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Roy Bridgeman was intrigued by this image of the Downing Street briefing room, which cost a mere £2.6million to refurbish. He notes that the decor sports the colours of the Irn-Bru label, and wonders if it is part of a plot by Boris to usurp the SNP
Silent running ANOTHER vignette of everyday life in that most suave and sophisticated of global cities, Glasgow. David Donaldson drove to the supermarket late in the afternoon to stock up on provisions and was surprised to find the car park almost empty. The store wasn’t busy either. I ve never seen it so quiet, he observed at the checkout.
SNP’S WORRYING ARROGANCE THE opinion columns this past week by Neil Mackay, Iain Macwhirter and Kevin McKenna have all exposed the very worrying arrogance being exercised by the SNP Government. From Neil Mackay’s allegations of plants within the party, it is not difficult to think that Joanna Cherry has been “removed” as a way of preventing an even more powerful successor to Nicola Sturgeon from being a new leader in time, this thinking being generated from Iain Macwhirter’s column. Kevin McKenna puts the danger in his own inimitable style. Like all three writers I wish Scotland to be independent and have for a long time, but now, in my mid-70s, I do not want a state governed by this present SNP; and while, after independence, the people can vote for other Scottish parties, the damage done today may be irreversible.
Obituary: Robert E. Blanchard
PORTLAND - Lt. Col. (P) Robert E. Blanchard, 78, of Brewer, passed away on Jan. 27, 2021.
After a long and distinguished .
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Robert E. Blanchard
PORTLAND – Lt. Col. (P) Robert E. Blanchard, 78, of Brewer, passed away on Jan. 27, 2021.
After a long and distinguished law enforcement and military career, he leaves his three children, daughter Donalyn (son-in-law George Macdougall), and two sons, Robert (daughter-in-law Shannon) and Beau (daughter-in-law Gianna). He felt blessed with seven grandchildren, Mattie, Jordan, Skylar, Mikella, Victoria, Hayleigh, Robert P. Jr.; and six great-grandchildren.
Lt. Col. Blanchard was predeceased by the love of his life, his wife Jan.