In your March 24 editorial, your editorial board maintained that “presidents can’t control what you pay at the pump.” You also maintained that “oil is very mobile” and that “it’s also a global commodity controlled by private companies intent on making profits.” The result? “Your oil dealer and local gas station supplier must outbid competing […]
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Sunday sermon PARIS — “Like Me on Facebook???” is the title of Sharon Bouchard’s sermon for Sunday, March 25, at the First Universalist Church on Pine Street. The 10 a.m. service will include music under the direction of Joyce Franklin. Sunday school is under the direction of Renee Wales. Coffee and fellowship will follow the […]
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B. Parker: Focusing on task at hand
The second-to-last paragraph of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial printed March 10 (View from elsewhere) provided a very concise argument for term limits with the statement, “Such sessions sometimes generate admirable levels of legislative courage, given that fair numbers of elected officials won’t be returning.” The statement was in reference to bills presented during the […]
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Norway man sentenced for burglary spree
PARIS — A Norway man who admitted to being the driver in a series of burglaries last year was sentenced to five years in jail with all but one year suspended Tuesday in Oxford County Superior Court. Christopher Corriveau, 24, of 16 Cottage St., pleaded guilty to 19 counts of burglary, but his sentencing had […]
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L. Hoy: Take it back to square one
Back to square one on health care reform? The Feb. 26 Sun Journal editorial made it sound like that is a bad thing. Square one was when the country enjoyed a superb, if expensive, health care system. Square one was before we swallowed the bogus findings of an ideologically skewed United Nations survey of world […]
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L.L. Bean: The stuff of legend
FREEPORT — In the rear of a plain-looking white house — not far from the crush of shoppers at L.L. Bean’s retail complex — reside the relics of the company’s century-long history. Racks of vintage wool coats hang alongside antique fishing poles and knapsacks. L.L. Bean-brand dinnerware sold in the 1950s is here. So are […]
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Ice open, science program BRIDGTON — The Bridgton Community Ice Rink is now open. The indoor rink, behind the old Town Hall, 26 North High St., offers free skating, free rentals for all ages and free hot cocoa. Hours are Tuesday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. […]
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Name ‘St. Jude’ leads to confusion
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Last year you had a column stating fronts of old Christmas cards could be sent to St. Jude’s. I recently sent a small donation to St. Jude, and then a couple of days ago I received a Christmas ornament that looked as if it was made from a Christmas card. I would […]
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Winter Outing program begins with Greenwood hike
BETHEL — Maggie’s Nature Park in Greenwood is the site of choice for the Mahoosuc Land Trust’s first Winter Outing program. The park is a network of easy and moderate trails through a variety of forest types that provide several great views of the surrounding area from open ledges, according to Maine Trail Finder.com. It […]
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New Saunders Bros. wood products now 100 percent American-made
GREENWOOD — 2012 is looking great for the new Saunders Bros. dowel mill, a successful bare-bones start-up last year despite the country’s worst recession and an overly long Maine winter. Owner Louise Jonaitis of Portland and Hanover told the Sun Journal in late May that Saunders had hired 24 workers in the eight months since […]