My first true love was Shirley Klein; we were in second grade together at Roosevelt School in Elmhurst, Ill., in 1940. On a sunny, spring day I decided to declare my love for Shirley by purchasing a large, hollow chocolate Easter egg at the five-and-ten-cent store in downtown Elmhurst. The egg came decorated with a […]
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Jodi Hayashida: A conversation worth having
I have begun to wonder how long we as a nation are going to waste our time on the pointless and destructive debate over whether or not Islam promotes violence. It isn’t possible to answer the question objectively. And it diverts our attention from the truly necessary conversations about how any of us learn to […]
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Pews will be full at Lewiston, Auburn Christmas services
AUBURN — It may be the uplifting carols, beautiful greens and flowers that draw people to Christmas services. For others, it could be the darkness softened by candles, or a message that God loves them and their presence is welcome. Like other churches, when the First Universalist Church Christmas Eve services begin this afternoon, the […]
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R. Nadeau: Subject matter beyond science
A person, according to “quantum theory,” is a spectator, not an observer; a performer, not a prop in a theater. A person cannot argue, one way or another, without being involved or taking a negative or a positive position. God can neither be proven or disproven, though many have tried throughout history. How can God, […]
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L. Godin: Going down the wrong path
I commend Irving Grant for his letter to the editor (July 10) concerning prayer in public places. As I see this country, with its lack of morality and beliefs, it is taking the wrong path and more people choose the soap opera way of life. They ignore what the creator stands for. Lifestyle changes have […]
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Mabel Wadsworth Center holds Saturday protest outside Bangor Hobby Lobby
BANGOR — Women and men stood on the sidewalk in front of Hobby Lobby Saturday morning holding signs that read: “My body is not your hobby,” “Control the boardroom, not the bedroom” and “Life, liberty and reproductive freedom,” amongst others. The group of about 50, organized by the Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center, stood together […]
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Bishop assigns ‘committed and driven’ priest to reverse declining number of Catholic clergy in Maine
PORTLAND — The Rev. Seamus P. Griesbach isn’t asking for much — just a few good men willing to give up having a family, autonomy and riches in order to dedicate their lives to spreading the Gospel in Maine. It’s a decision he and 63 other active priests in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland […]
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Religious hermit says prayer ‘holds world together’
LEWISTON — Rex Anthony Norris once spoke to a group of sixth-graders at Mount Merici Academy in Waterville and asked them, “What do you all know about hermits?” To which the children responded, “They steal things.” Meet Brother Rex — a real hermit who doesn’t steal. After Mass, he can be seen at the Basilica […]
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Legislative committee rejects Maine ‘religious freedom’ bill
AUGUSTA — A bill intended to protect religious freedom, but which opponents said would have opened the door to the use of religion to justify illegal discrimination and Maine Human Rights Act violations, suffered a serious blow Thursday when the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee voted 8-4 against passage. Thursday’s vote came after considerable debate, which drew […]
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Critics fear ‘religious freedom’ bill would allow legalized discrimination
AUGUSTA — Sen. David Burns, R-Whiting, says Mainers need protection from state laws that may impede their religious freedom. But the law he proposes to achieve it is drawing fierce criticism from those who say his bill would create an open door to legalizing discrimination. Burns said his proposed legislation, LD 1428, would codify into […]