In seventh grade, my mother signed me up for ballroom dance lessons. That was bad enough. Even worse was that the people involved with the fiasco – teachers, participants, parents – contacted me each year for the next six years. “Do you know ballroom dance starts next week? Are you signed up? Need a ride?” […]
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GREETINGS FROM ZIP CODE 04074: Boston Marathon. Check.
In seventh grade, my mother signed me up for ballroom dance lessons. That was bad enough. Even worse was that the people involved with the fiasco – teachers, participants, parents – contacted me each year for the next six years. “Do you know ballroom dance starts next week? Are you signed up? Need a ride?” […]
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GREETINGS FROM ZIP CODE 04074: Boston Marathon. Check.
In seventh grade, my mother signed me up for ballroom dance lessons. That was bad enough. Even worse was that the people involved with the fiasco – teachers, participants, parents – contacted me each year for the next six years. “Do you know ballroom dance starts next week? Are you signed up? Need a ride?” […]
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GUEST COLUMN: Canada’s oil sands: Separating fact from fiction
There is a lot of information circulating about Canada’s oil sands, not all of which is accurate. As Mainers examine this issue, it is important that this be done objectively, and based on fact and science. There are also numerous environmental, economic, security and safety dimensions to consider, all of which deserve a closer look. […]
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Saudi Arabia seeks help with deadly virus
Officials say the respiratory disease does not spread easily but it’s deadly.
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POLITICS & OTHER MISTAKES: Dead can dance
In case you missed it, Ed Muskie last month endorsed independent Eliot Cutler for governor. This is remarkable for a number of reasons. For one thing, Muskie – the former governor, U.S. senator and secretary of state – was one of the founders of the modern Democratic Party in Maine. His loyalty to its nominees […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: When good ideas go bad
Back in the 1970s, I was a reporter for a newspaper up north. One fall evening, the movers and shakers of the community got together in the banquet room of a local inn for one of those congratulatory events where every business owner of any consequence gets some kind of “prestigious award.” Once the tables […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: When good ideas go bad
Back in the 1970s, I was a reporter for a newspaper up north. One fall evening, the movers and shakers of the community got together in the banquet room of a local inn for one of those congratulatory events where every business owner of any consequence gets some kind of “prestigious award.” Once the tables […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS: Warning signs of Alzheimer’s
Some of my friends have Alzheimer’s. Some relatives (and friends) had Alzheimer’s before they died, and many, many times I have referred those expressing concerns about family members, or themselves, to the organization called Alzheimer’s Association. The organization has a terrific website, very informative and down to earth. However, many in my peer group do […]
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Narrow Gauge on track in Gray
GRAY – With the rights secured to a 2-mile stretch of the former Portland-Lewiston Interurban rail bed, the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad is “100 percent” committed to building a new museum in Gray Plaza, according to Donnell Carroll, the group’s executive director. Since 2011, when the railroad group’s board of trustees voted to relocate their […]