David Treadwell writes a lot that is sensible and true. However, it seems that his admission that “I just don’t get it” when it comes to Christian opposition to same- sex “ marriage” can be traced to a very faulty major premise appearing earlier in the essay. He asserts with confidence: “Discrimination is wrong, period.” […]
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CALENDAR
WED/8 MISCELLANEOUS MY MONEY WORKS, 9:30a.m. to 12:30p.m., Topsham Public Library. Second of five sessions, meeting every Wednesday in April from 9:30a.m. to 12:30p.m. Gain the skills and confidence you need to stretch your money, pay your bills, reduce your debt, find money for savings and more. Call 725- 1727 to register. TOPSHAM GARDEN CLUB, […]
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Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: I’m the mother of an 18-year-old daughter. Her dad and I are divorced and she lives with him. We were married 20 years and I know he’s a good parent, except for one thing. My daughter has told me her father and his partner sometimes engage in very loud lovemaking when she’s in […]
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TODAY IN HISTORY
Today is Wednesday, April 8, the 98th day of 2015. There are 267 days left in the year. On April 8, 1973, artist Pablo Picasso died.
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UMaine gets grants to improve food safety
ORONO (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is awarding the University of Maine a $4.9 million grant to improve food processing technologies for products like grains, seeds and nuts. The school is among 36 universities in the country to receive a total of $19 million in grants from the USDA’s National Institute of Food […]
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Committee divided over LePage tax plan
AUGUSTA (AP) — Lawmakers on a legislative committee are unanimously recommending that the state maintain revenue sharing and throw out Gov. Paul LePage’s plan to tax nonprofits. But Republicans and Democrats on the Taxation Committee are divided over other pieces of LePage’s budget plan. The committee outlined its recommendations to the Appropriations Committee on Tuesday. […]