As I watched the impeachment hearings, I kept thinking that there must be some Republicans left in Congress who understand the threat the Trump administration poses to American democracy, but alas, all those who spoke just repeated lies from the conservative echo chamber, accusing Democrats of everything Trump does daily. Jeb Bush got trashed. John […]
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Here’s Something: Christmas gives Scrooges a second chance
My goal this Christmas season is to watch as many movie versions of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” as possible. As with most of my aspirations, I’m lagging far behind. So far, I’ve only seen two – the one with Patrick Stewart as Scrooge, as well as the 1984 classic with George C. Scott. It’s […]
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Life Unwound: From ‘them’ to ‘us’
Yesterday I waved to my husband as I left the house, “.. goin’ to the bookstore for holiday cards.” I honestly believed I would buy only, merely, just cards. The shop twinkled with sparkly displays of beckoning books, bright cards, funky socks, and this and thats in lovely aisles inviting me to browse, take my […]
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Over Easy: Flower power in the age of aggression
I think it is a good thing that the general public has been sensitized to look upon the mascots they choose to represent their sports teams. In case you have forgotten, the town of Skowhegan in the last few months was at the center of a controversy when it decided to ban the use of […]
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Letter: Thank you, honest people in Maine
I have never done this before in my 70-plus years, but I feel I need to write and express my greatest thanks to the person(s) who were so honest and thoughtful to return my misplaced wallet. I must have left it in the cart during a late-night Thanksgiving eve trip in the rain to the […]
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Superintendent’s Notebook: Eat and be merry (in moderation, of course)
Sharing food goes back to the beginning of time. As we celebrate the holidays, most of us have special dishes that we look forward to devouring, whether it be Aunt Lucy’s pecan pie or Grandma’s roasted turkey and dressing. Food is a fun and traditional way to celebrate with friends, and to count our many […]
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Mainewhile: Lessons learned from laryngitis
It has been an interesting two weeks, folks. I worked late the day before Thanksgiving in order to enjoy the time with my family, free from any thoughts of work, and I felt just dandy. Then, true to that old maxim about our bodies interpreting a vacation as a green light to go ahead and […]
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Here’s Something: Golden age of home delivery is now
We are living in the golden age of home delivery. This time of year especially, delivery trucks are frequent visitors to our neighborhoods, delivering those Christmas shopping deals for online buyers. These modern-day Santa’s helpers include perennial delivery stalwarts: Big Brown, as the United Parcel Service is affectionately called, FedEx and the granddaddy of all […]
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Universal Notebook: Just another snow job
Trump supporters like to call liberals “snowflakes,” suggesting that we are too sensitive and fragile. We in turn call them “deplorables,” because they are so callous and insensitive. As the first snow fell last week, I was reminded that there really are a lot of snowflakes in Maine, by which I mean people too young […]
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Over Easy: Climate change by any other name …
There is little that is humorous about climate change, unless it’s fantasizing about what it would mean in a day to day way. Like how funny would it be to be playing golf in December at the Sugarloaf Golf and Country Club, on the land that used to be a ski resort back in the […]