They say hurricane season in New England lasts from about May to October, but September is known as the month when most of the bad storms come our way. The legendary hurricane of 1938 blew through the state on Sept. 21. Two hurricanes, Carol and Edna, struck Maine in early September of 1954. Hurricane Gloria […]
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POLITICS & OTHER MISTAKES: Pimping and pandering
And so, the excitement of the fall political campaigns begins. Although, “excitement” might not be the right word to characterize events more precisely described as turgid with occasional interludes of venomous, petty and inaccurate. Sort of like golf – without the fresh air. Oh wait, I forgot self-serving. Still sounds like golf. If my enhanced […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE:
The other night I did a reading for what I was told was a “literary group” located over in the mountains somewhere. Don’t ask me exactly where in the mountains this place was because although my GPS was able to find it when I asked, I’m sure it would never be able to retrace its […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS: New program matches volunteers, vets
One of the best project/programs to be developed recently is called the Vet to Vet Project. We know one person who is involved as a volunteer and he has reported it is “just wonderful,” so we encourage any interested readers to find out more. The Vet to Vet Project, a program developed by Southern Maine […]
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LETTERS: Impressive accomplishments
I recently received an impressive pdf booklet of Gov. Paul LePage’s accomplishments while in office from 2011 to 2013. I’m a staunch supporter, but even I was stunned by how much in one term he has done for the state of Maine. Voters who get all their news from the big three newspapers in the […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS: Some summer senior gripes
When was the last time you bought a pound of coffee? More likely, it’s 12 ounces. And that big fat red plastic container that I would think contained 3 pounds is really 2 pounds and 1 ounce. Is there anything on the grocery shelves that hasn’t been “downsized” in the last few years? When the […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS: Greedy scammers showing no shame
According to the Federal Trade Commission, Americans lost more than $73 million to impostor scams last year. While the agency admits the figure accounts for only a fraction of the problem because most victims fail to report the crime, instances of imposter scams have doubled between 2009 and 2013. The U.S Senate Special Committee on […]
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ON THE RIGHT LANE: Wishing to be invisible
“Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping Tom to install your window blinds.” John Perry Barlow I was in a self-made dilemma as to what I was going to write about this week because I realize that it’s best to change subjects rather than drumming on the same old […]
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ON THE RIGHT LANE: Wishing to be invisible
“Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping Tom to install your window blinds.” John Perry Barlow I was in a self-made dilemma as to what I was going to write about this week because I realize that it’s best to change subjects rather than drumming on the same old […]
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LETTERS: Question not asked
While thousands of words could be written about this situation that our mayor has so courageously joined in, it would behoove us all to learn who is what when discussing this issue. I leave it up to fellow citizens to learn what an immigrant is and what an illegal alien is. Our mayor seems to […]