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Resolving the shutdown issue
The disturbing animal abuse issue concerning a dog (story, Sun Journal, Jan. 23) brought immediate results when a social media article was transferred to the police department. Maybe, if everyone with a computer would utilize a Facebook article to voice their displeasure about how Congress is ignoring the government shutdown issue and send it to […]
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Author Deegan Milller to speak at Bates
Bates College will host author Daegan Miller at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, for a talk titled “The Work of Imagination in the Age of Catastrophe.” His writings include 2018’s “This Radical Land: A Natural History of American Dissent,” a chronicle of American “radical thinkers, settlers and artists who grounded their ideas of freedom, justice, and progress in […]
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Cancer Resource Center announces February activities
NORWAY — The Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine announces its February events. Yoga Warriors — 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays, Feb. 6, 13, 20 and 27, at Posabilities, 15 Tannery St., Norway. This free gentle yoga class will support healthy living for individuals facing the challenges of cancer through gentle movement and breath, supportive restorative […]
Posted inHoroscope, sj-web
Virgo: Don't let anger control you
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Sara Rue, 40; Ellen DeGeneres, 61; Eddie Van Halen, 62; Lucinda Williams, 66. Happy Birthday: Stay focused on what’s important to you. Negotiations will be in your best interest. Take charge, set the ground rules and make decisions based on intuitive intelligence. Don’t back down; stand your ground and turn […]
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Entering the era of Trump boredom
It started during the midterm campaign. Democrats stopped talking about Donald Trump all the time. Now presidential hopefuls are doing the same. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, once a relentless sparring partner on Twitter, all but ignores Trump’s goading comments. Is the reason, as some commentators hold, that the public is tired of the constant Trump-bashing, including […]
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Briefly: Local
Rangeley Fat Bike Loppet RANGELEY — The fourth annual Rangeley Fat Bike Loppet will be held Sunday, Jan. 27, at Rangeley Lakes Trails Center, 524 Saddleback Mountain Road. Registration is at 8 a.m. and the race begins at 10. Classes include 10- and 20-mile nordic groomed, 10- and 20p-mile single track mix, and a 10-mile […]
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Thomas Lahey Foundation's annual Bowl Fest this Saturday
LEWISTON — The 27th annual Bowl Fest will be held Saturday Jan. 26th at Sparetime. Teams will register at 11:30 a.m. and bowling will start at noon. 170 men and women has signed up to compete in either 10-pin or candlepin action. Top teams in each division will advance to a single string roll off to determine […]
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Bates hosts author Thursday
Bates College will present author Benjamin Nugent for its Literary Arts Live series of readings and conversations at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Nugent wrote the novel “Good Kids” and the cultural history book “American Nerd.” His work has been anthologized in “Best American Short Stories” and his collection “Fraternity” is forthcoming. His free talk is at Muskie […]
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A candidate for the strange new world of politics
It’s hard for presidential candidates not to lapse eventually into self-parody. Beto O’Rourke is breaking the mold by actively seeking it out. The unsuccessful and now unemployed 2018 Texas senatorial candidate has embarked upon a rambling tour of the West that he is cataloging with beatnik-like journal entries on his encounters and feelings. If Beto […]