Dale Brown, 19, sits for a photo in the Saint Dominic Academy chapel, in Auburn. (Sun Journal photo by Andree Kehn) LEWISTON — Dale Brown, 19, grew up in a single family home, “just my mom and I.” His father has been out of the picture most of his life. But he’s had strong support […]
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Peter Bragdon, from near death to full of hope
AUBURN — He stood on the stage at East Auburn Baptist’s Christmas show with a poster board. It read: “Body shut down. Three weeks to live. Gave up. No hope.” Peter Bragdon turned over his board to show God helped him. It read: “Liver transplant. Full of life, and hope.” Others on stage also held […]
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From a brief life, a mom’s faith tested and faith restored
There are stories about life-changing events, about people who got through dark times and about people who discovered unexpected light in their lives. They are stories about the power of faith.
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Pastors credit prayer for miracle recovery
LEWISTON — Pam Dumont was just finishing dinner when she got the sense that something was terribly wrong. Pam, 64, and her husband Jim, 66, were visiting his elderly parents at their home in Monmouth. It was a nice fall day and Jim had gone out for a walk barely 15 minutes before. He wasn’t […]
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Heather Sorensen credits God’s message with saving her life
RUMFORD — Heather Sorensen of Rumford almost died from an aneurysm in her brain in June 2014 and she credits God with telling her not to lie down. She was outside of her home that day, washing her car and when she bent over to wash the car’s wheel wells and went to raise her […]
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Santa Claus is biking to town
With Christmas carols playing from his smartphone, Santa Claus, known to family and friends as Dennis Richardson, rides his bicycle and waves to passers-by Sunday morning on Route 4 in Auburn. “I do this every year,” Richardson said of his beard and red suit. He said he rides for Bikes for Tots and has ridden with Patrick […]
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A wider river runs through it
After Friday’s heavy rain and temperatures in the 50s, the Little Androscoggin River swells Saturday in South Paris, threatening to flood residences near the river’s confluence with Stony Brook — near the junction of routes 117 and 119. (Sun Journal photo by Abigail Austin)
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Paris fundraiser demands 'escape' skills
PARIS — Do you escape by breaking out like a gladiator? Or do you find a way through a labyrinth, perhaps encountering David Bowie in the process? It is an escape room. A place for teamwork. A place where members work together using logic, observation and puzzle-solving skills to find freedom. “(Players should) be observant, […]
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Getting tough on criminal justice reform
Republicans and conservatives dating back at least to Richard Nixon have used the slogan “tough on crime” and its corollary “lock ’em up and throw away the key” as electoral red meat. The problem is what to do when inmates are released with few skills, fewer job prospects and a bleak future that leads some […]
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Everywhere, there is a growing backlash to populism
NEW YORK — Emmanuel Macron has been the great hope for those who worry that global politics is being dominated by populism, nationalism and racism. In his presidential campaign last year, Macron was able to rally France around a message of reform and multilateralism, staying firmly wedded to the European Union and other international alliances […]