Wesley Wallace Ridlon was named Parade Magazine’s Policeman of the Year in 1972 and became Cumberland County’s 48th sheriff in 1990.
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Local roundup: Yarmouth/Freeport girls hockey picks up key victory over Cheverus/Old Orchard Beach/Kennebunk/Windham
Yarmouth/Freeport hands Cheverus only second loss of the season.
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Local roundup: Brunswick boys eek out road win over Biddeford
BIDDEFORD — Thomas Harvey scored 30 points and Trevor Gerrish sank a go-ahead jumper with 20 seconds remaining Tuesday to lead the Brunswick boys basketball team to a 54-53 win over Biddeford. A contested layup attempt by Biddeford’s Julius Silva after he drove the length of the court rolled off the rim as time expired. […]
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James McCarthy: Bringing the lessons of MLK’s 1963 ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ home to Maine
On Jan. 16 my wife and I listened with other Mainers to a public Zoom reading of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” It was a powerful experience and fitting reminder on this national holiday honoring King to commit ourselves to his unfinished work. Reflecting on those words […]
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Giving Voice: Mid Coast and Oasis — A long and special partnership
Last week, Lois Skillings stepped down as the President of Mid Coast-Parkview Health after 11 years. When I came to Oasis seven years ago, one of the first calls I received was from Lois, inviting me to meet with her. During that first meeting, she shared with me that she had been a volunteer nurse […]
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Danny Tyree: Brother, can you spare an excuse?
Middle-class philanthropy may be dying. Citing a study released by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, “National Review” magazine says the share of American households donating to charity nosedived from 66 percent in 2000 to 50 percent in 2018. And only one-third of the decline was directly attributable to economic hardships, with the […]
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John L Micek: Guns do kill people. And the solution is glaringly obvious
My Nhan, 65, immigrated to the United States from Vietnam in the 1980s, and made her home in California’s San Gabriel Valley, in a community called Rosemead. Her niece, Fonda Quan, said she was ready “to start the year fresh,” and celebrate with her friends, according to the CBC. She never got the chance. Nhan […]
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Rep. Allison Hepler: Local emergency medical services deserve our support
A few weeks ago, a two-car motor vehicle accident in Woolwich tragically resulted in a fatality to one driver and serious injuries to the other driver. Woolwich Emergency Medical Services as well as several other services responded to the horrific scene and the Sagadahoc Sheriff’s Office is investigating the accident. Because of the townspeople’s decision […]
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Gordon Weil: House wants taxes to favor wealthy
Maine taxpayers won the lottery. When the Maine Megabucks winner receives the $1.35 billion payout, Maine could receive as much as $96.4 million in taxes. Unlike other billionaires, the winner will have to pay most state and federal taxes before they get their money. The wealthiest taxpayers do everything they can to evade paying taxes. […]
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Just a Little Old: Three cheers for the Just a Little Olders
Five years ago, I wrote a piece about two fine gentlemen who had lived to the ripe old age of 103, entitled, “A Pair of 103s.” One of them, Stewart Gillespie, Jr., died a few months later. The other one, Don Goode (my sister-in-law’s father) died last March, just before his 108th birthday. Don savored […]