I agree that something must be done. But it has nothing to do with limiting any further, the availability of firearms. For the very first time since he took office, I agree with President Obama on something he said: “In his broadest remarks on gun control yet in the aftermath of the mass shooting at […]
2012
Posted inCoastal Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Letter: America must choose to be great again
Edgar Allen Beem appropriately asked whether America is the greatest country in the world. “American exceptionalism” is not a popular notion these days. We do seem to be racing “from first to worst,” to borrow a phrase often used in sports journalism. Why? Considering the sports analogy, when once-championship sports teams go downhill, the reason […]
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Obama praises NASA for Mars landing
“Tonight, on the planet Mars, the United States of America made history,” said Obama.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Windham Remembered
The newest acquisition at Windham Historical Society is this antique horse-drawn wooden hay rake. Some of us remember when this was in common use in town. Invented in the mid-1800s, this piece of farm equipment was a big improvement over what had been used for centuries – manpower! Some sources say using this “modern” method […]
Posted inNews, Sports
Poor turnout puts Unity Raceway season in jeopardy
The stock car raceway’s manager says he’s so deep in debt he can’t afford to pay purse money to winning drivers.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
INSIDE RAYMOND
Tri-ing and Succeeding I am writing this on the evening of one of my favorite days of summer; the Tri for a Cure, an event I thoroughly enjoy watching. In its fifth year, records were broken in the number of women who participated and also the amount of money raised for the Maine Cancer Foundation. […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
INSIDE RAYMOND
Tri-ing and Succeeding I am writing this on the evening of one of my favorite days of summer; the Tri for a Cure, an event I thoroughly enjoy watching. In its fifth year, records were broken in the number of women who participated and also the amount of money raised for the Maine Cancer Foundation. […]
Posted inNews, Politics
Romney outraises Obama for 3rd month
Romney and the RNC raised more than $101 million in July, compared to the $75 million that Obama and the DNC brought in.
Posted inNews
Convicted killer’s parents return to be near imprisoned son
Supporting their son, who is serving 45 years in prison for murder, is the driving force behind a couple’s return to Maine. “Just about everything we do is about Peter.”
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Arts fest, take two
The second SummerWind Arts Fest, Windham’s only arts and music festival, took place near Buck’s Naked BBQ on Route 302 in North Windham on Saturday, July 28. Musicians and artist vendors, mostly from the Lakes Region area, helped provide a festive scene at the event, organized by a group of locals headed by Jen White […]