It was no surprise to me to notice the Portland Press Herald’s lead front-page story Dec. 19 and no surprise, again, to see the top story on the front of the Local & State section the same day. Both stories discussed lawsuits – one involving Bruce Poliquin (Page A1) and the other involving Gov. LePage […]
2018
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Blame midterm results for stock market drop
In October, the Dow Jones industrial average reached a record high, nearing 27,000. As I write this letter, the Dow is down to 22,787, a decrease of 15.6 percent. What are the reasons for this staggering market decline? Many ideas have been advanced by market analysts, by political leaders and by the media. These are […]
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Letter to the editor: Arrest Trump for child abuse
The president must be held accountable for the deaths of two children in U.S. custody.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Keep students working on Maine’s many snow days
State officials inexplicably shut the door on two districts’ planned remote school day pilot project.
Posted inJournal Tribune
Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust donates $10,000 to The Ecology School
SACO — The Ecology School in Saco received a generous gift of $10,000 from The Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust to support the design and implementation of permaculture gardens throughout the school’s new environmental education center at River Bend Farm. Permaculture is a way to grow food by using ideas and methods learned through natural ecosystem study. The […]
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Speeding car flips over I-295, lands on Marginal Way in Portland
A Maine man was not seriously hurt but will face several charges after his speeding car hit a guardrail on Interstate 295 and flipped down onto Marginal Way in Portland, according to the Maine State Police. State Trooper Joe Royle said witnesses reported spotting a silver Lexus being operated erratically in the northbound lanes at […]
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Hearing set for suspect in slaying of Cpl. Eugene Cole
A hearing to consider excluding statements made to police by John D. Williams following his capture in April after allegedly killing a Somerset County sheriff’s deputy is scheduled for Feb. 28 in a Portland courtroom, a major milestone for the case in the coming year. Lewiston attorney Verne E. Paradie Jr., appointed by the court […]
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Caregivers need support, services
Editor, Caregiving is a labor of love. You take care of your loved one’s personal needs, you are their safety officer, their advocate. My wife, Deb, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2011. Deb used to read two books a week. That went away. She started having cognitive problems. Her condition continued to worsen and […]
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Old favorites, outdated attitudes: Can entertainment expire?
NEW YORK — They are fighting, yes, but the fight crackles with the enticing electricity that only Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn could deliver. He is storming out the door. She is throwing his golf clubs after him. The music is jaunty. He is charmingly irritated. Then he strides up to her, throws a fake […]
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DJ training available at WMPG
PORTLAND — WMPG Community Radio, the student and volunteer-operated, non-commercial radio station in southern Maine, announces the first training opportunity for 2019 for radio programmers. On-air hosts, DJs and producers at WMPG are students and volunteers. New trainees are welcome to jump into the creative, dynamic and fun world of community radio. The process of […]