Skiers face icy course, single-digit temperatures.
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On Skiing: Tom Reynolds' new book teaches others how to teach skiing
I know of no one who has had a greater impact on teaching and coaching skiing than Tom Reynolds. Yet, I suspect the number of Maine skiers who realize how far his influence has traveled is relatively small. That he coached the ski team at the University of Maine at Farmington, developed a best in […]
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How a Bates College professor from Turner helped forge Edmund Muskie's political career
LEWISTON — Sometimes a life hinges on whether someone finds what they need at the moment they need it. A Bates College professor played that role for one of America’s leading politicians during the Cold War, former U.S. Sen. Edmund Muskie of Maine, a lanky young man from Rumford who walked into Brooks Quimby’s classroom […]
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Maine poet, author and educator publishes collection of short stories
SWANVILLE — Bruce Pratt’s latest publication, “The Trash Detail,” is a collection of short stories about characters who demonstrate a relentless humanity and redemptive courage that allows them to prosper in the face of long odds. The stories were chosen from more than 40 previously published in magazines and journals in the U.S. and Canada. […]
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Former Kurdish refugee authors book on return to homeland
WINDHAM — A former political refugee from Iran has published an account of his visit to his homeland to discover his family history and the nation’s rich culture. Hawreh Haddadi, 24, of Windham and his parents came to the U.S. in the late 1990s when Haddadi was just a baby. He grew up in southern […]
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Bowdoin Museum of Art to hold Field Note Friday
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 255 Maine St. in Brunswick, will hold Field Note Friday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Pavilion. Bowdoin lab instructors Elizabeth Halliday Walker and Shana Stewart Deeds will lead their monthly public program, including field-sketching local ecological specimens such as “Spotted Water Hemlock,” a watercolor by Kate […]
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People should get involved
I thank Bob Pelletier for taking the time to submit a letter to the editor (Jan. 5) about a brawl that had occurred in downtown Lewiston. Before going further, I must correct him. First, the Lewiston Police Department did their job in a professional manner. Also, the General Assistance Office cannot be closed. The real […]
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Men's Basketball: Middlebury holds off Bates in shootout
LEWISTON — Bates hung tough with Middlebury for most of the first half. It needed to, as Middlebury averaged over 14 more points per game than the Bobcats headed into Friday’s showdown. The Panthers finished the last 4:27 of the first half on a 17-4 run to bring a 10-point lead into halftime en route […]
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Green New Deal totally infeasible
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s so-called Green New Deal makes the obligatory nod to the original New Deal, but FDR’s handiwork is much too modest an antecedent. The Green New Deal calls for a top-down revolution in the operation of American society so sweeping that it would be disturbing if it weren’t so wholly ridiculous. It shows all […]
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Leo: Take time to pamper yourself
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Zayn Malik, 26; Naya Rivera, 32; Oliver Platt, 59; Kirstie Alley, 68. Happy Birthday: Stop being so hard on yourself. Make positive life choices that are geared toward better health, good relationships and spending more time with the people who make a difference in your life. Evaluate what’s important to […]