CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Kate Bosworth, 39; Dax Shepard, 47; Taye Diggs, 51; Cuba Gooding Jr., 54. Happy Birthday: Look around you and initiate change. It’s up to you to surround yourself with people who contribute and pastimes that put a smile on your face and make you feel good about who you are […]
2022
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Mystery Photo for Jan. 2, 2022
Correctly guess where this photo was taken and you might win a $20 Hannaford Supermarket gift card.
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I ain’t eatin’ that
This week, columnist LaFlamme vociferates on saltines, grocery bags, top 10 lists and French pastry.
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Chances are nobody will ever again see Maine’s first big movie, viewed worldwide a century ago
‘The Rider of the King Log,’ by well-known Auburn writer Holman Day, featured log drives, dam explosions, romance and more, but it has utterly vanished since its debut in 1921
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Rex Huppke: Hi, I’m Donald Trump’s failed coup. Thanks to Democrats and the media, nobody’s afraid of me!
I came one malleable vice president’s unexpected moment of courage away from working. If you all keep downplaying me, next time there won’t be anything to stand in my way!
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Froma Harrop: As presidential nominee, Kamala Harris is not the one
As Biden’s vice president, Harris has not done anything very objectionable, and she’s brilliant in some ways. But her political skills are plainly lacking. That’s why her Democratic cheering squad needs to be countered.
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Cal Thomas: The Harris interview
Appearing on CBS’s Face the Nation Dec. 26, host Margaret Brennan asked Vice President Kamala Harris about gossip that she is being set up to fail. Harris responded: “No, I don’t believe I’m being set up to fail. I’m vice president of the United States. Anything that I handle is because it’s a tough issue and it couldn’t be handled at some other level.”
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What will 2022 bring in the way of misinformation on social media? 3 experts weigh in
Misinformation will continue to strain society in 2022 as the lines between misinformation and political speech blur, cynicism grows and the lack of regulation allows misinformation to flourish.
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The biggest Pinocchios of 2021
It’s time to roundup the biggest Pinocchios of the year.