AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine supermarket-goers will now be hearing the familiar twinkle of Salvation Army bells as the charity begins its annual Christmas season. The international nonprofit — an evangelist movement within the Christian church — recently kicked off its season at the Augusta statehouse with GOP Gov. Paul LePage. The charity expects it will […]
2016
Fear Trumps Hope, But Perhaps Not in Maine
Many of us thought we would never see this day, but it has arrived. A candidate with none of the traditional qualifications for high office will become president, with consequences for the nation that cannot possibly be foreseen. Where elections are concerned, hindsight is almost instantaneous, and often wrong — but one judgment not likely […]
TODAY IN HISTORY
Today is Monday, Nov. 14, the 319th day of 2016. There are 47 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History On Nov. 14, 1851, Herman Melville’s novel “Moby-Dick; Or, The Whale” was published in the United States, almost a month after being released in Britain. On this date: In 1889, inspired by the […]
A Time of Revolt
The victory of Donald Trump in the election of 2016 should be seen in its proper historical context. It does not appear to be a vote for political right principles, a candidate or even a party, but mainly a revolt by ordinary Americans against a government that no longer represents them. As the fascinating study […]
Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: My fiance, “Allen,” and I have dated for almost three years and have been living together for three months. When we met, he had been divorced for more than two years. Allen has a 13- year-old son and a 19- year-old daughter. His kids learned about me after we had dated a year. […]