Mr. Lehrer died on Dec. 27 of complications of Lewy body dementia and COVID-19.
2021
Guest column: Coming to terms with racism in 2021
Recently, I was teaching an adult Zoom course entitled “Let’s Talk: Reckoning with Racism.” Within a few minutes into the first class, a Zoom bomber hacked it and displayed a man eating potato chips while the n-word repeated loudly in the background. We all quickly left the meeting and got back in on another platform. […]
COVID-19 bills will be focus for Maine lawmakers in 2021 session
A stack of coronavirus-related bills highlights the partisan divide on the virus, while focusing on everything from vaccine policy to financial relief for businesses hardest hit by pandemic restrictions.
Maine Voices: In this storm, be the lighthouse that helps others reach home
Let’s stop ourselves the next time we hear ourselves complaining. Let’s see the blessings that are right in front of us.
Leonard Pitts: After a year of reading books only by women, I’m a richer man for it
My bias had deprived me of whole vistas of discovery. And if you choose to see in that a broader lesson, I won’t argue.
Four people die as mob incited by Trump storms Capitol in attempt to stop confirmation of Biden’s election
The rioters sent members of Congress scrambling to crouch under desks while police futilely tried to barricade the building, in one of the most jarring scenes ever in a seat of American political power.
Obituary: Roger P. Duquesnoy
SABATTUS – Roger P. Duquesnoy age 86 of Keay Road and formerly of Brunswick passed away Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020 at …
Obituary: Richard “Dick” Gantnier
SACO – Richard “Dick” Gantnier, 89, of Saco died Jan. 2, 2021 at his home of more than 50 years surrounded …
Obituary: Ethel S. Grasmuck
BRUNWICK – Ethel S. Grasmuck, 98, of Brunswick, passed away on Jan. 1, 2021 at her home after a long illness.
Ethel …
Obituary: Carin Douglass Wilson
NORTH YARMOUTH – Carin Wilson, 46, passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 26, 2020. She was born on June 28, 1974, the …