There are six candidates competing for Maine’s U.S. Senate seat left vacant because of Sen. Olympia Snowe’s impending retirement. A recent forum held in Lewiston featured only three of those candidates. The others, Danny Dalton, Steve Woods and Andrew Ian Dodge, were not invited. This leads me to ask: Why weren’t they invited? Are they […]
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C. Dube: From cell to street
I am compelled to write this after receiving a letter from an inmate who has served a lengthy sentence. He will be released to the streets in 2014 with no place to live, no money, and has been chronically ill with complex medical and psychiatric issues. To make matters worse, he will not have health […]
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L. Godin: Respect traditional marriage
The proposal to redefine marriage is really a proposal to redefine the human persona, causing a forgetfulness of what it means to be a man or a woman. That is a basic injustice to men, women, children, fathers and mothers. Marriage is truly one of the important social justice issues of this time. People cannot […]
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J. Collins: Tax and spend liberal
In response to Larry Pare’s letter to the editor (Oct. 13), I agree that Angus King is a tax and spend liberal Democrat. I will vote for Charlie Summers. John Collins, Lewiston
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Author, poet will give readings at Bates
LEWISTON — Sarah Braunstein, author of the acclaimed novel “The Sweet Relief of Missing Children” and prize-winning poet Richard Blanco will give readings at Bates College as part of its Language Arts Live series. Braunstein’s appearance will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, in Chase Hall Lounge, 56 Campus Ave. Blanco will read at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, […]
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Folk on Friday at Guthries
Folk singer Ian Fitzgerald, who since early 2011 has performed in eight states and in Nova Scotia, will appear at She Doesn’t Like Guthries at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19. Fitzgerald has played in the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival’s Emerging Artist Showcase and at other festivals including the Club Passim’s Cutting Edge of the Campfire Festival and the New […]
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‘Damnationland’ horror films will be shown at Guthries
LEWISTON — On Thursday, Oct. 25, just days before Halloween, Maine Microcinema will present a screening of “Damnationland 2012,” an annual showcase of terrifying new Maine-made short films. The films will be shown from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at She Doesn’t Like Guthries, 115 Middle St. Admission is free. Maine Microcinema is a volunteer curatorship by local cineastes […]
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Raymonde Lauze
1924 – 2012 JACKSON, Tenn. — Raymonde (Bouchard) Lauzé, 88, the daughter of the late Lucien Bouchard and Emma (Vachon) Bouchard of Lewiston, died in Jackson, Tenn., on Oct. 15. Born in Lewiston in 1924, she worked at St. Mary’s Regional Hospital for nearly 30 years. She is survived by her spouse, Laurier J. Lauzé; […]
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Gaston L. Plourde
1924 – 2012 LEWISTON — Gaston “Gus” L. Plourde, 88, formerly of 378 Foster Road, Auburn, died Tuesday, Oct. 16, at d’Youville Pavilion. Born in Lisbon Falls on Aug. 20, 1924, he was the son of August and Delima Ouellette Plourde. Educated in local schools, he married the former Irene M. Bisson on Oct. 12, […]