DEAR ABBY: I am a male reader with a complaint. Have you noticed that women hardly ever compliment men? On ANYTHING! They expect men to compliment them but never reciprocate. If you move furniture, take them out for a nice dinner, buy tickets to their favorite show, buy them a gift, they don’t have enough […]
2021
Posted inBusiness, Perspective
Biden’s claim that with a $15 minimum wage, ‘the whole economy rises’
Biden is bullish on a big increase in the minimum wage, but economists are sharply divided on the impact on jobs.
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Posted inbPlus, Mark LaFlamme
Talk of the town: I love what you’ve done with your hair
Take a seat Another poignant observation from my downtown friend Lisa: “It was on Super Bowl Sunday that I saw a guy walking down Pine Street carrying a recliner over his head. I guess he was bringing his own lucky chair to his friend’s house to watch the game.” Makes me wonder what this dude […]
Posted inbPlus
Face Time: Arthur Haines and Sara Moore — living, teaching naturally in Canton
The couple are dedicated to understanding, respecting and living with nature, and sharing what they’ve learned.
Posted inbPlus
In a word: ‘Grams’ — the Russian nesting dolls of language
Literally, what’s in a word? We all know that a word is a unit of language or a brief utterance that conveys information. But what else is in a word? Well, sometimes lots of other words are hiding in there. That’s our mission this week. To find the words that hide in other words — […]
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Lost pet? Search the right way
Here are some tips on finding a missing pet, from the pros at Maine Lost Dog Recovery and its cousin Maine Lost Cat Recovery.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Bryce Bilodeau: Local logger questions CMP corridor
When managed properly, trees are a renewable resource. Is CMP managing the forest they “own” sustainably? Is the power line really “green?”
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Black history is America’s history, will not be erased
African-American history is the only history – indeed, one of the few fields in all human knowledge – whose teaching routinely causes the sort of agita we have seen yet again this year. Does anyone feel the need to rebut Shakespeare? Does any school let kids opt out of algebra?
Posted inConnections
Treat Memorial Library to offer ‘March Music Madness’
LIVERMORE FALLS — Treat Memorial Library has added the following to its shelves: the picture book, “Milo Imagines the World” by Matt de la Pena, the romantic novel, “Much Ado about You” by Samantha Young, and the fantasy, “The Witch’s Heart” by Genevieve Gornichec. For more recommendations, tune in at noon Saturdays, March 13 and […]