AUBURN — Larry B. Lavoie, 88, passed away peacefully at Clover Manor on Monday, July 17, and is survived by a large and caring family who will miss him. Larry was born in Lewiston on June 14, 1929, the oldest child of Alice (Sevigny) and Alphonse Lavoie. He was raised in Lewiston and, for a time, […]
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Telstar junior Sierra Ryerson spreads her wings in Korea
A month ago, 16-year-old Sierra Ryerson of Greenwood had never been on an airplane. But after flying 6,000 miles by herself this month to South Korea for a summer camp experience, she said, “I could go anywhere now.” The Telstar junior has always dreamed of traveling abroad, she said, but those visions were generally focused […]
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Asian naval arms race a cause for alarm
The great East Asian naval arms race has definitely begun. It is and will be quite costly. Last November, StrategyPage.com estimated that over the next two decades China and its frightened neighbors will spend $200 billion on naval weapons acquisition. The bulk of that figure will purchase warships. China, which started the arms race, will […]
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Gilbert Donald Cook
1932 – 2015 JAY — Gilbert Donald Cook, 83, of Jay, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 30, at his home with his family at his side. He was born in Old Town on March 11, 1932, to Kenneth and Zelie (Cyr) Cook. He graduated from Old Town High School in 1951, where he was […]
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Marcel L. Raymond
1931 – 2015 Augusta — Marcel L. Raymond, 83, formerly of Lewiston, passed away peacefully Monday, April 13, after a long illness, with his loving family by his side at the Togus VA Regional Medical Center Hospice. He was born in Lewiston, Sept. 9, 1931, the son of Alexandre I. and Leda (Tancrel) Raymond. Marcel […]
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Obama: Korean War veterans ‘deserve better’
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama praised veterans of the Korean War at a ceremony Saturday marking the anniversary of the armistice, using their return to an apathetic America decades ago as a promise to better care for the generation returning from distant battlefields today. After three and an half years of fighting on the Korean […]
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North Korea military parades through Pyongyang
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Goose-stepping soldiers, columns of tanks and a broad array of ominous-looking missiles poised on mobile launchers paraded through Pyongyang’s main square on Saturday in a painstakingly choreographed military pageant intended to strike fear into North Korea’s adversaries and rally its people behind young ruler Kim Jong Un on the 60th […]
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History on the side of the forgotten heroes
Tomorrow marks the 60th anniversary of the Korean War, a war that went uncelebrated and largely unremembered in the U.S. for nearly 20 years. In 1970, the war was re-introduced to millions of Americans by the movie “M*A*S*H,” then by the long-running TV series by the same name. While the groundbreaking show explored the complexity […]