Jonny Law is gone. That is what he called himself — at least with his email address. Retired Maine Game Warden, two-term sheriff of Waldo County, author and artist John Ford Sr. of Brooks died in November after a 20-year battle with cancer. John was not a close friend of mine — at least not […]
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On Skiing: Only 16 days of Christmas shopping left
It’s hard to believe that, with only 16 days left to find something for the skier on your Christmas list, we have already had more than a month of skiing. Some years we have had only a few days by early December, and in a typical year two or three weeks. This year we have […]
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Researchers find new way to convert lobster shells into durable plastic
A new chemical process could turn discarded lobster shells into biodegradable plastic. Researchers at McGill University in Montreal say they have found a way to easily turn material from the shells of crustaceans and insects into plastics. “It is completely nontoxic and generated from waste material,” said Audrey Moores, an assistant professor of chemistry at […]
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Club to discuss junior fiction book PARIS — At 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, the public library’s Novel Idea Book Club will discuss the junior fiction selection, “When Christmas Comes Again: The World War I Diary of Simone Spencer,” written by Beth Levine. In April of 1917, Simone Spencer’s world changes. Her brother goes off to […]
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Camera club members exhibiting work at Brunswick library
BRUNSWICK — First Light Camera Club, a group of photographers who have been meeting in the Brunswick area for the past 25 years, hosts a show of members’ work at the Morrell Meeting Room in Curtis Memorial Library throughout the month of December. The exhibit is on view now through Dec. 28, and the public is […]
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Questions linger about Mexico's new president
On Dec. 1, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador was inaugurated as president of Mexico. The new president now confronts Mexico’s supposedly intractable problems. Mexico’s problems are numerous. Some are merely frustrating, requiring patient bureaucratic workarounds that savvy Mexican citizens have polished as a skill set. Others, however, are morally, economically and institutionally draining, alienating the decent […]
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Looking Back on Dec. 8
100 years ago: 1918 A rush order for hospital garments has been received by the local Red Cross. Yarn for sweaters for men in the Navy has been received and the knitted garments must be returned by the middle of the month. 50 years ago: 1968 When the Women’s Fellowship of the First United Church […]
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Drunk driver's wife has dire warning for other spouses
DEAR ABBY: Many wives write you about problems with their husbands who drink too much. If they live in a community property state, there’s something important they need to know. If the husband drives drunk and causes an injury, both the wife and husband may be named as co-defendants — even if the wife wasn’t […]
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The climate issue — a bridge, not a wedge
Is it possible that Americans, conservative and liberal, are finding common ground in the effort to curb global warming? Are people of this nation finally ready to take aggressive measures to turn down the heat on this over-cooked planet? It appears so, based on an exciting bipartisan event that occurred recently in the U.S. House […]
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Pisces: Lend a festive and helping hand
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Nicki Minaj, 36; Ian Somerhalder, 40; Dominic Monaghan, 42; Teri Hatcher, 54. Happy Birthday: Change will be inviting. Consider what you want to get rid of in order to replace and replenish with something new and exciting. Don’t jump feetfirst into a situation you don’t understand. Weigh the pros and […]