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2021
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2021: A year of life — and news — in Oxford Hills (Part 2)
Oxford Hills school department began an era of change. COVID-19 continued to threaten lives and in person education. Norway is now the home of one of Maine’s favorite morning radio teams. Buckfield’s town government cannot right itself, while Oxford continues its perennial search for a new municipal center.
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Posted inElection 2020, Nation / World, Politics
Warnock makes history in Georgia as makeup of U.S. Senate hangs in balance
Democrat Raphael Warnock has won 1 of Georgia’s 2 Senate runoffs, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history and putting the Senate majority within the party’s reach.
Posted inDear Abby
WIfe grapples with family’s history of sexual dysfunction
DEAR ABBY: When my husband and I were first married, I had no idea why his mother and sisters were so hostile. When they started treating our children the same way, my husband finally addressed the issue. We moved out of town, and he finally told me that when he was in his teens and […]
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Is there a doctor in the White House?
Short answer, “Yes.” Joseph Epstein’s answer: “Sort of, but…” On December 11 Epstein wrote “Is There a Doctor in the White House?” for the Wall Street Journal. He suggested that our impending “First Lady” should stop calling herself “Doctor Jill Biden.” Epstein once held the title of emeritus lecturer at Northwestern Western University. His name […]
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Closing out 2020: Five 2021 Food and Agriculture Stories to Watch
In A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens penned, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Medication and lifestyle changes are first treatment for heart
DEAR DR. ROACH: About a month ago, I had pain in my chest, so I went to the emergency room, where I was admitted. My blood pressure was in the 200 range, and they did an echocardiogram and a stress test. Both came out negative, but the cardiologist did an angiogram, and they found out […]
Posted inHoroscope
TAURUS: Don’t let your emotions take over
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Kate McKinnon, 37; Julie Chen, 51; Gabrielle Reece, 51; Rowan Atkinson, 66. Happy Birthday: Organize your time and stay on top of your deadlines. Do your best to get along with others, regardless of your differences. A positive attitude will encourage others to compromise. Less emotion and more strategy will […]
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North Livermore Baptist Church
NO. LIVERMORE — North Livermore Baptist Church January 3, service: The congregation was welcome in by Pastor Bonnie Higgins at 9:30 a.m. to begin the service. The Call to Worship was read and the Invocation/Lord’s Prayer was recited. The hymns that were sung was “Savior, like a Shepherd Lead Us”, “O God, Our Help in […]
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Claire’s California Kitchen
Happy Final Goodbye to 2020! Do you believe it, the year of our discontent is in the books and now on to 2021! I read that this is the longest and the shortest year we have experienced. I feel that way, weird would be a better word though. It has been a very WEIRD year! Returning […]