Well, it almost time to give children their annual summer vacation from learning. Summer vacation from learning? What a ridiculous concept. How are we going to impress upon the inheritors of society that life is constantly evolving and changing and that we are all in a continuous learning process if we force them to take […]
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Correction: Request was for unnamed summit
DIXFIELD — A story published on Page B2 of Wednesday’s Region edition should have said a resident was seeking to name a summit of a Dixfield hill. The summit is currently unnamed. A cliff on the southeast corner of the summit is called Pauls Bluff and would not be changed.
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Dixfield naming request dropped
DIXFIELD — The owner of a 1,329-foot summit said Monday evening that he was not in favor of a resident’s proposal to name a hill on it after a former town official. At the Feb. 9 selectmen meeting, resident Steve Swan said he submitted a proposal to the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to name […]
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Dixfield man expelled while trying to snuff smoking at Rumford Eagles club
RUMFORD — A Dixfield man who launched a crusade last year to outlaw smoking at the largest Eagles club in Maine was recently expelled from the club after a trial. Steve Swan said he was escorted from the club in his cowboy hat “throwing the peace sign” as a room full of members cheered his […]
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S. Swan: Lying with impunity
Why did Brian Williams believe that he could get away with lying with impunity? Because so much of the information provided to the public by mainstream media is fabrication. For example, it is widely believed that the U.S. president is the most powerful person in the world. However, a few days before the leaders of […]
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Dixfield board to address request to change summit name at Jan. 9 meeting
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will decide at Monday evening’s meeting whether to support a proposal to apply a new name to a Dixfield summit, Town Manager Carlo Puiia said Friday. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Ludden Memorial Library. Puiia said that resident Steve Swan submitted a proposal to the […]
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Dixfield man fighting to snuff smoking at Rumford Eagles Club
RUMFORD — A Dixfield man is taking on the largest Eagles Club in Maine by launching a crusade to outlaw smoking at the private organization. The Eagles are about people helping people by raising money and giving it away through donations to charities they’ve selected, whether they are nationally or locally funded. The Rumford Falls […]
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S. Swan: Outlaw public sector unions
Public-sector employees should not be allowed to unionize. When private-sector employees negotiate with their employers, there is a balance of interest between the two parties, and common goals are reached. However, when public-sector employees negotiate with their employers, they are negotiating with people who need their votes in order to remain in office. So the […]