OHIO – Lori Ann (Ouellette) Smith, 59, died on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
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Obituary: Joan A. Spadea
SACO – Joan A. Spadea, 78, of Harbor Drive, Saco, passed away Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020 at the Seal Rock Healthcare …
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Obituary: Norman E. Brackett
PORTLAND – Norman E. Brackett, 90, of Scarborough, passed away on Oct. 15, 2020. Norman was born in Auburn on Feb. …
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‘Hey, Hey, Donald J., how many did you infect today?’
President Donald Trump seems to be using the Vietnam War playbook in dealing the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Steve Bannister: Sen. Collins ‘always will be’ for Mainers
Attack ads against Susan Collins say that Washington has changed her. We know that isn’t true. The only thing about her that has changed is the increase in her resolve to fight for the working men and women here in Maine. What also hasn’t changed are the lies that the dark money from out of […]
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Rich Lowry: There isn’t a Russian under every bed
The Russians haven’t loomed so large as a sinister hand influencing the course of American society since the Red Scares of the 20th century. Then, it was largely the right that warned of Russian infiltration; now it is progressives who see Russians altering the course of American history through dark manipulations. There’s no doubt that […]
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Talk of the Town: Diet cola, tube socks and all the rancor you can eat
Livin’ right with the CGC I know a lot of you have been losing sleep lately as you fret and fume over my inability to find chocolate graham crackers in any of the stores. I appreciate your concern and sympathize with your insomnia, but better days are on the horizon! Firstly, a nice lady named […]
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Elaine Doble-Verrill: Blastow ‘a breath of fresh air’
Jen Blastow is a breath of fresh air and gives me hope for our future. Over the past 14 years I’ve seen that she is respectful, a good listener and she is committed to family, education, our environment and our community. As a nurse practitioner she is on the front line fighting COVID-19, seeing the […]
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In a word: ‘Disinterest,’ ‘enormity’ and other pet peeves
Want to know what ticks me off? If you ask Mrs. Word Guy, she’ll tell you that a lot of things do, but, if you’ve read even a few of these columns, you already know that what really ticks me off is when people who should know better use the wrong word. No, I don’t expect everyone […]
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Emily Ecker: Western Maine needs Sessions’ leadership
Who is looking out for the real folks in Western Maine? It’s not enough to claim to be looking out for our “best interests” when the real folks in Western Maine are hurting. We have folks choosing between medication and feeding their families. We have families on the brink of homelessness because we have very […]