Oprah Winfrey has fabulous taste, obviously — she’s flipping Oprah. So when her magazine came out with Oprah’s Favorite Things 2018, we went ooh. Then ahh. Then, wow. Because we’d love to buy a cool-looking electric bike if we had $1,800 and winter wasn’t coming in, like, 20 minutes. But we also got to thinking […]
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Elizabeth "Betty" Wood
RUMFORD — On Wednesday, June 20, Elizabeth Rose “Betty” Wood, daughter of Albert Wood and Margaret Roche Wood, passed away at the Rumford Hospital, in the company of her beloved family. She was 67. For the past seven months, she resided in the affectionate and attentive environment of Rumford Community Home. Before that, she lived her […]
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Jesus Christ, a Maine resident, encourages Oprah to run for president
? NORTH WATERBORO — Shutting down the prospect of a presidential bid, Oprah Winfrey has said repeatedly she will not run for president–unless she gets a clear sign from God. Her best friend Gayle King and anchor on “CBS This Morning” suggested on social media that perhaps that divine sign was sent from Maine. 83-year-old […]
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Vanity Fair removes James Franco from cover after sexual misconduct allegations
When Vanity Fair unveiled the cover for its highly anticipated, annual Hollywood issue on Thursday, many took note of the fact that Reese Witherspoon appeared to have three legs due to what some called a “Photoshop” error. But that wasn’t the only digital alteration the cover underwent. The cover includes an array of celebrities ranging […]
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Oprah seen as superhero to save U.S.
The ancient Greeks referred to the dramatic moment in some of their plays as “deus ex machina,” the god from the machine. The term, introduced by the Greek tragedian Aeschylus, has, according to definition, “evolved to mean a plot device whereby a seemingly unsolvable problem is suddenly and abruptly resolved by the inspired and unexpected […]
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Oprah speech has Democrats buzzing about possible 2020 run
This image released by NBC shows Oprah Winfrey accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018. (Paul Drinkwater/NBC via AP) DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Oprah Winfrey’s impassioned call for “a brighter morning even in our darkest nights” at the Golden […]
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Bowdoin College icon Wil Smith, ‘a giant of a person,’ dies of cancer
BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin College graduate Wil Smith, “a giant of a person” who raised a young daughter alone while attending Bowdoin and then returned after law school to work as a dean, helping the college increase opportunities for people of color, died of colon cancer Sunday in Philadelphia at the age of 46. Smith’s inspiring […]