I find myself depressed by the relentless partisan politics raging around me. It is wearisome navigating the unacceptable and unconstitutional maelstrom tearing through the news and watching as politics reduces itself to a toxic boiling mess, poisoning everything. Thankfully, I find I am not the only individual who still feels that the ends do not […]
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Protest is as American as football. Why doesn't Trump get it?
The tang of fall is nearly in the air. The summer is all but over. Football season is here. Are you ready for some . . . culture war? This war may feel unending, but it only began a little more than two years ago. During a preseason game on Aug. 26, 2016, Colin Kaepernick, […]
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Mystery Photo for September 16
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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H.S. football: Stags bounce Blue Devils
A football bounces in funny ways, and Saturday afternoon at Boulos Stadium, it bounced in favor of Cheverus. While hosting Lewiston in a battle of teams looking to keep pace in Class A North, the Stags forced three turnovers and caught a huge break in the first half when an apparent Blue Devils touchdown instead […]
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Death notices for Sunday, Sept. 16
ANDERSEN — Michelle, 48, of Kamas, Utah, passed away in South Jordan, Utah, on Tuesday, Sept. 11. A funeral service will be held Monday, Sept. 17, at 11 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Chapel at 510 East Silver Summit Parkway, Park City, Utah. MATHIEU — Rosaire R., 74, of Greene, […]
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Paul Pelletier
RUMFORD — Paul A. Pelletier, 57, of Wyman Hill Road, Rumford, died Thursday, Sept. 13, as a result of a motorcycle accident in Rumford. He was born June 10, 1961 in Rumford, the son of Roland and Helen (LeBlanc) Pelletier, SR., and graduated from Rumford High School, Class of 1980. Paul was a communicant of Parish […]
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Let the madness begin
For the next 51 days, we’ll be in the midst of Silly Season, the biennial statewide election campaign. You’ll see and hear things you don’t see and hear the rest of the time. Silly as it may seem at times, the election is sacred to our democracy. If we have a civic equivalent to attending […]
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Irene Mercier
AUBURN — Irene Mercier passed away Wednesday, Sept. 12. A third-generation Mainer, Irene was born Dec. 5, 1931, to Gerard Morin and Jeanne Bernard Morin. She was educated in Auburn schools and graduated from Edward Little High School. To hear her tell it, she experienced an idyllic childhood. Their home was the epicenter for extended family […]
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Par for the Course: Good players left off U.S. Ryder Cup team
From this vantage point, the United States Ryder Cup team of 12 players has been viewed by fans as a simple and almost automatic selection process. The team that will play Sept. 28-30 at Le Golf National, located outside of the Paris, France city limits, is composed of 12 outstanding Americans — Brooks Koepka, Dustin […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Blood trackers crucial to finding wounded animals
Most big game hunters are mindful of the fact that there is an ethic associated with the kind of shots taken in the harvesting of wild animals. In general, running shots, head or neck shots are low percentage shots that push the bounds of ethical choices by the hunter. The odds of wounding an animal […]