LEWISTON — The Cage, 97 Ash St., will have two live shows this weekend. Black Cat Road will begin performing at 8 p.m. Friday. Cover is $2. The band Revision will start playing at 8 p.m. Saturday. Cover is $5.
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Government officials need to feel the pain, too
Next time, they should redistribute the pain. That’s an expression Martin Luther King used — he credited Jesse Jackson — in the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike as he urged boycotts and other forms of economic coercion in support of the strikers. Those men had been suffering alone, he said. Now, let the whole town […]
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Aquarius: Watch closely and put yourself first
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Harry Styles, 25; Ronda Rousey, 32; Big Boi, 44; Michael C. Hall, 48. Happy Birthday: Check out what others are doing before you decide to get involved. Problems with institutions and government agencies should be dealt with directly and with transparency. Clear up matters that are pending and move on […]
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New Year’s Auburn, White Shoes
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Regarding the Jan. 29 Sun Spots about the manufacture of “white shoes,” according to the history, “Auburn: 100 Years a City,” page 115, the white shoe companies were Cushman-Hollis Company and Dingley-Foss Shoe Company. They made white canvas shoes for warm weather. The book has a photo in the Cushman-Hollis factory about […]
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President can win on border security
WASHINGTON — Having lost the government shutdown standoff, President Trump has also lost his leverage. But there is one way he can get it back. Democrats are standing firm in opposition to a border wall, but they have also been at pains to argue that they are not weak on border security. House Speaker Nancy […]
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Looking Back on Feb. 1
100 years ago: 1919 The men’s League of Service at the High Street M E church in Auburn held an important and largely attended meeting Wednesday evening. Speakers for the evening were Charles E. Westervelt of the Auburn Chamber of Commerce and Corp. H.R. Dean, 76th Division, recently released from service. George H. Bower presided. […]
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Burning tongue may be burning mouth syndrome
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a “burning tongue.” I’ve had it since my 40s. I’m now 84 years old. I could cook an egg on my tongue. It never goes away. I once mentioned this to my doctor, but she just shook her head and didn’t have a clue. I’m convinced I’ll never know what […]
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'Peter and the Starcatcher' opens Friday at The Theater Project
Don’t miss “Peter and the Starcatcher” at The Theater Project on Feb. 1-17. An opening-night reception will be held Friday, Feb. 1. Everyone is welcome to refreshments after the show and to meet the director, cast and crew. Other performance times are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Thursday shows are […]
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Wife resents being benched in favor of her brother-in-law
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for 12 years. Things are generally good, but we keep having the same old argument related to his little brother. They have a close relationship, which is great, but I often end up feeling like I’m playing second fiddle to my brother-in-law. If I ask my […]
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Geiger employees earn certifications
LEWISTON — Geiger announces 23 associates have earned certified advertising specialist designation. They are Amy Hill, Debra McCampbell, Ronald Seguin, Allen Whitman, Nicole Ross, Julie Rheinhart, Corey Dill, Joanne Hadfield, Winter Thatcher, Pamela Delcourt, Casey Conroy, Katlin Saltzer, Diane Melanson, Jason Dix, Holly Miller, Jessica Harvey, Ann-Marie Payne, Karly Bunkowske, Nicole Wiczynski, Wanda Castonguay, Amanda […]