It’s happened again. Just as every January brings a glut of curbside Christmas trees and the delight that is International No Pants Day, it’s once again brought a bout of retail ennui for Bag Lady that’s best summed up as, shopping, eh. To be clear, by February, it, too, shall pass and I’ll be eagerly […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by former Maine Poet Laureate Betsy Sholl. Her most recent book is “Otherwise Unseeable,” published by Wisconsin Poetry Series. Two for a Penny By Betsy Sholl Little sparrow, how easy to disparage you, Ubiquitous as you are, fidgeting from thicket To thicket along the block. […]
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Senior Skaters: Who are you calling old?
It’s not every day that a hockey goalie gets a thundering ovation before he’s even left the locker room. On a Tuesday night in January, though, that was the scene at Underhill Arena on the Bates College campus. Jessie Turcotte hadn’t yet put on a single skate, glove or pad and the locker room was […]
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Mystery Photo for January 21
Mystery photo for January 21, 2018. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) If you can identify where this photo was taken, contact us at bmail@sunjournal.com or call 207-689-2896 and leave a voice mail with your answer, your name, town and phone number. Correct entries will be eligible for a drawing for a $20 Hannaford Supermarkets gift card. Find […]
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Face Time: Christopher Webb, teaching and leading
Christopher Webb is a Jobs for Maine Graduates specialist working with students at the Lewiston Middle School. Next year, he’ll become a second lieutenant in the Maine Army National Guard, thanks, in part, to those students. Name: Christopher Webb Age: 31 Lives: Lewiston What drew you into teaching? Former teachers and coaches I had in school. […]
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And a Happy Humiliation Day to you, too!
Need something new and unconventional to celebrate this year? We might just have the holiday for you. It’s a new year, which means a full 12 months of holidays we’ve grown to know and look forward to, like Christmas, the Fourth of July and National Hollerin’ Contest Day. Yes, that’s a “holiday.” Maybe not an […]
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Face Time: Matthew Elie, the cop who sings
Lead singer for Civil Disturbance, Matt Elie, during a recent practice jam with his band. To watch a video of a song from their upcoming release, visit sunjournal.com (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) When Matthew Elie was in the second grade, his teacher asked the class to draw what they wanted to be when they grew up. […]
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Mystery Photo for January 14, 2018
Mystery Photo for January 14, 2017. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) ANSWER: Hanscom Hall on the campus of Gould Academy in Bethel. If you can identify where this photo was taken, contact us at bmail@sunjournal.com or call 207-689-2896 and leave a voice mail with your answer, your name, town and phone number. Correct entries will be eligible […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by David A. Conary of Bryant Pond. The Colding By David A. Conary Gnarled branches, clutching, seeking any heat, Stark-webbed across a grayling dawn; What sky I saw was glacial . . . summer gone . . . Reflecting only winter at its feet. And […]
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Subtle cues are what make sick people look sick
The next time a friend tells you that you look sick, hear the person out. We are better than chance at detecting illness in others simply by looking at their faces, according to new research led by a Swedish psychologist. “We can detect subtle cues related to the skin, eyes and mouth,” said John Axelsson […]