Yule be shocked by this news Look, I hate coming in here every Sunday morning and spilling bad news all over your Eggos, or whatever it is that you people eat. But I have it on good authority – and I’m talking sources deep inside the system here – that Walmart already has its Christmas […]
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Face Time: Claire Starnes and the untold stories of women veterans
Claire Starnes, a Vietnam War veteran and New Hampshire woman who was born and raised in Maine and went to the Twin Cities’ St. Dominic High School, is wrapping up a statewide tour behind a book she helped write with other female veterans. The book, “Women Vietnam Veterans: Our Untold Stories,” recounts the experiences of […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by Jim Thatcher of Yarmouth and is from his book “Lesser Eternities” published by Deerbrook Editions, which was a finalist for the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance Book Award for Poetry. Abandoned Ode to an ’82 Toyota By Jim Thatcher O Miss Silver. O sweetness, […]
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Local bowling results
Meadow Lanes Tuesday, September 25 Mixed results: Men: High Game Scratch —1. Wayne Noyon 248 2. Stephen Adams 172 3. Martin Hammer 157; High Series Scratch — 1. Wayne Doyon 606 2. Stephen Adams 479 3. Martin Hammer 441; High Game Handicap — 1. Wayne Foyon 280 2. Donnie Colby 231 3. Skip Johnson 223; […]
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Abby’s advice: Tell her; end the fantasy
DEAR ABBY: I am a man in my mid-30s. For the past couple of years I have been in love with my best friend. She doesn’t know how I feel, and I know she doesn’t feel the same way about me. (She calls me the brother she always wanted.) I try hard to fight these […]
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Capricorn: Personal change needs to come from the heart
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Shawn Ashmore, 39; Toni Braxton, 51; Simon Cowell, 59; Joy Behar, 76. Happy Birthday: Put together a plan that will bring about changes that will ease stress and deter others from meddling in your business. Take a secretive approach until you have taken care of any foreseeable problems. It’s best […]
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Binge TV addiction? Ha! I can quit any time I want.
Like an addict scheming to get the next fix, Stephanie Brown found ways to watch her favorite television shows. She’d go to Netflix looking for a hookup. If that didn’t work, Amazon was just up the block. Like all good dealers, the streaming television services know how to get you hooked, even if that means […]
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Mystery Photo for October 7
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 the Mystery Photo online at www.sunjournal.com/bplus.
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Tara Moore: Teaching patience and compassion
LEWISTON — Tara Moore walked into her first interview after college expecting to hear about an ed tech opening in McMahon Elementary School’s behavior program. “When I got there, they were like, ‘This is for the lead teacher of the room,’” said Moore, who immediately figured, “I’ll just get the interview experience, I’m never going to […]
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Hunter Steele: High school senior, future lawyer
LEWISTON — Hunter Steele was surprised to find himself nominated for the 40 Under 40. The list has people twice his age. Business owners, teachers, executives. But he’s not shy, and he’s got big plans. “It kind of hit me as a really cool opportunity to represent more than just myself, like everyone at the […]