May 5 marked the bicentennial of Karl Marx, who set the stage with his philosophy for the greatest ideological massacres in history. Or did he?He did, but deniers still remain. “Only a fool could hold Marx responsible for the Gulag,” writes Francis Wheen in “Karl Marx: A Life” (1999). Stalin, Mao and Kim Il Sung, […]
May 2018
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Rockets have much to improve heading into Game 2 vs Warriors
HOUSTON — The Houston Rockets have plenty of things to fix after squandering their coveted home-court advantage in the Western Conference finals. Tops on their list: limiting turnovers, eliminating open 3s and making things tougher on the Golden State Warriors — particularly Kevin Durant. “Kevin Durant and (Stephen) Curry, they’re good. So they’re going to […]
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The 2018 Navigator is one Lincoln that lives large
The vehicle channels the Town Car’s extravagance, and amplifies it for the 21st century.
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Maine counting eagles, which recovered from brink in state
PORTLAND — Maine wildlife officials are conducting the largest statewide survey of bald eagles in the Pine Tree State in five years.Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife biologists and game warden pilots are conducting the survey of the iconic bird. It nearly disappeared from Maine in the 1970s, when there were only 39 pairs […]
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Kathleen DeLong Wigley
SANFORD — Kathleen DeLong Wigley, 69, of Sanford, passed away May 11, 2018, at Maine Medical Center. She was born April 1, 1949, in Fort Fairfield, Maine, to Donald and Helen (Mills) DeLong. Kathy graduated from Fort Fairfield High School in 1967. She then received a nursing degree from Northern Maine Vocational Technical Institute. She worked […]
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Barbara Genthner
SPRINGVALE — Barbara Genthner, 85 passed away peacefully and surrounded by her family, on Tuesday April 17, 2018, at The Lodges Care Center, in Springvale, Maine. She was the daughter of the late Raymond and Evelyn (Call) Westgate. Barbara always had a beautiful smile on her face. She loved going for long rides to the beach, […]
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Grant boosts caregiver training in York County
YORK COUNTY — Thanks to a $16,000 grant from the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation, funding for monthly caregiver support training for the next year in York County has been covered. Sponsored by the Southern Maine Agency on Aging the new caregiver support programs start in June. According to SMAA’s Chief Executive Officer Lawrence Gross, all of the […]
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Former ambassador to discuss Afghanistan in Kennebunk
KENNEBUNK — Veteran diplomat Ronald E. Neumann, president of the American Academy of Diplomacy, will discuss U.S.-Afghanistan issues at the May 19 public meeting of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers, Maine Chapter. Formerly a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Neumann served as ambassador to Algeria, Bahrain and finally to Afghanistan. A career member of the Senior […]
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LePage Cabinet member leaves quietly as office is dismantled
Jonathan LaBonte, who could be named in a lawsuit against the former Oxford County sheriff, resigned as director of the Office of Policy and Management last month with no announcement by the administration.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Trump’s decision on Chinese telecom giant ZTE undermines U.S. credibility
It suggests that sanctions can be circumvented if foreign powers threaten the president’s political interests.
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