FARMINGTON — Donna Beegle told those at a Prosperity Summit on Wednesday how the norms of middle class often make no sense nor have anything do with people fighting poverty. “Everyone starts the same, but not everyone gets the same chance,” Beegle told over 100 people from around greater Franklin County gathered at Franklin Memorial […]
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Some hygiene suggestions when facing recurrent UTIs
DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m asking on behalf of my mother, who will be 80 in August. She recently had breast cancer. Her recovery was slow. She had only one chemotherapy treatment; she couldn’t handle any more, and declined radiation. In May 2016, she was hospitalized for a week due to dehydration and a bladder infection. […]
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Reader wondering if Green Stamps have worth
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Among my souvenirs I found an old book of S&H Green Stamps. They must date back to the 1950s or 1960s. I’m wondering if anyone knows if it has any value. You may call me at 207-784-9610. — J.M., Lewiston. ANSWER: Thomas Sperry and Shelley Byron Hutchinson founded the Sperry and Hutchison […]
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Annabelle C. Bubar
AUBURN — Annabelle C. Bubar, 91, of 20 Buttercup Circle, Auburn, died on Sunday, March 19. She was born in Auburn on Jan. 22, 1926, the daughter of Edward and Elizabeth Cole. She was educated in Auburn schools but after moving to Lewiston, she graduated from Lewiston High School in 1944. On Aug. 6, 1970, […]
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Looking Back on March 23
100 years ago, 1917How many know that a monster pine, probably the largest in Maine, is to be found in a swamp just this side of Turner? It measures 18 feet in diameter and is tall in proportion, altho the top was broken off in a gale. 50 years ago, 1967Opening day at the new […]
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Trump a flawed individual
I was watching and listening to Donald Trump at a campaign-style rally in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 15. I noticed how happy and alive he seemed in front of his adoring followers. I couldn’t help but realize how unhappy and unnatural he seems in the White House. How often he seems to prefer going to […]
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Dorothy B. Kay
SCARBOROUGH — Dorothy “Dottie” B. (Swindells) Kay, 90, of Lewiston passed away Monday, March 20, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. She was born in Lewiston on July 13, 1926, the daughter of James and Alice (Burpee) Swindells. Dottie graduated from Lewiston High in 1946, where she was named homecoming queen her senior […]
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Dump the myth that Obamacare froze out Republicans
It’s true. The Affordable Care Act was passed without a single Republican vote. Republicans repeatedly cite this fact as Obamacare’s original sin, a fatal flaw that justifies their efforts to dismantle the ACA. But let’s set that record straight. Obamacare was a bipartisan plan. It just didn’t get a bipartisan vote. Despite rumors to the […]
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Murdoch J. MacDonald
AUGUSTA — Murdoch “Bud” James MacDonald, 95, of Auburn, raised in Foxborough, Mass., died peacefully at Togus Veterans’ Hospital on Saturday, March 18. Beloved husband of the late Dorothy “Dotty” MacDonald “Munroe.” He served the Army during World War II. He is survived by daughter, Cheryl Anne MacDonald; and many nieces and nephews. Condolences can […]
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Friend with benefits turns out to be a disappointment
DEAR ABBY: I have known this guy ”Noah” for six years. We’re mostly just friends with benefits, but I’ve always had deeper feelings for him. I always wanted to see where things could go between us, so I mentioned it to him. He told me that if he didn’t already have a girlfriend, he would […]