DEAR DR. ROACH: Why would thyroid medication no longer be effective after 20 years of taking it? I was diagnosed in 1995 with Graves’ disease, quite severe. I was treated with radioactive iodine and eventually put on Synthroid, 100 mcg. I have taken the same dosage once a day ever since. Six months ago, my […]
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Well Done
The following local students have recently been named to post-secondary schooling academic lists of achievement: Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts — Chloe Hedrich of New Gloucester; Alexander Cobb, Gray; Olivia Paione, Auburn; Morgan Knowlton, Auburn; Kory Norcross, Auburn; and Ladan Iman, Auburn, have been named to the dean’s list. — Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, Vermont — Emily M. Martin, Nicole […]
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China’s imperialist ventures in Africa
It’s time the world recognized sub-Saharan Africa’s newest economic and military imperialist: Communist party-ruled China. China’s immense economy needs natural resources and markets to continue generating wealth. Sub-Saharan Africa offers both — rich mineral deposits in particular — so China is there, with money and weapons. Since China’s major mineral and oil companies are state-owned […]
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Kudos to Sen. Collins
Is the Sun Journal so hard up for guest columns that there is room for Virginia’s Bill Riggs of “Americans for Prosperity,” an organization funded by the Koch brothers? Perhaps it was a paid advertisement? This is not Wisconsin. As a Mainer, I am not interested in what the Koch brothers think, nor what their […]
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The hypocrisy of the Democratic Russia hawks
WASHINGTON — With his interference in the 2016 election, Russian President Vladimir Putin achieved something that none of his murderous Soviet predecessors were able to accomplish: He has turned Democrats into Russia hawks. A few months after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ronald Reagan addressed the 1992 Republican National Convention and said: “I heard […]
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In support of Ned Claxton
When I began talking with people at the beginning of this political season, Ned Claxton’s name kept coming up as someone to meet. Word was that he is a kind and reasonable person looking to make positive changes at the state level. I was reserved at first, knowing that people are often not who they […]
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Rockwood Norton Berry
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Rockwood Norton Berry, 99, passed away peacefully Thursday, July 5, at Spring Haven Retirement, Winter Haven, Fla. Predeceased by his wife, Louise (Garland) Berry; sons David and Richard Berry; and brothers Howard, Ronald and Theodore Berry, Rock is survived by daughter, Katherine, and her husband, Curt Oestreich, of Leesburg, Fla.; daughter, Cynthia […]
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Clarice Katz Aronowitz
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — “May you stay forever young.” Claire passed peacefully in Delray Beach, Fla., Wednesday, June 25, after a seven-month illness at the age of 92. She was born to Isadore and Minnie Katz in Brooklyn, N.Y. She lived her early years in Brooklyn, attended Manual Training High School and met and married Martin […]
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Funeral notices for Friday, July 27
BERRY — Rockwood Norton, 99, passed away Thursday, July 5, in Winter Haven, Fla. Memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Aug. 11, at First Christian Church (DOC), 705 South 14th St., Haines City, FL 33844. Ashes will be inurned in the church columbarium. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to First […]
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Solo exhibition, 'Enjoy the Hue,' featured at The Harlow
HALLOWELL — The Harlow presents “Enjoy The Hue,” a solo exhibition of artwork by artist Bruce Mayo of Hallowell, on view from Aug. 3 through Sept. 1, at 100 Water St. in Hallowell. The public is invited to attend the opening reception and meet the artist from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3. “Enjoy […]