This week, Lucius Flatley, the eminent professor, presented the coffee-shop gang with a list of a few books he cherished. These selections would not please an English teacher as examples of the great American novel. There is no “Catcher in the Rye” or “Huckleberry Finn” – wonderful and groundbreaking as they were. This list is […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – Down to the last puffs
It’s easy to see that it’s getting harder all the time to be a cigarette smoker. It’s also clear that with fewer smokers around, it’s getting easier to see. I was thinking about things like this the other day when I read in the paper that Portland wants to ban smoking in places where it […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS – Some good advice: Keep your personal info personal
We seniors tend to point out that we have lived a long time and have lots of experience; therefore, we’re not about to get “scammed” by some fast-talking, pleasant person on the phone. But in truth, it happens frequently and most often to us – those with the most experience, the elders. From the Maine […]
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George H.W. Bush leaves Houston hospital
The nation’s oldest living former president has been hospitalized since Nov. 23, including a week in intensive care.
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Miss New York takes national title
Mallory Hagan of Brooklyn is crowned in Las Vegas.
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QUINN'S CORNER – More numbers ?for the tote board
Another accumulation of factoids from various reliable sources: Semper fidelis: There are now more deaths by suicide among active-duty soldiers than killed by war. Among veterans of all ages, the ratio is about 25 to 1. Who says Congress isn’t working: In the past 10 years, there have been 4,428 changes to the U.S. tax […]
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QUINN'S CORNER – More numbers ?for the tote board
Another accumulation of factoids from various reliable sources: Semper fidelis: There are now more deaths by suicide among active-duty soldiers than killed by war. Among veterans of all ages, the ratio is about 25 to 1. Who says Congress isn’t working: In the past 10 years, there have been 4,428 changes to the U.S. tax […]
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GUEST COLUMN – Easy does it, or else
A couple weeks ago, Gov. Paul LePage issued his highly anticipated budget “curtailment order.” The order is simply his proposal for cutting the current state budget due to the less-than-projected funds coming into the state coffers. A review of the state revenues, from which the budget was built nearly two years ago, showed there is […]