Consider the cases of two clueless politicians. One is a Republican who holds Maine’s highest office. The other is a Democrat buried at the bottom of the legislative power heap. Both believe they’ve been wronged. Neither is right. GOP Gov. Paul LePage hates the news media because they accurately report the stupid statements he makes. […]
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POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES – Wrong thing to say
Consider the cases of two clueless politicians. One is a Republican who holds Maine’s highest office. The other is a Democrat buried at the bottom of the legislative power heap. Both believe they’ve been wronged. Neither is right. GOP Gov. Paul LePage hates the news media because they accurately report the stupid statements he makes. […]
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QUINN'S CORNER – Flatley’s reading recommendations
This week, Lucius Flatley, the eminent professor, presented the coffee-shop gang with a list of a few books he cherished. These selections would not please an English teacher as examples of the great American novel. There is no “Catcher in the Rye” or “Huckleberry Finn” – wonderful and groundbreaking as they were. This list is […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – Down to the last puffs
It’s easy to see that it’s getting harder all the time to be a cigarette smoker. It’s also clear that with fewer smokers around, it’s getting easier to see. I was thinking about things like this the other day when I read in the paper that Portland wants to ban smoking in places where it […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS – Some good advice: Keep your personal info personal
We seniors tend to point out that we have lived a long time and have lots of experience; therefore, we’re not about to get “scammed” by some fast-talking, pleasant person on the phone. But in truth, it happens frequently and most often to us – those with the most experience, the elders. From the Maine […]
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Nation Dispatches
WASHINGTON Justice Thomas finally says something in court – sort of Justice Clarence Thomas did something at a Supreme Court argument Monday for the first time in nearly seven years – he spoke. But what Thomas said is not clear, other than he appears to have joked about Ivy League lawyers. The argument transcript only […]
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Scarborough police arrest suspected Walmart shoe peeper
SCARBOROUGH – A Saco man has been arrested in relation to an incident in July when customers at Walmart reported a man using a camera on his shoe to capture images under women’s dresses. William Tibbals, 31, was arrested Friday on a warrant charging him with one felony count of visual sexual aggression against a […]
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High School Notebook: Portland keeps rolling along
The Portland boys’ basketball team ran its record to 10-0 with a 63-47 win Friday night over South Portland. The Bulldogs are one of two Class A boys’ teams perfect through 10 games. The other is Hampden Academy, the defending Eastern Maine champion. Could the two teams be on a collusion course for the state […]