One fine summer morning a few years ago, my neighbor stepped out on his deck to discover that the often-repeated axiom about where bears do their defecating was not as absolute as some people might believe. A member of the species Ursus americanus had taken a sizable dump next to his shiny new grill. Shortly […]
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: Mainers rev up for racing
One of the smartest guys who ever lived, Albert Einstein, once said, “There is more to life than just increasing its speed.” Remarks like that help explain why Einstein never became a color commentator for NASCAR or the Indy 500. The ability of one thing to go faster than another has always been important to […]
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Class B baseball: York subdues Winslow, 4-1
The Wildcats came close in other sports this school year, but now reign in baseball for the first time since 1971.
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Plan to repay Maine hospital debt approved
The bill, passed unanimously by the state House and Senate, now awaits Gov. LePage’s signature.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Plan to repay Maine hospital debt approved
The bill, passed unanimously by the state House and Senate, now awaits Gov. LePage’s signature.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Plan to repay Maine hospital debt approved
The bill, passed unanimously by the state House and Senate, now awaits Gov. LePage’s signature.
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Especially for Seniors – For seniors, knowledge is power
Six years ago, figures from AARP showed that Maine is not just the “oldest” state (15 percent are 65 or older) but it’s the poorest – especially for senior citizens. More than one in five Mainers age 65-plus receive Social Security and for 25 percent of them, it’s their only income. The average monthly Social […]
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LOOKING BACK – Issue of June 15, 1988
Three days of food booths, craft booths and kiddie rides in Riverbank Park will be punctuated with a series of special events under the theme, “We the People,” as Westbrook holds its ninth annual Westbrook Together festival, June 17-19. Highlights include a big parade from Lincoln and Bridge streets to the park at 10 a.m. […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: Brush up your etiquette
Now that Memorial Day weekend is over, the 2013 yard sale season has begun here in Maine and will soon be in full swing, with sales blooming like ragweed on lawns across Maine, from Kittery to Fort Kent, Rockport to Rangeley. As this robust industry awakens to another season of wild, raucous, unmeasured, completely unregulated […]
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GUEST COLUMN: GMOs not as scary as they sound
This concerns Ben Bragdon’s editorial, “Consumers should know if food genetically tweaked” in the May 31 Lakes Region Weekly, written in support of Maine bill LD 718. On the surface, the position Ben presented – that consumers have a right to know what is in their food – sounds perfectly reasonable. Food labeling requirements are […]