Part of Gladys Ganiel’s summer vacation was spent testing her injured back in one of the toughest ways possible – bent over, raking blueberries in her native downeast Maine. Two days before she opens her 1994 cross country season, the Narraguagus High School senior reported… Read More
The Hampden Academy Broncos, Stearns Minutemen, and Orono Red Riots cruised to big victories Friday night to highlight LTC football action. The Broncos beat the Old Town Indians 34-13, the Minutemen of Millinocket shut out the Maine Central Institute Huskies of Pittsfield 38-0, and the… Read More
Anyone who casts flies for Atlantic salmon is aware of the controversies attendant to restoring the anadromous fish to Maine’s historic salmon rivers. But one of the most controversial issues to surface hereabouts regarding Atlantic salmon is the proposal by Salmon Enhancement – SALEN –… Read More
BREWER – With five minutes and 34 seconds remaining in the first quarter, Winslow High School’s Black Raiders and Brewer’s Witches had combined to run 12 offensive plays in their Class B LTC football game at Doyle Field here. Each team had run six plays. Read More
Tamay Alpander, the apprentice, is not your usual jockey. For openers, the jockey is a woman. That sets her apart from others in the profession. And she’s from Maine, a novelty in itself in thoroughbred horse racing. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
AT BAR HARBOR G.C., Thursday Bangor 175, John Bapst 182, Sumner 238… Read More
PORTLAND – Governor John McKernan has proclaimed Olympic Awareness Week for Sept. 11-17 in recognition of Maine’s dedicated athletes. The week’s events will include a live auction and reception at the Portland Expo Friday, an Olympic Day run for kids Saturday, and a celebrity softball game Saturday at… Read More
BANGOR – The Terry Fox Run is back after a year’s absence. Supported by a new sponsor and a new beneficiary, the 12th Terry Fox Run will be held Sunday at 10 a.m. beginning at the Best Western White House Inn in Bangor. The 5-kilometer… Read More
Anaheim Mighty Ducks center Bob Corkum had a career year last season, prompting the Ducks management to offer to renegotiate his contract. Despite missing the last eight games of the season due to a severed tendon on top of his right foot, Corkum finished as… Read More
ASHLAND – Celeste Michaud scored two goals to lead the Ashland Hornets to a 4-0 schoolgirl soccer victory over Washburn Friday afternoon. Erin Soucie and Danielle Wentworth each scored a goal for the 5-1 Hornets. Kristy Paradis had two assists. Senior goalie Lisa Michaud had… Read More
NORTHEAST HARBOR – More than 100 championship sailors from Europe, North America, and Bermuda will converge here beginning Saturday to challenge each other in a weeklong series of seven races for the 1994 World Championship of the International One Design Class. In addition to top… Read More
Four University of Maine student-athletes whose eligibility is under review by the NCAA will not have their cases resolved this week as originally anticipated. University of Maine spokesman John Diamond said Thursday those students will be withheld from competition until the NCAA’s Administrative Review Panel… Read More
SEARSPORT – The Searsport Vikings scored twice in the first half and held on to beat the George Stevens Academy Eagles 2-1 in schoolgirl soccer action Friday. Chandra Robert scored first on a penalty kick, and Melanie Shaver scored unassisted to give the Vikings, 2-0-1,… Read More
Friday night, Cameron Stadium was alive with the sounds of high school football as Bangor High and Mt. Blue met on the gridiron for a matchup of Class A teams. Everything seemed so big. The crowd. The players. The hits. The efforts. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
Certain substances, when mixed together, create colorful and often violent reactions. The same principle applies when the University of Maine and the University of Rhode Island clash on the football field. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
For the quarter century that Wayne Elston drove a stock car, his younger brother Barry was always there, for his helping hands and endless support. It should come as no surprise, then, that now that Barry straps himself inside a car, Wayne is also there… Read More
HERMON – Carrie Reardon’s unassisted goal midway through the first half was the only score of the game and gave Stearns of Millinocket a 1-0 high school field hockey win over Hermon here Friday. Michelle Eubank made five saves on eight shots for the Minutemen. Read More
BANGOR – Off in the distance, the sky lit up with occasional flashes of lightning from a passing storm. On the turf of Cameron Stadium, though, lightning struck three times, each time through the fleet feet of senior quarterback Mark McEwen. He scored three rushing… Read More
PORTLAND — The Maine Civil Liberties Union will honor former legislators Susan Farnsworth and Jerry Conley Jr. with the 1994 Roger Baldwin Award, at the MCLU annual meeting at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, at One City Center. The Baldwin award was named after the… Read More
THE GAME OF THIRTY by William Kotzwinkle, Houghton Mifflin, 262 pages, $21.95. It’s all too rare to find the elements of a tightly plotted murder mystery and outstanding literary style between the same covers, but that’s exactly what William Kotzwinkle delivers in his latest novel,… Read More
Surrounded on three sides by thick pine forest, William Kotzwinkle’s small solar home looks out over the Atlantic like a face peering from the depths of a rumpled green hood. I’d driven from secondary roads onto dirt to reach it. Kotzwinkle and his wife, author Elizabeth Gundy, came… Read More
I read with interest Robert M. Sargent’s column published in your Op-ed section on Aug. 25. His well-written column on health care reform flows from his experience as a trustee of the Blue Hill Memorial Hospital. It seems that his encounter with his local health… Read More
There seems to be no end to the debate about “tired truckers.” Like every other issue that we face, there are two sides to every story, but the facts are there and they remain. Truck drivers are good and safe drivers. Most of the people… Read More
As the Clinton administration increased its attempts to starve the Cuban people into accepting what our president defines as “democracy,” it might be a good time to peel away a few layers of beltway verbiage in order to more clearly understand what is really being said. Read More
Rep. Tom Andrews, who is a member of the House Armed Services Committee, is actively working to bring a regional National Guard-Reserve aircraft maintenance center to the base at Loring. To save money, the Department of Defense is proposing to consolidate Air National Guard rework… Read More
This letter is to commend you for including on the Op-ed page two items that should assist readers in consideration of health care reform. On Aug. 31, Dr. Rosen presented three key principles that need to be fulfilled in order to improve any health care delivery system: 1)… Read More
Mail call is the most important part of the day to many a soldier away from home. Maybe that’s why James Taubin of Presque Isle, a U.S. Air Force retired senior master sergeant, likes to make extra special mail boxes. Time and an active imagination… Read More
ALIQUIPPA, Pa. — A blackened hillside crater yielded shattered body parts and shards of twisted metal but no answer Friday to the mystery of a USAir jetliner that abruptly fell from the sky on a clear, still evening. “We’re all very much at a loss… Read More
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — University of Maine President Frederick Hutchinson said Friday the news media should emulate the candor with which the university responded to NCAA compliance errors. Hutchinson told the Maine Press Association’s fall conference that the university’s willingness to publicly discuss its own problems… Read More
PROSPECT — The Prospect Historical Society will present “A Tribute to Allie Batchelder” at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 at the community hall. The event is part of the town’s bicentennial celebration. Batchelder was born in Prospect in 1879 and lived most of his life… Read More
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Share the Pride Association will hold its first annual members reception at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, at Top of the Rock at the Trade Winds Motor Inn. President Pat Rittersdorf said the reception was planned to bring public attention to… Read More
WARREN — The Knox-Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District has one opening for a three-year term as supervisor on the district board. Mark F. Hedrich of Agricola Farms in Union, currently serving as secretary-treasurer, has announced that he will not seek re-election. In order to… Read More
CAMDEN — Camden Health Care Center is looking for help with the annual residents lobster feast scheduled for Sept. 15. Due to the high cost, lobster is typically not provided on the residents’ menu. The elder care facility has 185 residents. Those wishing to participate… Read More
ROCKLAND — The Rankin Center residents will hold a rummage and bake sale in the center dining room 8 a.m.-12 noon Saturday, Sept. 17. The purpose of the sale is to raise money for the center’s activity fund. Donations will be greatly appreciated. For information,… Read More
LUCERNE — Hancock County Sheriff William Clark and seven of his officers will test their skills in a golf marathon at the Lucerne Hills Golf Course on Sept. 14 to benefit Project D.A.R.E. (Drug Awareness Resistance Education). The sheriff’s department sponsors the drug abuse prevention… Read More
PITTSFIELD — The Maine Central Institute Football Boosters Club is looking for volunteers. The club will meet 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, at the MCI Library to begin work on a number of fall projects. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
GREENVILLE — The steady roar of airplane engines will be on tap this weekend in the Moosehead Lake region as the 21st International Seaplane Fly-In gets under way. Some pilots arrived in town Thursday, cruised aboard the Katahdin and visited many of the shops. A… Read More
BUCKSPORT — Hancock County Children’s Council is offering a support group for parents of children of any age which will meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Bucksport Area Child Care Center. Child care will be provided. Effective methods of dealing with discipline,… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Joseph Brennan will be at the opening of the Hancock County Democratic headquarters at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12. The local party headquarters is located on Route 1 at the Triangle. Also attending will be local legislative Democratic candidates. After the opening in… Read More
DEXTER — Nomination papers are available at the Dexter Town Office this month for persons who are interested in seeking election to several municipal and school boards this fall. The three-year terms of Roger Brawn and Roger Chabot on the Dexter Town Council are set… Read More
NEWPORT — Registration for adult education courses in SAD 48 will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, Sept. 13 to 15, at Nokomis Regional High School in Newport. In addition to a number of personal enrichment courses, learning center programs at… Read More
BANGOR — Sewer work may cause delays on Ohio Street Monday. City crews will begin a month-long project to upgrade the sewer system in the area with work on the south side of Ohio Street from the northbound Interstate 95 off-ramp to 14th Street. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Bangor Public Services Department crews have announced street projects that may affect traffic in some parts of the city. Crews will do paving work Monday, Sept. 12, and Tuesday, Sept. 13, on Adam, Boyd and Pine streets, and on Husson Avenue. Wednesday, Sept. 14, paving… Read More
BANGOR — The Orono Police Benevolent Association announced Friday that it will endorse John H. Richards for the office of district attorney for Penobscot and Piscataquis counties. In a prepared press statement, Frank McGillicuddy, president of the OPBA, cited Richards’ long history of working with… Read More
Joe Brennan doesn’t panic in September. The Democratic gubernatorial candidate usually waits until October to fall apart. Sothe cynical observer of Maine politics should be wary of jumping to conclusions about the sudden increase at Brennan headquarters of shaking hands, fevered brows and underarm deodorant failure. It might… Read More
BREWER — A race for handicapped people will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Pendleton Street Field in Brewer to raise funds for insuring a van used to transport the handicapped. The Maine Action Coalition for the Handicapped bought the van… Read More
INDIAN ISLAND — Gary M. Growe has been appointed chief judge of Penobscot Tribal Court. Growe has served as a justice for the Penobscot Court of Appeals and chief judge pro tempore of the Tribal Court since 1985. His appointment fills the vacancy left by… Read More
BANGOR — The sun’s gotta shine on the American Heart Association Heart Walk this year. Just ask Cindy Whited. “It poured the last two years,” she said Monday. Even so, about 300 people raised $22,000 by lacing on their sneakers and getting some heart-healthy exercise… Read More
Superior Court Justice Bruce Chandler’s harsh assessment of the shortcomings at Augusta Mental Health Institute was a startlingly clear reminder that bureaucracies should exist to serve people, especially those who cannot take care of themselves, and that governments are not above the law. The justice… Read More
VEAZIE — You may not be able to fight city hall, but if citizen comment cards are approved by the Board of Selectmen, Veazie residents may at least complain about it. Residents that receive any town service, such as police, fire, public works, or town… Read More
EAST CORINTH — Roger Marshall and his neighbors are angry. For the past several years Marshall and his neighbors on Tate Road have awakened in the morning to find that vandals have attacked the mailboxes at the end of their driveways. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
HOULTON — When most kids think of going to camp for a week, they think of summer. But not in SAD 29. For students there, potato harvest is the time to go to camp. For the second year the district, through its involvement in the… Read More
BANGOR — The city appears to have found a developer for the Waterworks after nearly two decades of searching. In response to the city’s latest round of requests for proposals, a Yarmouth development company submitted a proposal to construct a Muddy Rudder Restaurant on the… Read More
With Labor Day securely behind us things are going downhill fast, as the lead paragraph in a well-hyped story in Thursday’s paper demonstrates. “Maine’s gubernatorial campaign shifts into high gear next week as the four candidates face off in the first of a half-dozen televised… Read More
QUEBEC CITY — With the specter of Quebec becoming a separate nation looming over Monday’s provincial elections, Maine business leaders are concerned about the future of cross-border commerce. Galen Rose, economist with the Maine State Planning Office, said the state hasn’t looked at the possible… Read More
ROCKLAND — Ousted Midcoast Mental Health Center clinician Ronald Melendy is preparing to file suit against the agency on grounds that he was fired without just cause. Melendy’s attorney, Charles Devoe of Damariscotta, said Friday that the decision to bring suit was reached after Melendy… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Three members of the local rock band Twelve have asked to be included on a town committee to set regulations and permit procedures for Hathorn Park. The teen-agers said this week they felt that by having clear rules and regulations, future misunderstandings, such as those that… Read More
DETROIT — Nathalie Boulanger, 63, of Pittsfield was injured Friday afternoon in a two-car collision on Route 100, less than a mile from the Pittsfield town line. Boulanger was driving a 1994 Buick south toward Pittsfield when a 1983 Chevrolet station wagon, driven by Stephanie… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Donald Chute, one of several local men accused of rioting on the Maine Central Institute campus last fall, pleaded guilty this week in Somerset Superior Court. Judge Francis Marsano sentenced Chute, 21, to 120 days in jail on a single Class D charge of riot. Read More
LIMESTONE — Limestone selectmen will ask voters for permission to go after surplus vehicles that soon will be up for grabs due to the closure of Loring Air Force Base. Town Manager Troy Brown said Thursday that a variety of military leftovers will become available… Read More
BANGOR — Henry P. Lombard Jr., one of two half-brothers acquitted in the 1990 Thanksgiving Day murders of two men at a Fairfield farmhouse, was sentenced to life in prison on federal conspiracy charges Friday. His half-brother, Hubert E. Hartley III, received five years in… Read More
WASHINGTON — The League of Women Voters will hold a national voter registration drive Sept. 24-Oct. 2 at malls, car dealerships, arenas, and all public places where people may be reached through 1,100 state and local league chapters. Partnerships with groups such as KinderCare and… Read More
Sister Parish, the acclaimed and enduring American interior decorator who began her career as a young Depression-era mother and later came to redesign rooms of the White House during the Kennedy administration, died on Thursday at her home in Dark Harbor, Maine. Mrs. Parish was… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Republican senatorial candidate Olympia Snowe strolled along Main Street Friday morning taking the pulse of voters. Although her trademark “Main Street walks” are billed as a way for her to listen to the concerns of her constituents, most people seemed more interested in… Read More
Query 2540 BATCHELDER. In 1850 Maine census at Garland is listed a John Batchelder b. Rhode Island circa 1813. Wife and family all b. Maine, includes 1. Sarah b. circa 1819; 2. Alonzo b. 1838; 3. Franklin b. circa 1843; 4. Mary J. b. circa 1847. What was… Read More
PITTSFIELD — The construction of an intermodel transportation terminal in Pittsfield has been put on hold until next year, according to Colin Pease, vice president of Guilford Transportation Inc. The center is being considered for either Waterville, Fairfield or Pittsfield, said Pease, and would be… Read More
FORT KENT — The Greater Fort Kent Chamber of Commerce will hold a Scarecrow Festival Friday-Sunday, Oct. 7-9. There will be a kayak glowworm parade, fashion show, storybook hour with a reading of the “Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” a scarecrow costume contest for children and… Read More
Whether Supreme Judical Court Justice Howard Dana’s recent decision to deny a request for reinstatement to the Maine bar was fair, it was immediately challenegd and noteworthy because of action Justice Dana took more than a year ago. That earlier decision also will influence the reaction to many… Read More
HOULTON — Local schools will recognize Maine Agriculture in Nutrition Education Day Wednesday, Sept. 14, by offering school meals using Maine agricultural commodities. School officials from SAD 29 in Houlton and SAD 70 in Hodgdon plan to promote Maine foods during both breakfast and lunch… Read More
CARIBOU — The Internal Revenue Service and Maine Bureau of Taxation will hold a “Canadian Tax Issues Seminar for Paid Preparers” 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, at the Adult Learning Center on Bennett Drive. The seminar is organized by the Service Corps of Retired… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Applications are being accepted from Maine high school students wishing to participate in a weeklong educational trip to Washington, D.C., Feb. 25-March 4. The trip is sponsored by the U.S. Senate Youth Program to offer students an opportunity to learn firsthand how… Read More
MADAWASKA — The Madawaska Ambulance Service is sponsoring the Madawaska American Heart Walk that will be held Saturday, Sept. 24, at Madawaska. Ambulance Service Director Percy Thibeault said the service is sponsoring the event to promote education about, and awareness of heart disease. The walk… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Aroostook State Park is seeking individuals, families or groups interested in adopting and maintaining a trail. Volunteers clear trails of brush, pick up litter and install signs. Volunteers are asked to make a long-term commitment to the project. Information on the… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Organizers of the March of Dimes WalkAmerica 1994 fund-raiser are seeking volunteers to participate in a walk beginning at 9 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, at the Aroostook Centre Mall’s Kmart parking lot. Registration will be held 8-9 a.m. Volunteer walkers will travel… Read More
BREWER — City Councilor Larry Doughty said he will attempt to get an order pertaining to the payment of police Chief Eugene Fizell’s legal expenses at Tuesday night’s council meeting. Fizell has been on a paid suspension for several months pending an investigation into allegations… Read More
As someone who has endorsed a variety of Left and labor causes during the course of his life, I have been asked by several friends whether I support the major league baseball players’ union in its current strike. The implication, of course, is that one must choose the… Read More
JONESPORT — One of the few remaining shucking houses in Washington County, Andy’s Seafood, was shut down Thursday by the Department of Marine Resources, whose inspectors cited violations of state sanitation regulations. William Brennan, commissioner of DMR, said Friday that the shop’s temporary certificate was… Read More
PORTLAND — Wanted: A few volunteers. Residents of seven southern counties can still get their auto emissions checked voluntarily following the six-month suspension of the clean air program, but few are choosing to do so. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
BREWER — Brewer City Councilor Alan Whittemore will be submitting his resignation to the council at Tuesday night’s meeting because he has accepted a position as director of admissions at the new Maine School of Science and Mathematics in Limestone. Whittemore’s term was to expire… Read More
CBS news anchor Dan Rather added his voice Friday to those of economists and business people pressing for Maine to bolster its trade with foreign countries. “If you are not thinking globally then your business probably is in peril or, at the very minimum, about… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Aroostook County communities and businesses involved with McCain Foods hope they won’t be caught in the fallout from a family battle over ownership of the multinational frozen food empire. After working together for 37 years, the personal relationship between brothers and co-founders… Read More
An Aroostook County grand jury sitting in Caribou Friday handed up 36 indictments, including ones for a man charged with attempting to murder his ex-wife, and for two men charged with conspiring to burn the house of a state trooper. John Allen, 58, of Presque… Read More
LIMESTONE — Bombers are headed for Limestone but they aren’t the military kind. On Sunday, the Limestone Sno-Hawks will present the Bomber Challenge — a series of competitions for cars and pickup trucks — to raise some of the roughly $30,000 the club needs to… Read More
ORONO — Town Manager Gerald Kempen said Friday that he had appointed Fire Chief Robert Burke to serve as acting department head over both the fire and police departments. The appointment will be effective on Sept. 12. This was done, he said, because Police Chief… Read More
Danny L. Finnemore, Box 263, N. Main Street, Bridgewater 04735, is a collector of business cards and would appreciate having any that Maine Streeters are willing to part with. Stephen McKay, son of George McKay of Veazie, will celebrate his 44th birthday Sept. 28 at… Read More
BANGOR — Chrysler Corp. sent a couple of officials from Detroit Friday to warn Maine dealers that they face a competitive disadvantage under impending regional clean air regulations. They also laid out an industry plan to reduce emissions that they said would be cheaper and… Read More
On the surface it is a clear choice for Quebecois and the long Canadian nightmare finally can move toward resolution: Vote for the Parti Quebecois if you want the province to separate from Canada, vote for the Liberals if you don’t. But that would be… Read More
ROCKLAND — City police have reason to believe that last weekend’s armed robbery of the C.N. Brown gas station on Main Street was an inside job. Police Chief Alfred Ockenfels confirmed Friday that “an employee of that company is under investigation for filing a false… Read More
ATLANTA — Parents who try to stretch their dollars by diluting baby formula with bottled water are putting their children at risk of seizures, health officials warn. The seizures are a symptom of water intoxication, which can occur when an infant is fed too much… Read More
In a story in Friday’s MaineDay about a study of the former Brewer Junk Yard approved by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, a comment by City Planner Tom Kurth was omitted. Kurth thought it was crucial to the story. He was asked by neighbors of the site… Read More
Houlton District Court: Charles A. Owens, 45, Anderson, S.C., operating motor vehicle after license suspension, $100. Read More
WINTERPORT — Calvary Apostolic Church will hold a revival at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 16-17; and 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, at the church on Route 1A. The preachers will be the Rev. and Mrs. Robert Linder of Queens, N.Y. Read More
Congregation Beth El will hold Yom Kippur services at 126 Union St., Bangor, unless otherwise specified. Wednesday, Sept. 14, 7:30 p.m. Kol Nidre. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
A variety of churches have scheduled the opening of Sunday school classes. Some are also resuming regular fall worship hours. Bangor — St. John’s Episcopal Church, 225 French St., will hold rally day for church school and other organizations after the 8 and 10 a.m. Read More
HAMPDEN — Hampden Congregational Church will officially welcome its new minister, Robert Morris, during a service of recovenanting and communion at 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 11. Morris will lead the service and speak on “The Building Blocks of Christian Community.” Participants will include the junior,… Read More
MONSON — Monson United Church of Christ will welcome William Moss Sr. and his family during 10 a.m. worship and coffee hour at 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 11. Moss and his wife, Sharon, are both students at Bangor Theological Seminary. Their son, Billy, attended Vine… Read More
ORONO — The Maine Christian Association, the ecumenical Protestant campus ministry for the University of Maine, has launched a major endowment campaign to strengthen long-term support for the ministry. The MCA board voted to hold the campaign last spring. Honorary chairmen of the campaign are… Read More
MILFORD — Milford Congregational Church will resume its regular services Sunday, Sept. 11, with the Rev. Harold Groves as interim minister. Groves, retired recently from Carmel Congregational Church, has answered the call to serve the Milford church for an unspecified period while the search committee… Read More
“Tempted” (Sire/Reprise) — The Waterlillies “Tempted,” the group’s second full-length album, finds the Waterlillies weaving many different sounds into a enveloping sonic sofa into which to settle, transporting the listener away from everyday concerns. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
TEMPLE, by George Dennison, edited by Geoffrey Gardner and Taylor Stoehr, Steerforth Press, 195 pages, $19.50. Chuck: “Tall, slim, puzzled, suffering from the difficulties of life here (boredom and the terrible scarcity of jobs) and suffering especially from the failure of his marriage. He works… Read More