary, but following the rules is. It will not be even possible to convince those who do not comply […]
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Rudolph Ziehm: The powers of the president
According to the U.S. Constitution, the right to peaceful assembly is assured, so what is happening in Seattle is not legal. I believe that in times of a national emergency, or disaster, the president has the right to act outside the law, but he can’t cause the problem just to make use of those powers. […]
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Austin Bay: A framework for ending the Egypt-Ethiopia Nile water war
Whiskey is for drinking. Water is for fighting. In less colorful words, securing water is worth going to war. Ethiopia and Egypt are now engaged in a vicious struggle over Nile River water rights. Their confrontation began well over a decade ago. If the opening epigram strikes you as cliche Hollywood western dialogue, then good […]