Man offers to pimp for undercover cop This still cracks me up. I mean, it’s one thing when you accidentally rear-end a cruiser after leaving a bar – we’ve all been there, right? – but offering to don a big hat, pinky ring and some gold chains for an undercover 5-0? That kind of thing […]
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At Lisbon care facility, virtual reality takes elders anywhere they want to go
LISBON — For a few minutes, 87-year-old Mary Crowell found freedom on the space shuttle. Seated in a rolling office chair, a pair of virtual reality goggles over her eyes, she swiveled around and tilted her face up. “Oh,” she breathed, “that’s pretty.” “What are you looking at?” asked Carrie Wilson, recreational therapist and activity […]
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'Decentralized Surveillance:' Home items are getting smarter and creepier
NEW YORK (AP) — One day, finding an oven that just cooks food may be as tough as buying a TV that merely lets you change channels. Internet-connected “smarts” are creeping into cars, refrigerators, thermostats, toys and just about everything else in your home. CES 2019, the gadget show opening Tuesday in Las Vegas, will […]
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'Decentralized Surveillance:' Home items are getting smarter and creepier
NEW YORK (AP) — One day, finding an oven that just cooks food may be as tough as buying a TV that merely lets you change channels. Internet-connected “smarts” are creeping into cars, refrigerators, thermostats, toys and just about everything else in your home. CES 2019, the gadget show opening Tuesday in Las Vegas, will […]
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Can our country stand divided?
It is unfortunate today that we hear from high places encouragement of hate and violence that emanate from both sides of the aisle and, particularly, from the media. President Donald Trump with his lack of humility, the immediate hostility from the leadership of the Democrats and their allies in the compliant media, stir impulses of […]
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No place for schoolyard bully
I thank Democrats in Washington, D.C., for standing up to the schoolyard bully. The best way to stand up against a bully is to not let him have his way. This nation needs and must have a system of checks and balances to prevent what is happening in the nation’s Capitol. No bully is going […]
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Wife is acting distant, not like herself
Andrea Bonior Special to The Washington Post Q. My wife has started to act distant lately, and is now responding in emails and using my name. Like today, I let her know my first new sales account came through, and her response was, “I am very happy for you, Joe.” It sounded very formal and […]
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Pisces: Volunteer to help others in the community
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Liam Hemsworth, 29; Orlando Bloom, 42; Patrick Dempsey, 53; Julia Louis-Dreyfus, 58. Happy Birthday: Listen carefully and be willing to work with others, but don’t let anyone take advantage of you. Being smart, astute and open about the way you feel and what you are willing to take on will […]
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Colisee to host Montreal Canadiens alumni game
LEWISTON — The Androscoggin Bank Colisée and the L/A Nordiques Hockey Club are pleased to host The Montreal Canadiens alumni team for a fun night of hockey. Join us on Saturday night, January 19 at 7 p.m. and enjoy a fun event where you can watch players that have made hockey history! The Alumni Game […]
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'Decentralized Surveillance:' Home items are getting smarter and creepier
NEW YORK (AP) — One day, finding an oven that just cooks food may be as tough as buying a TV that merely lets you change channels. Internet-connected “smarts” are creeping into cars, refrigerators, thermostats, toys and just about everything else in your home. CES 2019, the gadget show opening Tuesday in Las Vegas, will […]