WASHINGTON — A few years ago, I was talking with Charles Krauthammer in the Fox News green room when the news that someone famous had passed away flashed on the television screen. Charles told me the way he hoped to go when his time came. His dream, he said, was to be assassinated during the […]
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Wasting time on questionable legislation
For those who see immigration as a critical national issue, the most urgent needs are to secure America’s borders and take away the jobs magnet that draws people here by making E-Verify mandatory. And yet, what is the “hot” issue in the U.S. Congress today? A cockamamie procedure called “Queen of the Hill.” Under that […]
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Leo: Protect what you have
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Neil Patrick Harris, 45; Ice Cube, 49; Courteney Cox, 54; Helen Hunt, 55. Happy Birthday: Aim to stabilize your finances this year. The closer you are to being debt-free, the easier it will be to bring about the changes you want to make. Choose to be energetic, not impulsive. Certainty […]
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Muddy Ruckus at Guthries
Friday June 15, Muddy Ruckus will perform at She Doesn’t Like Guthries, 115 Middle St., Lewiston. The show starts at 8 p.m. Muddy Ruckus is a nationally touring Americana-rock duo from Portland. The stripped-down power duo features guitarist Ryan Flaherty and percussionist Erika Stahl. There is no cover and for more information call 376-3344.
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More to a diet than meals
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have always heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. I never eat breakfast. Most times I eat just once a day, at dinnertime — and no, I don’t pig out then, either. I have boneless, skinless chicken breast or pork chops baked or on the grill, with […]
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Linda J. Taylor
RUMFORD — Linda J. Taylor, 64, passed away peacefully Thursday, June 14, at her home, with her husband and daughter by her side. Linda was born Dec. 26, 1953, in Berlin, N.H., the daughter of Leo and Doris (Merrill) Taylor, and grew up in Rumford. Linda was a graduate of Stephens High School In Rumford, Class […]
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Robert A. McGraw
AUBURN — Robert A. McGraw, 84, of Lewiston died and went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 13, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin with his wife, Rita, by his side. He was born in Lewiston on April 28, 1934, the son of the late Lucien and Blanche (Morin) McGraw, and had been a […]
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Arlene R. Babb
PORTLAND — Arlene R. Babb, 76, with her husband Robert at her side and surrounded by her family, passed peacefully listening to Patsy Cline and Elvis on June 9, at Maine Medical Center, Portland. Arlene was sweet and kind and loving. But she was also strong and brave and so incredibly resilient. Arlene, the daughter of […]
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Beulah B. Linscott
AUBURN — Beulah B. Linscott, born Sept. 21, 1932, passed away peacefully Thursday, June 7, with family by her side. She is survived by husband, Donald; her three children; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
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Charles Allan Trumbull
LEWISTON — Charles Allan Trumbull, 79, a lifelong resident of Fryeburg, passed away Tuesday, June 5, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston after a short illness with his family by his side. Allan, as almost everyone knew him by, was born Aug. 25, 1938, a son of Charles F. and Mary (Sanborn) Trumbull. He graduated […]