WASHINGTON — Inflation is back. What do we do about it? For starters: Don’t ignore it. The latest consumer price index (CPI) — the government’s best-known inflation indicator — reported a 2.9 percent increase from July 2017. The last time the year-over-year gain was higher was in December 2011. Though hardly a cause for panic, […]
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Posted inObituaries, sj-web
Anita R. Cook
LEWISTON — Anita Rita Cook, 97, of Lisbon died Wednesday, Aug. 15, at Central Maine Medical Center after a four-day stay. Born in Lewiston July 26, 1921, a daughter of the late Arthur and Cecile Veilleux Parent, she was educated in Lewiston schools and graduated from Lewiston High School in the Class of 1940. She […]
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Posted inConnections, sj-web
Opportunity Alliance seeks volunteers
The Opportunity Alliance has openings for Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion Volunteers in Cumberland, York and Oxford counties. Those who are 55 or older and want to make a difference in the lives of others while having a great time and earning a little extra money may have what it takes to be a volunteer. […]
Posted inEncore, sj-web
Looking Back on Aug. 18
100 Years Ago: 1918 (from a Sun-Journal ad): LET US MAKE YOU A TOUPEE We use only the finest quality of Human Hair and workmanship. Mr. Caries gives his personal attention to this branch of our work. Make an appointment with him, Satisfaction guaranteed. CARIES’ HAIR STORE, 63 LISBON ST. 50 Years Ago: 1968 Douglas […]
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Dad's memories of abuse
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are proud parents of our first child, a girl. Despite his excitement and pride, her arrival has caused his childhood sexual abuse by his stepfather to resurface with more detail than he previously remembered. It has reached the point that if he isn’t thinking about suicide, he’s grilling me […]
Posted inLetters, sj-web
Bring back the caring
I, plus my two brothers and their spouses, live in Sebago. Bridgton is our hospital. Our commute time to Bridgton is roughly a third (20 minutes) of the time it would take to go to Lewiston (60 to 80 minutes.) More important is the excellence of the staff; their genuine caring for our well-being; and […]
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A hole in my heart
Central Maine Healthcare president and CEO Jeff Brickman is allowing Bridgton/Rumford Hospitals to die on the vine. Why? I was lucky to have been employed, placed in the heart of that group. I saw the beat, the best team put in a caring environment; medical staff, nursing staff, every staff member worked as one providing […]
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I am mad as hell
I am weary thinking about the demise of American democracy. Voting President Trump and his Republican cronies out of office is a necessary first step to correct the problem. The system is rigged, and the corruption is endemic. The swamp got murkier because Trump appointees know that there will be no opposition or ramifications to […]
Posted inLocal Sports, sj-web
PawSox are moving to Worcester, but Sea Dogs not likely to leave Portland for Pawtucket
Sea Dogs right-hander Teddy Stankiewicz pitches against the Altoona Curve at Hadlock Field on Friday. (Carl D. Walsh/Portland Press Herald) There is movement afoot in New England, as the seemingly entrenched Pawtucket Red Sox announced that they are moving to Worcester, Massachusetts. Might this affect the Sea Dogs and their popular affiliation with the Boston […]
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DA hopeful denies sex abuse, plans to continue campaign
PORTLAND — Androscoggin County’s embattled Republican candidate for district attorney testified Friday he has not ended his bid for that office — despite his suspended law license — because the job’s health insurance would cover the cost of the psychiatric treatment he needs. Seth Carey took the stand in Cumberland County Superior Court on the third and […]