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On Skiing: Tom Reynolds' new book teaches others how to teach skiing
I know of no one who has had a greater impact on teaching and coaching skiing than Tom Reynolds. Yet, I suspect the number of Maine skiers who realize how far his influence has traveled is relatively small. That he coached the ski team at the University of Maine at Farmington, developed a best in […]
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How a Bates College professor from Turner helped forge Edmund Muskie's political career
LEWISTON — Sometimes a life hinges on whether someone finds what they need at the moment they need it. A Bates College professor played that role for one of America’s leading politicians during the Cold War, former U.S. Sen. Edmund Muskie of Maine, a lanky young man from Rumford who walked into Brooks Quimby’s classroom […]
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Maine poet, author and educator publishes collection of short stories
SWANVILLE — Bruce Pratt’s latest publication, “The Trash Detail,” is a collection of short stories about characters who demonstrate a relentless humanity and redemptive courage that allows them to prosper in the face of long odds. The stories were chosen from more than 40 previously published in magazines and journals in the U.S. and Canada. […]
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Former Kurdish refugee authors book on return to homeland
WINDHAM — A former political refugee from Iran has published an account of his visit to his homeland to discover his family history and the nation’s rich culture. Hawreh Haddadi, 24, of Windham and his parents came to the U.S. in the late 1990s when Haddadi was just a baby. He grew up in southern […]
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Bowdoin Museum of Art to hold Field Note Friday
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 255 Maine St. in Brunswick, will hold Field Note Friday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Pavilion. Bowdoin lab instructors Elizabeth Halliday Walker and Shana Stewart Deeds will lead their monthly public program, including field-sketching local ecological specimens such as “Spotted Water Hemlock,” a watercolor by Kate […]
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Men's Basketball: Middlebury holds off Bates in shootout
LEWISTON — Bates hung tough with Middlebury for most of the first half. It needed to, as Middlebury averaged over 14 more points per game than the Bobcats headed into Friday’s showdown. The Panthers finished the last 4:27 of the first half on a 17-4 run to bring a 10-point lead into halftime en route […]
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Poetry group to meet RUMFORD — The poetry group will meet from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, at the Rumford Public Library. The group will feature the Maine gubernatorial inaugural poem, “The Song for the Unsung,” by Wesley McNair. The former Maine poet laureate read at the library in November. This event is free […]
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Auburn library to hold Camden Conference programs
AUBURN — The Auburn Public Library and 2019 Camden Conference have joined together to provide three programs on Chinese politics, education and culture. The programs all take place at the library and lead to up to the conference where the question will be asked, “Is This China’s Century?” At noon Thursday, Feb. 7, Joseph W. McDonnell, […]
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Boys’ basketball: Phoenix overpower Raiders
WALES— Like any young team, the Oak Hill Raiders are a team with a lot heart — and growing pains — but try as they may, they couldn’t keep up with Spruce Mountain in a Mountain Valley Conference basketball game Friday night. From the get-go, Spruce Mountain (9-1) kept a safe distance from the Raiders […]