The past was not all that it is sometimes cracked up to be by people with short memories for war and turmoil.
March 2010
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor: March 28, 2010
Strippers don’t belong in paper Soft porn, as described by Wikipedia, “is a form of filmic or photographic pornography or erotica that is less sexually explicit than hard-core pornography.” That is what not-so-tastefully graced the front page of the Maine Sunday Telegram on March 14. Is this a family publication or a prelude to Hustler […]
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Our View: State can afford the right bond package
The capacity to borrow exists as long as the projects funded are the right kind of debt.
Posted inOutdoors
Skiing: Season heads for another raucuous end
There are those in Maine who complain about our long winters. I have little sympathy for them. This is the northeasternmost state, after all. You should expect snow, cold weather, and, frankly, you should ski. I have even less understanding of those Maine skiers who hang up their boards as soon as the calendar turns […]
Posted inNation & World
World and Nation Dispatches
BEIRUT Crews search Moroccan lake for sheikh after plane crash Rescuers searched a lake in Morocco on Saturday for the man who oversees one of the world’s largest state-owned wealth funds after he disappeared in an air accident. A glider carrying Ahmed bin Zayed al Nahyan, the managing director of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, […]
Posted inOutdoors
Allen Afield: Sportsman’s Show has something for everyone
The 30th annual State of Maine Sportsman’s Show – the largest and most prestigious show of its kind in the state – runs April 2-4 at the Augusta Civic Center. The 2010 show ranks as the largest one in the event’s 30-year history, according to Harry Vanderweide, the organizer. This spring’s production includes 100 seminars […]
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Sofa shoppers need to find their comfort zone
The long and short of it: Style, cost and construction vary widely, so do your homework.
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Decorative paint tones down from over-the-top ‘Dallas’ days
Elaine Griffin is crazy about stripes – in small rooms and kids’ rooms, powder rooms and halls. She also likes glazes and metallics. Stencils, too. Decorative and faux painting is back, although in a subtler style than the “Dallas” and “Dynasty” days of the 1970s. “We overdid it then,” said Griffin, a New York decorator, […]
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Snowmobiling: Alterations salvage premier of Pro-Am race
Less than 24 hours before the inaugural Maine 100 Pro-Am Cross Country Snowmobile Race scheduled for March 20, things were looking very grim, or more specifically, very brown. A week of temperatures in the 50s in Greenville had melted the snow off all of Bullwinkle’s raceway, leaving only dirt. “When we took the USCC (United […]