Many people my age don’t put up a Christmas tree and I struggle with this decision each year. I am usually done in by the Christmas box. On the top shelf, unreachable without a stepstool, is the Christmas box. You probably have one or two of these. Opening that box, hauled from way back in […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS: The Christmas box
Many people my age don’t put up a Christmas tree and I struggle with this decision each year. I am usually done in by the Christmas box. On the top shelf, unreachable without a stepstool, is the Christmas box. You probably have one or two of these. Opening that box, hauled from way back in […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS: The Christmas box
Many people my age don’t put up a Christmas tree and I struggle with this decision each year. I am usually done in by the Christmas box. On the top shelf, unreachable without a stepstool, is the Christmas box. You probably have one or two of these. Opening that box, hauled from way back in […]
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DOWN THE ROAD APIECE: Shopping strategy that’s for the ages
I was in Portland last week and couldn’t believe the number of people I saw clogging the streets and sidewalks of that city’s Old Port. From what I could tell, most were shopping for holiday gifts. You’d never see anything like that Down East, where most people have had all their shopping done for months […]
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EDITORIAL: Unite on climate
After 9/11, the phrase “United We Stand” was quite popular. People posted it as bumper stickers, wore it on T-shirts, and said it during speeches. The ones who still remember 9/11 and want others to remember still display it, because standing together to fight an unrelenting foe is a never-ending effort. The catchphrase is useful […]
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POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES: Extreme circumstances
I like extremists. Wait, that didn’t come out quite right. I’m not talking about the freakazoids trying to kill people in a misguided attempt to make some point that isn’t obvious to anybody but them. It’s entirely possible to be extreme without being homicidal. Or congenitally unclear. The extremists I like are those with precise […]
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DOWN THE ROAD APIECE: A doozy of a winter
The other day down at the diner, we got to speculating about what winter might have in store for us. Then came the stories of winters past. When I hear such stories, being a history buff, I often recall reading about the harsh winter of 1775. It was the year Col. Benedict Arnold led a […]
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Letters
Reject Question 1 Remember the bear-baiting flap last year? Mainers voted to keep out-of-staters’ noses out of Maine’s business. A similar thing is happening this year: Question 1,the so-called clean election bill, is on the ballot Nov. 3. The bill purports to keep big money out of Maine politics and improve the disclosure of who […]
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Stelk supporter On occasion, an energetic, thoughtful young person comes along who has the generosity of spirit and talent to advance the civic good. Marla Stelk, a candidate for Gorham Town Council, is just such a person. Marla has a vision for Gorham that values all sectors of the community, realizing that we need to […]
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Especially for Seniors: Beware bogus medical-alert system call
Last week, as usual, I received perhaps seven or eight phone calls (not live) telling me I was qualified for a free medical alert system. One enthusiastic female told me that I had been referred to them by a “friend” who is now on my bucket list. Another senior freebie I was delighted to hear […]