John Cariani endearingly tackles the up and downs of relationships with the world premiere of his latest play, “Love/Sick.” And it was love at first sight for the Portland Stage audience Friday night. The play stars Patricia Buckley, Torsten Hillhouse, Abigail Killeen and Dave Mason as 20 characters, in 10 vignettes. Each tells the story […]
2013
Posted inNation & World
North Korea claims ‘state of war’ exists
Its threats toward Seoul and the U.S. raise worries that a misjudgment could lead to an actual clash.
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Mandela breathing ‘without difficulty’
South African officials say the 94-year-old former president had a recurrence of pneumonia.
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Telegram All-State SkiingGirls: From a family of skiers, to top of the high school hill
Elise Luce of Mt. Abram is the fourth of four Luce girls who have excelled, coached by their father.
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Telegram All-State SkiingBoys: Eastman wins with legs, with a big assist from his head
Silas Eastman of Fryeburg Academy analyzes the course and opposition, and it’s paid off well.
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Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry
The poet Gary Lawless of Nobleboro often honors in his work the purity of the natural world that continues to exist around us, despite the corruption of our civilization. In today’s poem he follows a path that leads beyond destroyed totem poles in Sitka, Alaska, to a wild nature, calling us to join him.
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Summly deal shows smartphone’s impact on accessing information
Many last week celebrated the latest tech wunderkind, a British teenager who made a fortune selling an app that boils down news reports, no matter how important or complex, into a pithy 400 characters. But for some of those who prefer heartier servings of news, the development carried at least a whiff of the apocalypse. […]
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Pope Francis is part of a larger, important religious trend to watch
The new pontiff represents the southern hemisphere, where a socially conservative brand of Christianity is spreading rapidly.
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On the Move
NEW FACES • Roger El-Hachem, M.D., a specialist in internal medicine, has joined Bridgton Internal Medicine. El-Hachem previously practiced in Willimantic, Conn., in a solo practice and later with Hartford Medical Group. He also served as a hospitalist at Windham Community Memorial Hospital in Willimantic. He lives in Raymond. • Dr. Hongna Wang and […]
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Charles Lawton: Interest groups open to learning could get things done
Last week I heard a radio commentator offer an interpretation of President Obama’s political agenda: Support gun control laws to appeal to women; support gay marriage to appeal to young people; support immigration reform to appeal to Latinos; and hope that these disparate efforts will garner sufficient support to elect a Democratic majority to Congress […]