DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married for years. We married young, and I’m the only man she has been with. Although we seem to have a good sex life, she’s now saying she wants more. She wants to experiment and is suggesting we try a “swinging” lifestyle — a threesome or foursome […]
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A whole lot of lies add up to big trouble
Brett Kavanaugh’s fraught relationship with the truth took another hit Sunday, when a classmate from Yale called the Supreme Court nominee’s claim of being a moderate drinker in college a “blatant mischaracterization.” Under oath, Kavanaugh said that he was too busy being angelic — studying and playing sports — to get stumbling drunk. “On many […]
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Responsible Pet Care's MacKenzie isn't celebrating
PARIS — This week at Responsible Pet Care, MacKenzie is observing her second anniversary, but it’s not a date to celebrate. MacKenzie has been a guest at Responsible Pet Care for two years and is one of the long-timers at the shelter. Six-year-old MacKenzie is a calico beauty. She came into the shelter as a […]
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Finding innovative ways to keep cows cool
California is the nation’s top milk-producing state and home to nearly 1.8 million dairy cows. California is also hot, especially for cows, which have trouble keeping cool when the weather gets warm. And when cows get too hot, their milk production decreases. Severe overheating can threaten cows’ health and their ability to get pregnant and […]
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Janet Mills for governor
I have known Janet Mills since the 1980s when she ran for district attorney. I was the treasurer for one of her campaigns. She is a person who understands that laws must always be in the best interest of the people. As district attorney, she supervised many individuals and made sure that the cases that […]
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Novelist and creator of new Marvel series to speak at Bates College
“Inspiring Radical Creativity: An Evening with Gabby Rivera,” will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8, at Bates College. Rivera is an outgoing, outspoken creator invested in fostering better dialogue, inspiring radical creativity and improving our most vulnerable communities. The author of the acclaimed coming-of-age novel “Juliet Takes a Breath,” she’s also the writer […]
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Agricultural food safety session for producers
LEWISTON — Androscoggin Valley Soil and Water Conservation District will hold an agricultural food safety session for producers Thursday, Nov. 29. It will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at 254 Goddard Road. The topic will be the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act final produce safety rule, which establishes, for the first time, science-based […]
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What has four LEGOs and crawls?
A wild Eastern box turtle at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore had trouble moving with a fractured shell. So with some creativity, ingenuity and sketches, a veterinary student designed and built a small wheelchair for the turtle. The material? LEGOs. And yes, there’s video. The turtle was injured and found in July by a zoo […]
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Hospice volunteers, crafters needed
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Do you want to make a difference in the lives of hospice patients facing the end of life, and their families? Androscoggin Home Healthcare and Hospice, a nonprofit organization, is looking for volunteers to join the hospice team, providing companionship to patients and respite for family members. In the training you will […]
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Death notices for Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018
CHECHE — Jackie Marie (Blouin), 58, of Lewiston passed away Friday, Sept. 28, in Lewiston. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, at Fortin/Lewiston. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, at Holy Family Church, 607 Sabattus St., Lewiston. Committal will follow at […]