Randy Whitehouse and Adam Robinson break down Friday night’s action, which included wins by Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale and Leavitt that locked up the top seeds in their respective regions.
2019
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Cellphone law clarification
A story published Wednesday on Page B1 about a new state law banning hand-held use of cellphones while driving should have said the prohibition extends to professional truck and school bus drivers who are similarly disallowed under Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations. Exceptions to the prohibition include using a cellphone in an emergency to […]
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Froma Harrop: Details are the hobgoblin of health care politics
What can you say about a political party that argues endlessly about how much they’d have to raise middle-class taxes to pay for a leading candidate’s proposal? Elizabeth Warren has run herself — and much of the Democratic Party — into this political ditch. Early on, the Massachusetts senator said, “I’m with Bernie on Medicare.” […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Robert Samuelson: Low inflation rate remains a major mystery
WASHINGTON — The virtual elimination of inflation is one of the great uncovered stories of our time. If you go back to the 1970s and the early 1980s — a period when, admittedly, many of today’s Americans weren’t alive — surging inflation seemed unsolvable. From 1975 to 1980, the consumer price index (CPI) rose an […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rich Lowry: Trump should want a rapid impeachment
The Ukraine story hasn’t been good for President Donald Trump, and there’s only one way out — to get impeached, and the sooner, the better. Trump obviously hates the idea of being impeached. He thinks it’s unfair, and is raging against the process with every political and legal argument his team can muster and every […]
Posted inLocal Sports
Junior hockey: Two-late goals propel Nordiques past Kenai River
Maine scores twice in final four minutes to beat Brown Bears.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: Ramblers ground Phoenix, lock up top seed
Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale answers two second-half scores by Spruce Mountain to finish the season 7-1.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: Lawrence clicks on offense, stifles Lewiston on defense
Bulldogs finish their regular season with a strong performance on both sides of the ball in win over Blue Devils.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: Skowhegan topples Mt. Blue in seesaw game
Both teams will likely open the PTC B playoffs on the road next week.
Posted inSun Spots
Auburn Mall open for walkers; whoopie pies first sold in Lewiston in 1925
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Now that winter is approaching, walking indoors will soon be necessary. Can people still do that at the Auburn Mall early in the morning, and if so, what time does it open? Many thanks. — No name, no town ANSWER: The stores in the mall are open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. (11 […]