CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Maria Menounos, 43; Kanye West, 44; Julianna Margulies, 55; Keenen Ivory Wayans, 63. Happy Birthday: A realistic approach to life, love and happiness will help you achieve peace of mind. Concentrate on what’s important to you, and make lifestyle changes that suit your needs. Take control of your life. Refuse […]
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Looking Back on June 8
100 Years Ago: 1921 Many local typists gathered at the Maine School of Commerce rooms in Auburn Wednesday to witness the remarkable performance of Howard G. Pfrommer, “speed king” of the typewriter. Mr. Pfrommer demonstrated that the typewriter is easily one of the greatest assets to business men that has ever been invented. The dexterity […]
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Rangeley RuKaBi Race winners recognized
The Fourth Annual Rangeley RuKaBi race, a three-part event held May 30 in Rangeley Town Park, was a big success, according to Rangeley Health and Wellness and the Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce. The race included a 3.5-mile bike, followed by a 1.5-mile kayak on Rangeley Lake and a 3.5-mile run. Both individuals and teams competed. […]
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Kevin Landry: People need equal opportunities, not equal outcomes
There is a growing push by educators across the country to adopt “anti-racism” curricula in our schools. Critical Race Theory is a Marxist-inspired discipline that categorizes people as either “oppressors” or “oppressed.” It uses pleasant-sounding euphemisms such as “equity” and “culturally responsive teaching” to incorporate their indoctrinating ideas to the young and vulnerable. Parents are […]
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Museum seeks contestants for wood chip contest
The Maine Forestry Museum, formerly The Rangeley Lakes Region Logging Museum, invites every girl and boy 6-8 years old to sign up for the Little Miss and Mister Wood Chip Contest. The event is scheduled to be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 16, at the Rangeley Inn, 2443 Main St., Rangeley. The Wood Chip […]
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Food preservation webinar series to begin June 15
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension plans to offer a new series of monthly webinars about preserving Maine foods, beginning with one scheduled from noon to 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, June 15. Preserving the Maine Harvest begins with a session about drying, or dehydrating, food as a preservation method. Webinars to follow will focus on […]
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Woman’s Literary Union hosting fundraiser
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The members of Woman’s Literary Union need your help in supporting our scholarship and mansion restoration funds. On Saturday, June 12, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., we will be holding a combined Garage Sale and Craft Fest Fair at the Foss Mansion at 19 Elm Street, Auburn. Inside the mansion, we […]
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Bethel student graduates from Grove City College
GROVE CITY, Pa. — Matthew Bennett of Bethel graduated May 15 from Grove City College. Bennett earned a Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts degree in computer science and Christian ministries.
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Local students named to Grove City College dean’s list
GROVE CITY, Pa. — Two local students have been named to the 2021 spring semester dean’s list at Grove City College. They include Matthew Bennett of Bethel and Nicholas Sparks of Farmington.
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: Where Black history is concerned, America specializes in not knowing
Now it gives that conspiracy of ignorance the force of law, requiring that we prioritize white people’s emotional comfort above truth. For all people of conscience, that should be an easy call. A hundred years later, let’s finally speak some truth.
And let comfort fend for itself.