ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. and WELLS — Patricia L. (Rodrigue) Dion, 83 of Wells, Maine, passed away Dec. 25, 2018 at her home in St. Petersburg after a long battle with cancer. She was the wife of the late Jean L. Dion, who died Aug. 22, 2014. Pat was born in Sanford, Maine, on August 26, 1935 […]
2019
Another View: Double standards — The new normal in journalism?
A few months ago, I touched on the aspect of mud-slinging in the upcoming election cycle (Beginning a Season of Tar and Feathers, May 2018) and the pretzel logic of the media/journalists to assiduously apply new double-standards to all things Republican. Ignore it if the Democrat side does it; headline it if any Republican even […]
Bengals fire coach Marvin Lewis after 16th season
CINCINNATI — The Bengals fired coach Marvin Lewis on Monday, ending a 16-year stay in Cincinnati that included seven playoff appearances without so much as one win. The move ends the second-longest head coaching tenure in the league. New England’s Bill Belichick is wrapping up his 19th season with another postseason berth. He’s won five […]
Shirley Elizabeth Chase
1941 – 2018 Bowdoin, Shirley E. Chase 77, died Saturday December 29, 2018 in Brunswick. She was born October 14, 1941 in Bowdoin to Ellery and Vivian (Curtis) Wheeler. Shirley has been a lifelong resident of Bowdoin. She graduated from Lisbon High School with the Class of 1960. Shirley is survived by her husband of […]
Letter to the Editor: Sen. Collins doesn’t live up to Smith’s legacy
On June 1, 1950, Republican Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Maine led six other courageous Republican senators by introducing a Declaration of Conscience disassociating themselves from the demagoguery of Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin. More than half a century later, when a man who surpasses Joe McCarthy in demagoguery disgraces the White House, Susan […]
Gary Scott Smith: Alexander Hamilton and American Independence
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit musical “Hamilton” is lionizing the life and legacy of Alexander Hamilton. “Hamilton” won 11 Tony Awards, including best musical, a Grammy Award for best musical theater album, the Pulitzer Prize for drama, and the Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired by American History. “Hamilton” is likely to “become one of the biggest critical […]
MLK Breakfast event nearing
MLK Breakfast Event: Featuring Rev. Jeffrey McIlwain, Chaplain of Cumberland County Jail, and North Star Gospel Jazz Ensemble, Monday, Jan. 21, 9 a.m. First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Main St. Kennebunk.Tickets $15, students $5, reservations: www.uukennebunk.org.
Jeanne Caswell Clampitt
Jeanne Caswell Clampitt died peacefully on December 21, 2018 with her youngest sister at her side and after a very brief illness. Jeanne was born January 31, 1926 in Winchester MA to Olive and Frederick H. Caswell. She grew up in Newtonville MA, where she graduated from Newton High School in 1942 and went on […]
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