Christina and Logan Dolloff AUBURN — Christina Danielle Cosentino Dolloff and Logan Maxim Dolloff, both of Auburn, reaffirmed their marriage vows before God, and in the presence of their family and friends on May 12. Family and friends came from all parts of the U.S. to celebrate the occasion. The couple met while playing Second […]
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Bigotry against immigrants is nothing new in Lewiston
“If anyone walks down Lisbon Street in Lewiston, he will certainly think that he is in … an alien land,” where foreigners speaking a strange language are everywhere, an observer claimed. There are “few real Americans” left in the city, another man griped. He also noted that “a few real Americans” in Lewiston “are working […]
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Funeral notices for Sunday, June 24
ROSS — George Herbert, 61, of Poland passed away Monday, June 18, in Poland. Services will be held privately at a later date. STEVENS — Melissa M., 36, of Lewiston, passed away in Wareham, Mass., on Monday, June 18. Her celebration of life memorial service will be held at the Gendron Franco Center at 64 […]
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U.S. is no longer home of the free
The current immigration scene is not what the U.S. is all about. This country was created by immigrants. No one, including the heinous, benighted president, is without an immigrant in his or her background; even Native Americans are descended from Asian immigrants. A recent headline claimed that President Trump and the GOP lawmakers were working […]
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A chicken in every report card
Franklin Roosevelt reportedly promised Americans “a chicken in every pot.” Nowadays it seems that educationists are promising students an “honors” mark in every report card. An article on Monday in the Sun Journal showed that kids graduating from high school in Maine are almost certain to graduate at some “honors” level. At Cape Elizabeth High, […]
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Melissa M. Stevens
WAREHAN, Mass. — On Monday, June 18, Melissa May Stevens was suddenly taken away from her family, friends and community from an unknown acute cardiac event. She had just turned 36 years of age. “Missie” was born in Lewiston, May 16, 1982. Missie spent the first nine years and the last seven years of her life […]
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Don't fantasize about a benign U.S. before Trump
By Pankaj Mishra Bloomberg opinion President Donald Trump, it is clear, presides over a regime of untruth and personally inhabits a realm of fantasy. But some of his critics have fallen prey to illusions of their own about the U.S. and the world before Trump. Take, for instance, Trump’s cruel disregard for the suffering of […]
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Laws are there for a reason
Is the United States a country of laws? If I, as an American citizen, would have taken my two children, when they were younger, on a crime spree and broke into someone’s home, stole food, took money from draws and got arrested, I would have been put in jail. My children would have been taken […]
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Dubord joins Skowhegan Savings
FARMINGTON — Skowhegan Savings has hired Kristen Dubord as a community banker in the Franklin County area. Her focus will be on personal and small- business banking throughout the region. Former co-owner and designated real estate broker of Dubord Realty in Livermore Falls, she comes to the bank with more than 17 years of experience […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by Leonore Hildebrandt, who teaches at the University of Maine at Orono and who just published “Where You Happen to Be,” by Deerbrook Editions. Buddha at the Crossroads By Leonore Hildebrandt The Buddha’s stone feet rest on the cave’s floor. Seven stories high, a window […]