Years ago, a propaganda film entitled “Reefer Madness” depicted first-time cannabis smokers turning into instant maniacs, hallucinating, killing and raping after just a couple of puffs. It has become known as a grand parody, though that was not the intent. Please welcome to the same stage “The Illinois Histrionics Players,”starring Macon County Sheriff Howard Buffett […]
May 2018
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WED/16 MISCELLANEOUS HENNA TATTOOS, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Dr., Freeport. The henna tattoo artist has lots of designs; no need to signup. Open to children and adults; adult supervision required for children in fifth grade and younger. Free and open to the public. FMI, call (207) 865-3307 or visit freeportlibrary.com. CITIZENS’ CLIMATE […]
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Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: Due to some unfortunate family circumstances, I was devastated to discover that nearly all of my boxes of cherished recipes had been destroyed. I’m now starting over from scratch to collect special recipes I can pass down to my children. Most of my family members have died, so they can no longer be […]
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Tom Wolfe, pioneering ‘New Journalist,’ dies
NEW YORK Tom Wolfe, the white-suited wizard of “New Journalism” who exuberantly chronicled American culture from the Merry Pranksters through the space race before turning his satiric wit to such novels as “The Bonfire of the Vanities” and “A Man in Full,” has died. He was 88. Wolfe’s literary agent, Lynn Nesbit, told The Associated […]
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John F. Sullivan Jr.
BRUNSWICK — John Francis Sullivan Jr., of Baribeau Drive, died on Sunday, May 13, 2018, at Mid Coast Senior Health Center. He was born on June 23, 1924, in Pasco, Washington, the son of John Francis and Ellen Sullivan. He graduated from Pasco High School in 1942. He attended the University of Washington in Seattle, […]