FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Animal Shelter has announced its Pets of the Week. Dog of the Week James is a senior male Staffordshire terrier mix. He’s a sweet older gentleman looking for someone to spend my days with. James would like to do a meet and greet with your dog to see if we’ll be […]
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Responsible Pet Care's Buttercup seeks a quiet home
PARIS — Buttercup is the featured Pet of the Week at Responsible Pet Care of Oxford Hills. Buttercup is a 7-year-old calico cutie. She’s a sweet cat that would flourish in the home of an older person who wants the companionship of a cat. A quiet cat, Buttercup, prefers living in a home without dogs. […]
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Taking a small step on climate change
WASHINGTON — On global climate change, I have changed my mind — just slightly. I have written about this issue for more than two decades, and my theme has been monotonously consistent. As a starting point, I have accepted the prevailing scientific view that man-made greenhouse gases contribute to global warming. But I have been […]
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Bridge sign has been corrected
I thank the Maine Department of Transportation for adding the word “Officer” to the Nathan Desjardins Memorial Bridge signs and also thank the local residents who brought the word’s omission to our attention. The bridge-naming bill was titled “Resolve, To Name a Bridge over the Saco River in the Town of Fryeburg the Nathan Desjardins […]
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Astronomy lessons from our readers
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Is anyone interested in speaking up for a Maine foster child? The Maine Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Program is holding its spring training for volunteer advocates on March 19-22 in the Augusta area. The four-day training is free. Attendees learn about all aspects of child advocacy work in order to be […]
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Kiss shared with a co-worker puts marriage on shakier ground
DEAR ABBY: I may be having a midlife crisis. I’m not happy in my marriage and haven’t been for quite some time. I pray every night that my husband will find someone else so he will leave our marriage. I tried to leave him before, but financially I couldn’t make it. I’m now at the […]
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Looking Back on Jan. 23
100 years ago: 1919 Thru the efforts of the Auburn Chamber of Commerce and the cooperation of Congressman Wallace White, Jr. and Senator Hale, Auburn is to have a captured German cannon. This will be mounted on the county property probably at the junction of Court and Turner streets. This will be a permanent reminder […]
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Time can heal many wounds, but not this pain in the neck
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 77-year-old man in reasonably good health. I am physically active and at normal weight. About a month and a half ago, I suddenly experienced very sharp neck pain upon waking, a severe pain that prevented me from turning my neck. Some days later, my doctor indicated that time will […]
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Hold onto your hat and wallet
Here we go again. Maine people voted for a Democratic governor. Gov. Janet Mills will dig into the state Medicaid funds and the general fund to help able-bodied people. Gov. Mills and her Democratic allies are for free health care, free education, free everything — but it is not free. Once again, elected Democrats in […]
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Please end the shutdown
I appeal to President Trump to, please, tear down the wall proposal. Open up the government so federal workers can go back to work. They need to pay their bills and put food on their tables. Richard Nadeau, Lisbon Falls