I’ve had this recurring dream (actually a nightmare) in which I spent my last seconds on Earth trying gamely to open a package containing a drug prescribed to keep me alive until the next life beckons. But the lifesaver is safely ensconced in its plastic bubble attached with 11 other lifesaving pills on a gassed-up […]
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Letter: Nothing amusing about Balentine’s view of Trump
I read John Balentine’s flippant article about President Trump’s profanity with dismay. (Oct. 23, “Trump profanity is just plain B.S.”) John writes that he admires Trump’s “business acumen.” I find little to admire in someone who inherited hundreds of millions of dollars and yet went bankrupt six times. He likes Trump’s “unpredictability.” I believe that […]
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Forum: Advocate now to prevent young people’s use of vaping products
A new generation of tobacco products is addicting a new generation of users to tobacco and nicotine. More kids and young adults are using e-cigarettes, and they’re using them more often. As a mother of a young child, I have serious concerns about the use of these products and want to encourage others to get involved. […]
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Universal Notebook: A gentle soul
This is the column about putting your old dog down. I wrote one like it in 2005 when we had to put Ritz to sleep. Now I owe it to Rudy to honor his life the same way. Ritz lived to be almost 18 years old. Rudy only made it to 12. But they were […]
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Here’s Something: Waking up to the greatness of WGAN
It’s easy to take things for granted. It’s so easy, in fact, sometimes it takes a Rip Van Winkle moment to understand how great something is. I’ve lived in greater Portland for two decades and have listened to WGAN 560 AM the entire time. But it wasn’t until last week that I realized – after […]
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Mainewhile: Let’s be bold and create something new
The recent storm got me thinking. It was about this time last year that a major October storm left most of our area in the dark for days as trees brought lines down all over the state. After that storm, I wrote a piece about putting power lines underground. I still think this is a […]
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The Universal Notebook: Never Trump
During the five-month illness (pancreatitis) that kept me in the hospital all summer, a couple of my close friends wondered aloud whether my constant outrage at the lying and cheating of Donald Trump and my penchant for arguing with individuals who support that awful man had anything to do with making me sick. I guessed […]
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Here’s Something: Presidential profanity is just plain B.S.
Shame on President Trump for his use of profanity while speaking at a recent rally in Louisiana being broadcast on live TV. I was enjoying the president’s speech right up to the point when he unleashed the full and uncut version of “B.S.” to describe the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry. And then I turned it off, […]
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Life Unwound: When people die, their lives stay
I keep it on the counter. I can’t use it because Dad, in shaping a 17-by-9-inch cutting board for my home 13 years ago, polyurethaned it, poison for food. Impractical, it stands at one end of the soapstone countertop, propped on the side of the refrigerator. Dad loved wood grains. This treasure has stripes of […]
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Letter: If Collins loves U.S., she will stand up against corruption
Susan Collins is worried that an impeachment trial will delay the Senate’s business. Perhaps a little chat with Senator McConnell would clarify what the business of the Senate should be. He is holding over 100 bills hostage on his desk that have been passed by the House since January. Isn’t that delaying Senate business simply […]