MONMOUTH — Norma Jean (Walker) Sprague, 62, a resident of Monmouth, passed away Friday, July 6, at her home, following many years of health issues. She was born Oct. 17, 1955, in Augusta, the daughter of Robert N. Walker and Jean (Hascall) Walker. She was a graduate of Monmouth Academy and continued her education at Kennebec […]
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Neva P. Hall
AUBURN — Neva P. (Towle) Hall, 95, of Rumford and formerly of Turner passed away peacefully Thursday, July 5, in Auburn, with her children by her side. She lived a good life, even living by herself until this past February, when her health started to decline. Online condolences may be shared with her family at www.thefortingroupauburn.com.
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Trump wants US allies to pay for protection
It’s increasingly clear that U.S. President Donald Trump isn’t really confused about how the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s funding really works. Rather, he doesn’t care, because he wants a different global security system from the current one. In Trump’s vision, the U.S. is a global enforcer who will only protect those who pay for it. […]
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U.S. military bases now being used to scare away migrants.
This week, military bases in Texas are pitching tents and preparing facilities to house thousands of Mexican and Central American migrants. They have done this before. In fact, the military has housed refugee populations multiple times over the past 60 years. What is different is why these bases are gearing up to host another round […]
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She wants to stop seeing in-laws but husband disagrees
Q. I have decided I will not deal with my husband’s family anymore. They are intolerant, judgmental and obnoxious, and I have put up with them for many years and have had enough. Our children are now grown and I feel no need to go to their gatherings or invite them to my home anymore. […]
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Don’t let veto kill bill to help Mainers with hearing loss
Hearing loss is a common challenge that can have a profoundly negative effect on an individual’s life. It can lead to increased stress and isolation and, over time, impact memory and learning, job performance and relationships. Despite its serious nature, too many Mainers with hearing loss can’t get the help they need. That’s why I […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by Anna Wrobel of Westbrook, who co-curates the monthly Lowry’s Lodge Reading Series. This Close By Anna Wrobel To be this close to woodpeckers walking backwards catbirds calling out to friends goldenrod not making me sneeze to earth and grass almost unknown as an urban […]
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Justice Kennedy’s LGBTQ legacy may be short-lived
Retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy (AP file photo) Kennedy’s departure from the Supreme Court has, understandably, prompted widespread concern about Roe v. Wade and abortion rights. Less salient but equally at risk is the court’s progress on LGBTQ rights. While he was on the court, Kennedy was the decisive vote for the court’s 5-4 […]
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Supreme Court vacancy is perilous for Republicans
The Supreme Court vacancy presents more peril for Republicans than Democrats. Democrats want you to believe that somehow the president’s eventual nominee represents a frightening goose step to the right. They want you to think that freedoms and progress around gay marriage, all abortions, the environment and other liberal go-to causes would be eviscerated by […]
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Births
Central Maine Medical Center Deontay J’Skye Avery Terjelian, a boy to Blanche Terjelian (Eddy) of Lewiston, April 17. Siblings, Trinity, Elijah; grandparents, Brenda Terjelian, Lewiston, Theodore Terjelian, Lewiston. Arriella Ann Lapointe, a girl to Shawn and Kerri Lapointe of Canton, April 13. Grandparents, Michael and Michele Patneaude, Mexico, Yvan and Joanne Lapointe, Peru. Melcon Robert […]