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POLITICS & OTHER MISTAKES: Dropkick me, Jesus (through the goalposts of life)

Are you there, Angus? It’s me, God. I’m getting in touch, Sen. King, because, even though I’m supposed to be all-knowing, I’m totally flummoxed by your effort to impose taxes on one of my most cherished institutions. It has come to my divine attention that you’re attempting to persuade your colleagues in Congress to repeal […]

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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS: Looking at the generations, from ‘Lost’ to boomers to ‘i’

It seems like all we hear about are the baby boomers – born from 1946-1964. There are more of them than any other group, they’re the ones who are going to cause the American economy to see overwhelming changes and there are television programs, magazines and numerous news articles focused on this group. They get […]

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LIFE IN THE SUBURBS: Don’t love them to death

Okay, here we go again. I will get into trouble for this column. It raises the annual question of Scarborough’s adolescent boys, how we treat them, what we expect of them, and what they will become. Scarborough is a fabulous town in which to raise a girl. Opportunities great. Resources great. Encouragement great. Expectations high. […]

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POLITICS & OTHER MISTAKES: Awful sound

There’s still time for the Maine Legislature to take action to prevent another tragedy like the one that hit the state in 2010. Representatives and senators of all ideologies must unite behind an emergency bill to preserve what little integrity remains in our political system. They should pass a law making it illegal for gubernatorial […]