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Spineless

Who are Maine’s toughest and wimpiest politicians? To answer that question, I conducted a comprehensive survey (which involved sitting in my office, drinking beer and binge watching old episodes of “Mike Tyson Mysteries”). This highly scientific method of determining strength of character produced two definitive lists, which I’ll share with you this week and next. […]

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Inside Standish

Club seeks members Established in 2015, Standish Fish & Game Club, a family-oriented club for outdoor enthusiasts, meets the first Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Steep Falls Fire Barn on Boundary Road. The next meeting, Aug. 3, may include a site walk of part of the club’s 300-acre property just up […]

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Arts and entertainment calendar

THEATER Through Sunday, July 31 “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast,” at Schoolhouse Arts Center 16 Richville Road, Standish, directed by Dillon Bates, music by Allen Thomas and choreography by Jake Boyce. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 5 p.m. $16-$18. 642-3743 or www.schoolhousearts.org. Wednesday, Aug. 3-Saturday, Aug. 13 Auditions, for Windham […]

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Windham lodge sale warms needy

Windham Neighbors Helping Neighbors, a local organization providing heating oil to in-need families during the winter, has received a donation from local civic group the Independent Order of the Odd Fellows. The Lake Pine Association, which manages the finances of the Odd Fellows, donated $10,000 from the recent sale of their lodge on Route 302 […]

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(Not his) drug of choice

There’s methadone to Gov. Paul LePage’s madness. Bad puns aside (and I admit that one seems to make no sense, but bear with me), LePage has a valid point when he criticizes drug-abuse treatment programs that dispense methadone. Most of Maine’s nine dispensaries for this stuff are run by for-profit corporations that accomplish little more […]