Mystery Photo for August 21, 2016 The day lilies in front of Cumston Hall in downtown Monmouth made for an easy guess for many people who called in to identify last week’s mystery photo. Many said they have been to productions in the iconic theater, including Christine Heckman of Monmouth who was chosen as the […]
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Skunk stories: Readers in the line of fire
There are three things you should know if you have regular run-ins with skunks. Hydrogen peroxide. Baking soda. Dawn dish soap. You can buy expensive commercial treatments if you want to, or go the tomato juice route – you’ll spend a fortune and your home will look like the prom scene from “Carrie,” but hey. […]
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Sometimes moms need to be free, just for a little while
“Ouch! Leg hurts! Need a kiss.”We’ve been in rush-hour traffic for more than an hour now. This is just the latest trick my 2-year-old has employed to try to get me to pull over so she can get out of the car. Others have included “Get sick! Throw up,” “Go under the bridge” and “Get […]
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Facebook study ‘confirms’ things they say about cat people
Dogs rule, cats drool — or their owners do, anyway. At least that’s the conclusion we’re drawing from a new data set released by Facebook Research, in honor (or in contempt?) of International Cat Day. Full disclosure: Your author is an unabashed dog person who was bitten by the last cat she tried to pet. That […]
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Scientists know how sunflowers dance in the sun
Young sunflowers follow the sun, their still-green buds arcing from east to west across the summer sky as dawn turns to noon turns to dusk. Each night they reverse their dance, swinging from west to east in order to be the first to see the sun when it crests over the horizon at daybreak. But […]
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Jerome Holt: Shotgun ‘magician’
Bethel sharpshooter amazes, teaches ‘mere mortals’ the magic. Jerome Holt’s Benelli shotgun is in pieces on a table in his back field. A clay target, meanwhile, floats in the late afternoon sky, losing the battle with gravity. The plan here is preposterous: Jerome proposes to reassemble his shotgun and chamber a round in time to […]
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Face Time: Peter Ruby — a disc golf championship or bust
After two years in the works, it’s nearly go-time. In September, Peter Ruby’s Sabattus Disc Golf course will host the Professional Disc Golf Association’s 2016 Women’s Disc Golf Championship, the PDGA’s first major event in New England. Ruby beat out roughly a half-dozen other states for the chance to host. Now, the pressure’s on to […]
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Mystery Photo for August 14, 2016
Mystery Photo for August 14, 2016 Several people correctly identifed last week’s mystery photo as the town clock in the Norway Opera House on Main Street in downtown Norway. Many noted it was built in 1894 after a devastating fire destroyed much of the downtown. Several noted they went to concerts, balls and movies or […]
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Despite craziness in the world, kids still need monsters
In fiction, dystopias come and go, but magic and monsters are forever.During times of real-world upheaval, tales of fantasy can provide a useful escape into wonder. But can these stories also provide real, useful coping mechanisms to kids muddling through difficult times?We say, emphatically, yes.Last March, one of us (Fran) spent a day at Ridge […]
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Animal traces on tools are window to life of ancient man
250,000-year-old tool was used to by humanto butcher a rhinoceros The watering hole would have glimmered in the scorching desert heat, drawing parched creatures from miles around. Wild horses and rhinoceros lapped at the pool’s edge; migrating ducks paddled across its surface. Just out of sight, the hunters lay in wait. Scientists can only imagine the […]