“If you’re not motivated this week, you’ve got a major problem,” Tom Brady said.
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Mystery Photo for January 20
Mystery Photo for January 20, 2019 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 […]
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Made a big change and regretting it
Andrea Bonior Special to The Washington Post Q: I need to press a reset button on a bad decision I made. Last year I quit my job and moved back to my parents’ house to go back to school in a different field. I am one semester in and very much regretting it. It is […]
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An opportunity for a frank discussion
DEAR ABBY: Thirty years ago, I went out for a night of social drinking with friends. After consuming several drinks, I made the mistake of thinking I could drive home. The result was I was arrested for DUI. As it was my first offense, the charges were dismissed after I completed a diversion program. Although […]
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Nancy Pelosi playing politics with State of the Union speech
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has written President Trump to suggest that he postpone his State of the Union address, citing her “security concerns” over the ability of the Secret Service and Department of Homeland Security to protect government officials during the shutdown. With all due respect, that is fake news. Pelosi isn’t worried […]
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Oxford Hills Youth Wrestling does well at Massabesic tournament
WATERBORO — The Oxford Hills Youth Wrestling season started with a pre-season tournament at Massabesic on January 6th. The following placed in the medals: Mason Scribner (Pre K) fourth, Quincy Koskela (Pre K) first, Mason Weed (Pre K) third, Cash Balfour (Kindergarten) first, Jaxon Carver (Kindergarten) third, Eli Anokye (Kindergarten) first, Quinton Robinson (Kindergarten) second, Jaxson […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by Jim Donnelly of Westbrook. Harvesting Hearts . . . (For Dennis Camire and Dave Moreau) By Jim Donnelly I’m harvesting hearts at the all night gas and variety and the dearth, despite the well-stocked shelves of that thing most vital we need for […]
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The State of the Union address should go away forever
By Stephen Mihm Bloomberg Opinion House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has a keen sense of history. By demanding that President Donald Trump either postpone the State of the Union address until the government shutdown ends or deliver a written statement, she has raised the possibility that we might finally get rid of a ritual that has […]
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Women strive for larger roles in male-dominated religions
Women have been elected heads of national governments on six continents. They have flown into space, served in elite combat units and won every category of Nobel Prize. The global #MeToo movement, in 15 months, has toppled a multitude of powerful men linked to sexual misconduct. Yet in most of the world’s major religions, women […]
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Democrats run off to Puerto Rico
“He who excuses himself, accuses himself.” — Puerto Rican proverb More than 109 lobbyists and 39 Democrat Members of Congress attended a “winter retreat” last weekend in Puerto Rico, ostensibly to help raise funds for damage caused by hurricane Maria in 2017, reports Fox News. The fun in the sun was enhanced by a limited […]