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The gift of art

To the editor: At this extraordinary season of giving, I extend a special thank you and happy holidays to the visual artists, musicians, performers and arts organizations in our community, each of whom adds to the cultural magnificence of our surroundings. Our real estate agency features the work of area artists through changing and ongoing […]

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Havel, hero of anti-communist revolution, has died

PRAGUE Vaclav Havel wove theater into revolution, leading the charge to peacefully bring down communism in a regime he ridiculed as “Absurdistan” and proving the power of the people to overcome totalitarian rule. Shy and bookish, with a wispy mustache and unkempt hair, the dissident playwright was an unlikely hero of Czechoslovakia’s 1989 “Velvet Revolution” […]

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Florida A&M head keeps job during hazing death probe

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M University’s president will keep his job while authorities investigate the hazing death of a band member. The university’s board of trustees today rejected a call by Gov. Rick Scott that James Ammons be suspended. “We will stand firm against outside interference, no matter how well intended,” Solomon Badger, the […]

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Bowdoin Relays!

BRUNSWICK — The annual Bowdoin Relays were held Saturday at Farley Field House, with the Waterville girls and boys emerging as team champions. The Waterville girls earned 116 points to outdistance Greely (92), Brunswick (82) and Mt. Ararat (58). The Waterville boys picked up 111 points to beat out Mt. Ararat (80.50), York (75) and Brunswick […]