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  • Published
    May 26, 2017

    Try to remember

    JP Devine remembers the stories he grew up with of the men who fought in wars far afield.

  • Published
    May 24, 2017

    Notes on the show in May

    Baseball games are already underway in the evening at the park, a sure sign summer is not far away, writes Dana Wilde.

  • Published
    May 21, 2017

    Telemarketer gets the wrong number

    When it comes to choosing between a multi-channel screen world and the real world, it's all a matter of cost, Amy Calder writes.

  • Published
    May 19, 2017

    Holy Communion: the really big deal

    Anticipating the celebration this weekend, the pageantry of the event and the innocence of the children awakens memories of his first big drama, J.P. Devine writes.

  • Published
    May 17, 2017

    It’s not elitist to believe in civility

    Some readers said a columnist was elitist to write about supermarket etiquette, but that has nothing to do with having valuable expectations and standards, Liz Soares writes.

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  • Published
    May 16, 2017

    When it’s OK to break up with a best friend

    It's hard to pinpoint when best friendships begin, and harder still to know when they are ending, Emily Higginbotham writes.

  • Published
    May 14, 2017

    Graduating senior’s experience at Colby an eye-opener

    Michelle Boucher of Fryeburg has learned that everyone has a story and there's a reason behind their actions, writes Amy Calder.

  • Published
    May 12, 2017

    Dying is easy, comedy is hard

    In Trump's Great Massacre of Truth era, comedians still must take the stage, still must make us laugh lest we go mad, J.P. Devine writes.

  • Published
    May 10, 2017

    Trump has waged war on environment — and he’s winning

    In the absence of significant resistance from Republicans with moral consciences, the war against the environment is going to continue to go well for him, writes Dana Wilde.

  • Published
    May 7, 2017

    Why it is important to question everything

    On May 8, 1987, Gary Hart announced he was withdrawing from U.S. Democratic presidential race, and Amy Calder learned to be circumspect about politicians.