Seeing that Sen. Linda Baker and Rep. Jeff Pierce had published an oped of some length in these pages regarding the state budget, I read eagerly, hoping to hear their positions on the budget proposed over four months ago by Governor LePage, and much discussed since. Instead, with only weeks remaining in the legislative session, […]
2015
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Graduation cost still too high
It still amazes me how a graduation can cost $15,000. Why use Bowdoin College when we have a beautiful auditorium at the high school for an indoor graduation and a large field for an outside graduation. Plus, why do parents and friends have to pay to attend graduation? If we used our own school for […]
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Thank you to local police
This letter is far overdue, but as I sit here this evening on April 12, I am remembering four months ago on January 12. There has been so much negativity in the media and on TV about the police departments in this country. I know there have been a few incidents that are questionable, but […]
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The Military, National Security and Environmentalism What Not to Say About Female Politicians
It is said that life imitates art, but art holds a small candle to life’s richly entertaining improbabilities. In conjuring the ironies life might mimic, art never seems to do justice to what is actually possible. You just can’t make some stuff up. Reality, so often, straight-out defies both credibility and imagination. Politicians love anything […]
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CALENDAR
THU/16 MISCELLANEOUS STORY TIME, 11a.m., Cundy’s Harbor Library. Join CHL for stories, activities and a snack. April’s story time themes are food and poetry. TECH HELP THURSDAY, 1-3p.m., Cundy’s Harbor Library. Drop-in tech help for eReaders, eBooks, tablets, smartphones, software/apps and other computer-related issues. NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK, Topsham Public Library. Stop by any time for […]
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Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are having a disagreement about one of our daughters (we have three). Our 8-year-old is very hairy. It is noticeable, and she doesn’t like wearing shorts, skirts or dresses because of it. Her classmates tease her about it. I want to teach her how to shave her legs or […]
