The end of one year and the beginning of another is a customary occasion to pay tribute to those who have joined the “great majority,” meaning those who have departed this life and gone as Shakespeare’s Hamlet observed to “the undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveler returns.” My own snapshots, seen primarily through a […]
2023
Posted inOp-Eds, Perspective
Elliott Epstein: This will be the year that Donald Trump becomes politically irrelevant
Trumpism is going to suffer the same fate as McCarthyism.
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Posted inHoroscope
Leo: look for an alternative. Following is not your thing. Branch out, find your zen and start something new and exciting.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Colin Morgan, 37; Eden Riegel, 42; Morris Chestnut, 54; Frank Langella, 85. Happy Birthday: Are you ready to rearrange your life to suit your needs? Opportunity is within reach. If you recognize the possibilities and act on your instincts, you’ll reap the rewards. Nothing will stand between you and your […]
Posted inDear Abby
A happy new year to all as opportunities await
DEAR READERS: Welcome to 2023! A new year has arrived, and the last one is behind us. As always, this new year brings with it our hopes for a new beginning. Today presents an opportunity to discard destructive old habits for healthy new ones, and with that in mind, I will share Dear Abby’s often-requested […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rich Lowry: Beware aggrieved empires
It’s no accident that the two most dangerous powers in the world, China and Russia, are aggrieved empires seeking to right what they consider the wrongs that resulted in their humiliation and diminishment in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Posted inRiver Valley
Med-Care Ambulance in Mexico to receive about $80,000 in funding from towns it services
The emergency medical services agency also received an $86,000 FEMA firefighters’ grant in November to use to pay 95% of the cost of upgrading its outdated radio system.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Primary contractor in Sebago Lake shoreland zoning violations case files for bankruptcy
Auburn businessman and contractors still facing millions of dollars in fines, remediation costs.
Posted inbPlus
In a word: More pet peeves for the new year
Famous bears, pesky S’s, 360-degree turns and well-honed targets are in our sights this week. And the bead goes on.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Legal, policy decisions on Lake Auburn water quality could come soon
The new year could bring a resolution to the lengthy legal battle and communitywide debate over water quality protections at Lake Auburn.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Convicted Auburn man gets new lawyer for Alaska murder appeal
A judge has approved a public defender to take on Steven H. Downs’ appeal of his conviction and sentence in the murder and sexual assault of an Alaska native woman.