DEAR DR. ROACH: I am scheduled to play tennis with my friend tonight. His son tested positive for COVID-19 and is symptomatic as of yesterday. He has not seen his son for at least one week before the diagnosis. Is my friend safe, and would it therefore be safe for me to play tennis with […]
2020
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Looking Back on Nov. 27
100 Years Ago: 1920 Nine inches of snow, nearly an inch of rain and then two inches more of snow was the official dose which Lewiston and Auburn received the first three days of this week. The sun has failed to appear since Saturday, altho it has fought hard once or twice to break thru […]
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Community briefs for Friday, Nov. 27
Shaker Village to hold virtual Christmas Fair NEW GLOUCESTER — The Shaker Virtual Christmas Fair will be the same annual tradition in a new format. Even though onsite, indoor shopping has been canceled this year to ensure the health and safety of all, and the Shaker Christmas Fair is now virtual. Shaker fruitcake, biscuits, sugared […]
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Phyllis Caron: Time for Trump to go
It’s time to go. Mr. Trump is an insult to the title “president.” He’s acting like a spoiled brat throwing a fit because he didn’t win. I wish that some of this letter could make it to the president, so he could hear how badly he’s behaving; he’s one of the biggest bullies I know, […]
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County USDA Local Working Group to meet through Zoom
SOUTH PARIS —The Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation District (OCSWCD) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) invite the public to attend a meeting of the Oxford County USDA Local Working Group from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, Dec. 3, through the Zoom video teleconferencing program. The group will provide recommendations for the 2021 Environmental […]
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Gil Arsenault: How to make America great again
Trump has lied to Americans regarding the Nov. 3 election, and has convinced many that our election process has been compromised, despite a lack of evidence to support this claim. Remember, Trump attempted to undermine the U.S. Postal Service prior to the election as he anticipated that many voters, especially Democrats, would vote via absentee […]
Posted inSun Spots
Can tabs, aluminum plates bring cash for Ronald McDonald House
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have been saving can tabs and aluminum pie plates for Ronald McDonald House but have misplaced the name and number of the nice lady who picks these items up and delivers them to Portland. Could you please publish the information again? — Jeremy, no town ANSWER: Mary Ann (783-6651) is the […]
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Marc Thiessen: My mother’s legacy
Her experiences taught me important lessons. First, we should never take the peace and freedom we enjoy here for granted. All this happened in the lifetime of my immediate family. It could happen again. Indeed, in places such as Syria, people are suffering similar atrocities today. America should not abandon them the way we abandoned the Warsaw Poles.
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: I am not disappointed in Donald Trump
Monday, on Twitter and CNN, respected reporter Carl Bernstein named 21 GOP senators, including McSally, Grassley, Cornyn, Collins, Rubio and Rick Scott, who in private, he says, “have repeatedly expressed extreme contempt for Trump and his fitness to be POTUS.” Yet almost none has been willing to say so publicly.