Editor, One of the reasons that the Biddeford Cultural and Heritage Center (BCHC) was formed was to recognize our predecessors and celebrate their lives so that we would not forget how our great city came to be what it is today. So many people have been instrumental in giving of themselves, both personally and professionally, […]
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Moon back in NASA’s court 50 years after 1st lunar landing
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Fifty years after humanity’s first lunar footsteps, the moon is back in NASA’s court. The White House wants U.S. astronauts on the moon pronto — by 2024, a scant five years from now. The moon will serve as a critical proving ground, the thinking goes, for the real prize of sending […]
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Byron York: Pushups won’t make Biden campaign strong
Can a candidate who is leading the field by 12 points be weak? That’s the question of Joe Biden’s run for the Democratic presidential nomination. The fact is, Biden’s campaign is showing signs of weakness. So is the candidate himself. And doing pushups, as Biden suggested he might do to show up President Trump, won’t […]
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Facebook’s big federal fine: Hammer or slap on the wrist?
SAN FRANCISCO — Did Facebook get a slap on the wrist? The Federal Trade Commission’s record $5 billion fine and new oversight of Facebook is a serious attempt to rein in the world’s largest social media network after years of privacy mishaps. But it doesn’t go as far as the company’s biggest critics would have […]
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Biden says he’s not relying on Obama as ‘crutch’ in 2020 bid
DETROIT — Joe Biden rarely lets a public event pass without reminding voters of his work alongside President Barack Obama. But the former vice president insisted on Wednesday that he’s not overly relying on that relationship to fuel his 2020 White House bid. “It’s not a crutch,” Biden said during a forum in Detroit sponsored […]
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David Shribman: Truman library spruces up to match president’s legacy
Who today thinks about Harry Truman? A lot of people, it turns out, and that is one reason why the Truman Presidential Library and Museum is closing next week. That may sound like the kind of riddle that was prominent in this region during the Truman years. Here’s one from 1947: I walked out beside […]
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Auburn actress making feature film debut in Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’
AUBURN — After six years working in art departments on movies, including “Iron Man 2” and “Django Unchained,” Auburn native Breanna Wing wanted to be in front of the camera. Quentin Tarantino gave her a shot. Wing plays “Cheyenne the hippie hitchhiker” in Tarantino’s new film, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” a part for […]
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Old Orchard Beach High School honor roll
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Administrators at Old Orchard Beach High School have announced the top academic performers for Quarter 4 of the 2018-2019 school year earning distinction on the school’s honor roll: GRADE 12 Highest Honors Meghan Pelletier, Morgan Rooney High Honors: Rose Cyr, Aiden Davenport and Amy Nguyen. Honors Joyce Doucette, Blake Hall, Preston […]
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