DEAR ABBY: I’m a 911 dispatcher and I am shocked by the abuse of the 911 system. We are here to help in times of emergency, but our lines are continuously tied up by people who don’t have one. PLEASE help by passing along this plea to your readers: 1. Please don’t call to ask […]
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Phoenix Academy's kids' belt test
AUBURN — Phoenix Karate Academy is very pleased to announce it’s most recent belt test, promoting several students to the next level of rank. All students executed basics (punches, blocks, kicks) using correct Japanese terminology, Kata (set memorized movements), Self–Defense techniques, and sparring concepts (light contact fighting). As well as anti-bullying and stranger defense concepts, […]
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Trump's budget proposal presents an historic opportunity
“No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we’ll ever see on this earth!” — Ronald Reagan President Trump presented his first budget to Congress Thursday. It is, as The Washington Post points out, “historic” because, if adopted, […]
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Elizabeth P. Gagne
POLAND — Elizabeth Pearl Gagne, 73, of Poland passed away peacefully on Saturday, Feb. 18, after a long illness. She was born in Poland on June 22, 1943, the daughter of Clarence R. and Florence H. (Berry) Thurlow. She attended local schools and as an adult earned her GED of which she was very proud. […]
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Constance L. Godin
STUDIO CITY, Calif. — Constance Lee Gurney Godin passed away on Thursday, March 9, in Studio City, Calif. She had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and in failing health for many months. Connie was born in Presque Isle on Jan. 24, 1933, the daughter of Alfred Benjamin Gurney and Esther Louise (Giberson) Gurney. She graduated from […]
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Aries: Making plans will lead to laughter and love
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jake Weber, 53; Bruce Willis, 62; Glenn Close, 70; Ursula Andress, 81. Happy Birthday: Turn up the volume and get moving. Talk the talk and walk the walk. Show some initiative and bring about the changes you’ve been dreaming about. Learn from the past and don’t waffle when opportunity strikes. […]
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Health care and 'The Virtue of Selfishness'
WASHINGTON — “The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.” The novelist Anatole France’s mischievous observation came to mind when the Congressional Budget Office released its analysis of the Republican cut-taxes/gut-Medicaid bill and its defenders went […]
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Joint Charter Commission’s vision for Lewiston Auburn is unrealistic
The Coalition in Opposition to L-A Consolidation has joined together, not to see the glass “half empty” and thinking that the merger of Lewiston and Auburn “can’t” be done. We simply don’t want it to be done. The individual cities have histories and attributes that identify them as individual and thriving cities, working collaboratively in […]
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Funeral notices for Sunday, March 19, 2017
AMSDEN — Raymond, 96, of Lewiston, died on Wednesday, March 8. A devout Roman Catholic, Mass will be held Saturday, April 1, at 10 a.m. at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Pittsfield. At Raymond’s request, there will be no visiting hours. Interment at the Pittsfield Cemetery will occur at a later date. In lieu of […]
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Eats: New maple grades, same delicious flavor
According to the calendar, it’s March. And if it’s March, the International Maple Syrup Institute says it’s Maple Syrup Month. Celebrated in the United States and Canada, the monthlong tribute coincides with the crescendo of the sugaring season. This year, a series of warm days in February had some people worried the maple trees would […]