You can’t open a newspaper or turn on the local TV news without seeing a new story about the state’s growing chemical scourge. I mean it’s “everywhere,” literally; Addiction hits all kinds of people in all kinds of places. It is indiscriminate. As a lieutenant and advanced emergency management technician, or EMT, for the Biddeford […]
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The incorrectly political Donal Trump
The message of television as metaphor is not only that all the world is a stage, but that the stage is located in Las Vegas, Nevada.” – Neil Postman, “Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business” So I see where candidate Trump and former Governor Palin are complaining about “political […]
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Readers’ Forum
OOB resident fond of St. Luke’s chapel In June 1971, the Catholic Bishop at the time dedicated St. Luke’s Chapel Saco Ave. Old Orchard Beach. Rev. James J. Mullen, fourth degree assembly Knights of Columbus “Honor Guards,” escorted the bishop before and after he celebrated the dedication Mass. Faithful navigator Conrad Boidvert, Purser Oscar Nollete […]
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Collins with key role on Iran
In judging the proposed nuclear accord with Iran, it looks like wisdom is determined by political party. Almost all Republicans quickly opposed the deal. The Democrats, true to their more unruly traditions, are mostly supporting it, though some are vocal in opposition. The GOP members of Congress are not only opposed to President Obama, hardly […]
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In Our Opinion
It’s been three years since the City of Biddeford agreed to purchase and close the Maine Energy Recovery Company’s waste-to-energy incinerator. While many at the time were thankful that its distinctive odor would no longer permeate the downtown area, others criticized the $6.7 million purchase, wondering how MERC’s absence would benefit the city in the […]
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thumb• nail (thum’nail’) … 2. anything quite small or brief, as a sm all dra wi ng or sh ort ess ay Thumbs down to Gov. Paul LePage, who penned a letter to President Obama and Maine’s Congressional representatives opposing federal protections for Cashes Ledge and a proposed national forest in the Millinocket area. Cashes […]
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TA headmaster welcomes students, invites community
On behalf of the Thornton Academy Board of Trustees, faculty and staff, I am pleased to welcome our students and families back to campus. This is also an invitation to our entire community to join us in a celebratory event on Saturday, September 12. Thanks to the generosity of our donors and the foresight of […]
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Last call for fried dough and Ferris wheels
Feel the air outside. Getting a bit crisp at night, isn’t it? With autumn now divested of its back-to-school association, and all the gum-snapping, bookbags and-Trapper-Keepers connotations that entails, I have to say, I’ve grown to love the season. Our air conditioning units can finally be given a rest, and if you don’t like pumpkin […]
