DEAR ABBY: I have three beautiful daughters. The oldest moved to Wisconsin some years ago. About a year ago, my middle daughter went to visit her. My older daughter said something about politics that the younger one didn’t like, and since then the younger one refuses to communicate with her, which is breaking my heart. […]
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Face Time: Ed Naples maps out some new routes
Although Ed Naples retired from his commercial drivers’ license instructor’s position this spring, he plans to come back in the fall to again teach at Region 9 School of Applied Technology in Mexico, probably for fewer hours though, he says. Keeping busy and helping others has been a hallmark of Naples’ life, and he’ll likely […]
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In a word: I’m positive he said ‘kiss this guy’!
Remember when you were a kid and couldn’t wait for Saturday morning to get here so you could sit in front of the TV, happily eating a bowl of Fruit Loops while watching Loony Toons or The Flinstones? Of course you do. Uh, well actually you weren’t. What you were doing was eating Froot Loops […]
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Teachers go wild
Canoe rescues. Lost-in-the-woods drills. Fire-starting and knot-tying classes. Inspired by a school drowning at Range Pond two years ago, a new program has educators from around the state taking to the woods to become registered Maine Guides.
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Dear Abby: His relationship just isn’t a healthy one
DEAR ABBY: My girlfriend and I split up, but she doesn’t want to tell anyone or change stuff on Facebook. When I told her that, for now, I just want to be friends, she got mad at me for changing the password on my account. She can get mean and hateful when she doesn’t get […]
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Eugenia Last, Gemini: Make room for changes you want to make
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Lana Del Rey, 34; Prince William, 38; Brandon Flowers, 30; Chris Pratt, 41. Happy Birthday: You’ll want to make some adjustments to the ways you do things this year. Look at a different approach to the way you earn your living or how you live. An optimistic attitude will lead […]
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Mystery Photo for June 21, 2020
Guess correctly and have a chance to win a $20 Hannaford gift card.
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Face Time: Kacie Simpson, student, nurse and scholar
Seeing her own mom’s care in the hospital inspired Kacie Simpson to get into nursing. Now, she’s working with COVID-19 patients.
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In a word: Do you really know that word’s meaning?
“There’s a sign on the wall but she wants to be sure, ’cause you know sometimes words have two meanings” — “Stairway to Heaven,” Led Zeppelin When it comes to understanding the meanings of words, sometimes it’s pretty easy — after all, a car is a car and a book is a book. Sometimes it’s […]
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Talk of the town: Party like it’s 2019
Parks and playgrounds reopening That’s a relief. This whole lockdown business has been particularly difficult for skateboarders. While the parks were closed, they had to resort to beating themselves with bricks, flinging themselves down stairways and running into trailer hitches to maintain the lifestyle of skinned knees, bashed elbows, pounded shins, jolted chins and the […]