Chances Are By Richard Russo Published by Alfred Knopf Pages 302 Price $26.95 Richard Russo has created a new exciting novel that I like better than his famous “Empire Falls” book which won him the Pulitzer Prize in 2002. This book is refreshing, humorous, and compassionate. It reveals the feelings of youth in the 1970’s […]
2019
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The humble Farmer: Seeking companionship? Think inside the (big) box
A man who wanders the aisles of the nearest chain discount store will undoubtedly run into a woman who wants to straighten out his suspenders.
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Posted inSports
Waynflete student, 16, turns skills with a soccer ball into national title
Patrick Shaw of North Yarmouth, a rising junior at Waynflete, will compete in the World Finals of the fledgling sport of freestyle football.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Trump administration is bungling a good (yes, good) proposal
Moving a few federal agencies out of Washington could boost local economies and better connect the government to Americans.
Posted inJournal Tribune
‘Easy Rider’ star, 1960s swashbuckler Peter Fonda dies at 79
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Peter Fonda, the son of a Hollywood legend who became a movie star in his own right after both writing and starring in the counter-culture classic “Easy Rider,” died Friday at his home of complications from lung cancer. He was 79. “I am very sad,” Jane Fonda said in a […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Rock Row getting much-needed scrutiny
Coverage of the concert venue’s noise problems shows that frustration is growing as the promoter’s incompetence becomes more obvious.
Posted inJournal Tribune
Tlaib declines to visit West Bank, citing Israeli conditions
JERUSALEM (AP) — Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib said Friday she would not visit her grandmother in the occupied West Bank, despite being granted an Israeli permit on humanitarian grounds, saying Israel’s “oppressive” conditions aimed to humiliate her. Israel barred Tlaib and another Democrat, Rep. Ilhan Omar, from visiting Jerusalem and the West Bank over their […]
Posted inJournal Tribune, South Portland Sentry
South Portland Po joins Cities for Citizenship
SOUTH PORTLAND — South Portland will join 25 other cities and counties in the Cities for Citizenship initiative, which will allow the city to promote the naturalization of immigrants in South Portland. At the Aug. 6 South Portland City Council meeting, the council voted unanimously to join Cities for Citizenship, which is a national initiative […]
Posted inJournal Tribune, Scarborough Leader
Backpack drive in full swing
SCARBOROUGH — Project G.R.A.C.E. is partnering with a library, church, and local banks to collect backpacks and supplies for families in Scarborough. Board President Bert Follansbee said that, for a family struggling to pay bills, filling a backpack with supplies can be a strain. “There’s a lot of need at back to school time: clothes, […]
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