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Gordon Weil: Dems get vaccinated; GOP not so much

by Gordon L. Weil Guest column July 16, 2021July 15, 2021

Vaccinations can tell us something about voting. The key finding is the better a state has been vaccinated, the more likely it is to vote for the Democratic presidential candidate. Digging a little deeper into the data may even show which states are likely to influence, if not downright determine, the outcome of the next presidential election. This could make political pundits look good. President Joe Biden […]

Lakes Region Weekly

Inside Windham: July 16

by Haley Pal July 16, 2021July 14, 2021

Festival for new St. Anthony of Padua Parish is July 16-17 Last month it was announced that a canonical merger would take place between St. Anne Church in Gorham, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Windham and St. Hyacinth Church in Westbrook that would establish the new St. Anthony of Padua Parish. In celebration […]

Times Record Opinion

Commentary: The US withdraws from Afghanistan after 20 years of war: 4 questions about this historic moment

by The Conversation July 16, 2021July 15, 2021

Mark R. Jacobson, a foreign policy expert at the Maxwell School at Syracuse University, served in Afghanistan as a reserve officer in 2006 and then returned in a civilian role, working as a foreign policy adviser to Gen. Stanley McChrystal and later as the deputy NATO senior civilian representative in Afghanistan. As both a scholar […]

Lakes Region Weekly

Inside Bridgton: July 16

by Perri Black July 16, 2021July 14, 2021

Bridgton Community Band performs free concerts in July The Bridgton Community Band will be performing free concerts for everyone to enjoy. They play at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 21, in the courtyard of the Bridgton Public Library and at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 28, on the bandstand at the Stevens Brook Elementary School grounds. All […]

Scarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies

Navy veteran proud of French Canadian roots

July 16, 2021July 11, 2021

Raymond Fortier was the June veteran of the month at Maine Veterans’ Homes – Scarborough.

The Forecaster

Cooking at the Cove: Light and easy entrée with a decadent dessert

by Karen Schneider July 16, 2021July 14, 2021

The first time I ever dined on fish wrapped in parchment was at The Dutch Treat, a sweet little restaurant in Franconia, New Hampshire. I loved the simplicity, I loved the elegance and I loved the full-out fresh flavor of a simple fillet of fish. The fillet of the day was cod, but since that […]

Times Record Opinion

David Treadwell: A night of hope in a Brunswick tavern

by David Treadwell Just a Little Old July 16, 2021July 13, 2021

There were 700 students in my sophomore class at Parkersburg High School in West Virginia in 1957. None of them were African-American. There were 225 students in my senior class at Mount Pleasant High School in Delaware in 1959. None of them were African-American. There were 200 students in my freshman class at Bowdoin College […]