AUBURN – Elaine A. Berube, 82, of Auburn, passed away at St Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston surrounded by her …
2020
Obituary: Judith Kennedy Caron
DURHAM – On Monday, Jan. 20, 2020 Judith Kennedy Caron passed away peacefully at her home in Durham surrounded by her …
John Davis: Iberdrola’s investors get the benefits
Bad enough, New England Clean Energy Connect is bombarding TV screens and printed media with vast scenes of western Maine’s forests, depicting barely discernible treeless transmission line swaths cut through them, which also clearly show abundance of ground vegetation. Is it not possible, in this age of electronic digitalization, that these might well be computer-generated […]
Joan Saxe: Importing electricity not the answer
Androscoggin County Commissioners should be thanked for voting to rescind their support of the New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) transmission line project. The commission’s voice is especially important in view of the recent revelation that CMP has spent over $2 million to combat the growing number of Mainers against the project. Thirty-five years ago, […]
Froma Harrop: Democratic attacks on Sanders are long overdue
Bernie Sanders’ campaign recently stabbed Elizabeth Warren in the back. She was the Vermont senator’s comrade in arms. It also threw a pack of lies at Joe Biden, tarring him as corrupt with zero evidence. As former Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin told Politico, Sanders “will play dirty.” The Democrat added, “I’m concerned that we’re seeing […]
Eric Rohrbach: GOP talking points factually weak
People need to stop listening to their ideological talking heads on television and seriously look at the facts regarding what is happening with President Trump’s impeachment. The Republican talking points — calling the process unconstitutional and a brazen attempt to overturn the results of the 2016 election — are already factually weak, but they are […]
Rich Lowry: Mitch McConnell is the master of the Senate
Every hostile nickname that Mitch McConnell gets is further confirmation of his effectiveness. The latest is “Midnight Mitch,” a reaction to his resolution setting out the road map for the Senate impeachment trial. The measure stipulated that House impeachment managers could make their case over two days of 12-hour sessions, possibly pushing the presentations into […]
Capricorn: Practice makes perfect when it comes to achieving your goals
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Alicia Keys, 39; Mia Kirshner, 45; Ana Ortiz, 49; Jenifer Lewis, 63. Happy Birthday: Remain cool, calm and in control this year. Take a serious look at what’s happened in the past, and consider how you want to transpose your life into something that brings you happiness and satisfaction. Don’t […]
New hire is disappointed to be working as gofer
DEAR ABBY: I recently landed a new job and was excited about doing work that would be directly in line with my education and background. I left a job of more than a decade to pursue this field. My problem is, I’m being asked to carry luggage, make coffee, run errands, etc. This was not […]
Sports Digest: Egan shoots clean, equals second-best World Cup biathlon result
Cape Elizabeth’s Clare Egan goes 20 for 20 on the shooting range and places sixth in a 15-kilometer individual race.