MEXICO – Mrs. Madeline l. “Maddy” Libby, 87, died Friday, Feb. 12, 2021 at Maine Medical Center in Portland. She resided …
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Obituary: Claudette M. Gorey
LEWISTON – Claudette M. Gorey, 70, of Lewiston, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes at her home on Friday, Feb. 19, …
NFL owners working to implement 17-game schedule for 2021 season
The deliberations about when to implement the 17-game season are reportedly tied in part to the completion of new broadcasting contracts with the television networks.
Taurus: Change is only useful if it is beneficial
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Dakota Fanning, 27; Aziz Ansari, 38; Kristin Davis, 56; Patricia Richardson, 70. Happy Birthday: Put more time and effort into creative endeavors this year. Expand your interests, family or friendships. Learn something new, and take an interest in reconnecting with people or pastimes you miss. Push uncertainty into the background; […]
Sunny personality turns dark in the wake of a miscarriage
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I suffered a miscarriage five months ago, in the 12th week. I’m still not doing well. I have put on a facade to get by, but I’m just starting to realize how deeply this is affecting my life. I used to be a happy, friendly person. Always a smile on […]
A calcium score can be a useful measure of heart attack risk
DEAR DR. ROACH: You mentioned checking a calcium score to help determine risk of having a heart attack. Please explain what that is. Thank you. — J.S. ANSWER: A coronary artery calcium score is a special kind of CT scan that looks for the presence of calcium in the arteries providing blood to heart muscle. […]
Looking Back on Feb. 23
100 Years Ago: 1921 William Holmes, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Holmes, Pine Street, who has been playing at Poland Spring left for Bangor yesterday morning where he will be director at the Bijou Theatre. 50 Years Ago: 1971 It is not too often that a husband and wife share the same interest when […]
Richard Grover: Biden ‘puts Americans last’
Isn’t it odd? In less than one month we have progressed from a president who put America first to one who puts Americans last — after criminal immigrants and people who have COVID-19 as well as other unknown illnesses. About 4,000 people per day are coming to America’s southern border and allowed assisted entry, without […]
Virginia Starbird: No censure for Collins
Everyone knows from the last four and one half years of my being active with #RESIST Central Maine that I am no supporter of Sen. Susan Collins. However, this time I have to commend and thank her for voting with her conscience, and the Constitution. Trump has obviously stepped over many lines and many […]