I was encouraged to see my former law enforcement colleague Auburn Police Chief Phil Crowell’s wise words about the importance of protecting Head Start (“Head Start a worthy investment for Maine,” March 5). Quality early education programs, including Head Start, are important to society for so many reasons. Chief Crowell focused on one of the […]
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Investigations a waste of time, money
WASHINGTON — When he was Ronald Reagan’s secretary of state, George Shultz was once asked about the CIA’s disavowal of involvement in a mysterious recent bombing in Lebanon. Replied Shultz: “If the CIA denies something, it’s denied.” Has there ever been a more dry, more wry, more ironic verdict on the world of espionage? Within […]
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Eating lunch alone hard on children
DEAR ABBY: Schoolchildren, especially middle school or high school students who may not be socially adept, often eat lunch alone because they don’t know what to do when it comes to joining other kids at the lunch table. My grandson, who is on the autism spectrum, is one of them. Classmates would be doing a […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Maine Poetry Central and Dennis Camire This week’s poem by James McKenna of Hallowell describes the Tuesday before Lenten season begins, when one traditionally observed a day of repentance before the fasting required by Lent. Shrove Tuesday Dinners By James McKenna Each year on this Tuesday Mom made magic pancakes. We’d […]
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Make sure they do the work
Since 2013, I have lived in Portland and Lewiston. For various reasons, I have had to use the general assistance program in both cities. In Portland, I worked at Preble Street in the kitchen, cooking meals for the soup kitchen. I was told by the woman running the general assistance workfare program that there were […]
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Face Time: DeManda Ransom, puttin' on the hits
Amanda Comeau joined the Androscoggin Fallen Angels roller derby team in June 2015, just as the team got its start, and has hardly taken her skates off since. The team has its first bout ever on March 18 — advertised as the “4-Leaf Clobber” — at the Lewiston Armory, when her five kids and her mom will […]
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Legislation would create drug rehabilitation programs in county jails
It is imperative that Mainers understand and support the idea of rehabilitating as many individuals addicted to substances as can possibly be done. Some people are unlucky in having played witness to the drug epidemic firsthand and understand the necessity of providing as many resources for treatment as possible. In 2015, 272 Mainers died from […]