DEAR ABBY: When I stopped by my brother’s house a couple of weeks ago, he mentioned that his 9-year-old son was grounded in his bedroom. He was being punished for snooping in his dad’s vintage collection of porn. At first I was upset with my brother and his wife, because it was their fault that […]
2021
Posted inDr. Roach
The best reason to take vitamin D is when level is low
DEAR DR. ROACH: These days, when vitamin D is recommended at every turn, I need to be sure I am taking the right dose. When I took 5,000 IU daily, my blood calcium levels increased and my doctor said to cut back to 2,000 IU daily. Now I read that we should be taking 5,000 […]
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Posted inLetters, Opinion
Alex Titcomb: NECEC won’t tarnish Maine’s woods
There has been endless debate about the New England Clean Energy Connect for the past two years. While I support the project, I understand the concerns opponents have, except for one. This new section of the corridor will not run through a pristine forest, and claims that it is are either misinformed or flat out […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Oxford Hills
Timeline: How local governments in Maine resist the state’s mask mandate
Local resolutions have been proposed that oppose the statewide mask mandate.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Richard Whiting: Republican Party needs to come to its senses
When Barry Goldwater said “Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue,” he could not have imagined that 56 years later that Republicans would be led by a man who places his own interests ahead of his party and his country. In Goldwater’s home state of Arizona, […]
Posted inConnections
YWCA Central Maine to launch Racial Equity and Social Justice Challenge
LEWISTON — YWCA Central Maine will join YWCAs nationwide in launching the 21-Day Racial Equity and Social Justice Challenge on Monday, March 1, as part of a national movement to engage communities in anti-racist work. Participants will receive a daily email directing them to three or four curated activities such as reading an article, listening […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Cal Thomas: Rush explained
Instead of reaching out to understand, employ conservatives in the media and comment fairly on their beliefs, the secular progressives in and out of the media doubled down on their rejection of them. This made the rejected even more loyal to Limbaugh and those who followed him.
Posted inConnections
Androscoggin-Sagadahoc County FSA to hold special election
LEWISTON — The Androscoggin-Sagadahoc County Farm Service Agency (FSA) will hold a special election for its county committee that will open Tuesday, March 2. Nomination forms must be postmarked or received in the Androscoggin-Sagadahoc County FSA office by close of business on Tuesday, April 13. The special election is for local administrative area No. 2, […]
Posted inSun Spots
Reader looking to locate Ashley M. Brand to return photo
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m hoping to find Ashley Michelle Brand who is 24-25 years old. I have a lovely glossy 9- by 12-inch Olan Mills photo of this little girl at age 9 months. There is a “’98 Olan Mills” stamp on the front of the photo. Handwritten on the back of the photo are […]