Living in the country and appreciating my privacy, I get annoyed when strange people come in my driveway. I always ask myself, now what are they peddling — religion, products or politics? It happened to me recently when I came out from my wood lot and found an unknown car in my driveway, and my […]
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Local golf results
Fairlawn Wednesday, October 3 Senior 3-ball points results: 1. Steve Bergeron/Mike Bell/Dave Depot/Ron Grant 78 2. Chanel Leblanc/Don Hawthorne/Harold Churchill/Dick Cooper 76 3. Rick Grant/Rick Gardiner/ Bob Bolduc/Bill Kennedy 75; Pins: No. 2 — 1. Steve Bergeron 21’1.5″ 2. Bob Bolduc 31′ 3. Dennis Fox 40’1″ No. 8 — 1. Rick Gardiner 11′ 2. Rick […]
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Talk of the town: The clock strikes thirteen
Important underpants news I regret to inform you that I will be retiring last year’s union suit, bought at Tractor Supply and worn with great pride and stinkiness throughout the winter season. It has been replaced with a Merino wool base layer that, while less stylish than the bright red union suit, should offer greater […]
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Holidays should honor ideas not names
Whatever you were doing on Monday, it probably didn’t matter much to you that the day had been proclaimed Columbus Day. Or, Indigenous People’s Day. Or, Oct. 8, 2018. Whatever you call it, a survey back along showed the second Monday of October, proclaimed Columbus Day to honor an Italian sailing for the crown and […]
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The chances are slim that the world will reverse rising temperatures
An international body of nearly 100 climate scientists convened by the United Nations have issued a stern warning to the rest of the world. Unless governments around the globe undertake “unprecedented” action to reverse it, Earth’s temperatures will soar upwards of 1.5-degrees Celsius, or 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit, over preindustrial levels by the end of the […]
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Conservatives ignored William Nordhaus when he offered tools to fight global warming
The awarding of a Nobel prize in economics this week to William Nordhaus — the first economist to develop a model of how the climate and the global economy are linked – highlights a tremendous lost opportunity to fight climate change. Decades ago, Nordhaus’s work provided a set of tools that should have appealed to […]
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Augusta needs Sawin Millett
Sawin Millett is one of the most recognized public servants in the Oxford Hills area. He has served in Augusta under four different governors. Augusta is a better and more functional place when it has Millet working in it. He has decades of experience in getting things done to benefit the state and his district. […]
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Nightmare on Pennsylvania Ave.
Halloween is rapidly approaching. Ghosts, ghouls, goblins and witches have nothing on the Trump administration. People should read “Fire and Fury” by Michael Wolff, “Fear: Trump in the White House” by Bob Woodward and “The Fifth Risk” by Michael Lewis. Then they can be afraid, very afraid. Gerard Decoteau, Lewiston
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ECHL: Mariners stumble in debut
PORTLAND, ME – OCTOBER 13: Maine Mariners Riley Bourbonnais passes the puck in front of the net against Adirondack Thunder Saturday, October 13, 2018. (Staff photo by Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer) Professional hockey returned Saturday night to downtown Portland after an absence of two years, and a crowd of more than 5,291 gathered to bear […]
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Find alternative to Question 1
Home health care is very important as Maine’s population ages and health care costs remain unstable. However, I cannot support Question 1. Tax policy and the tax rates should be set by the Legislature, not by a ballot question. Some may find it satisfying to increase taxes on “the wealthy” at the ballot box, but, […]