Authorities said an alumnus of the school who brought his own cannon to Saturday’s homecoming game against Massachusetts Maritime Academy.
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Posted inNational Sports, Sports
Allyson Felix, other top stars fight track’s pregnancy penalty
For decades, the message to women in track and field was crystal clear: get pregnant, lose sponsorship money.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Austin Bay: Invoking the Rio Treaty diplomatically attacks Venezuela’s dictatorship
In 2018, the BBC reported U.N. officials were comparing the Venezuelan refugee problem to the “Mediterranean crisis” spurred by the civil wars in Syria and Libya. The comparison still has unfortunate merit. Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and his regime wage what amounts to a slow war of oppression and starvation on their own people. Thanks […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Elaine St. Pierre: Stephanie Gelinas for Ward 7 councilor
Stephanie Gelinas is a great leader. Being the founder and executive director of Sandcastle Clinical and Education Services in Lewiston has given her the understanding of the needs of this community. Being a lifelong resident of Lewiston, a past Chamber of Commerce board member and board chair, as well as a current member, she is […]
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Leonard Pitts: Does melanin content have anything to do with racism?
“They try to tell us we’re too young…” — Nat King Cole So what does it mean that Dennis Turner is black? Turner, as you may know, was the police officer who arrested Kaia Rolle last week. Kaia, it must be said, was raising a ruckus, acting in a disorderly and disruptive manner. Worse, when […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Dan Bilodeau: I’ll be voting for Jason Levesque
In Auburn, it is vital that residents vote their values, so I will be voting for Jason Levesque for mayor in November. Levesque is an effective advocate for economic opportunity and quality of life. Recreation, environment and community is the motto at the Lake Auburn Community Center, and who better to grow those values (proportionally) […]
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Marc Thiessen: Ukraine investigation stands to hurt Biden’s prospects
WASHINGTON — We don’t yet know whether President Trump delayed some military aid to Ukraine as leverage to get Ukraine’s president to reopen an investigation into Hunter Biden. But if we are concerned about U.S. officials inappropriately threatening aid to Ukraine, then there are others who have some explaining to do. It got almost no […]
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Mark Ferguson: Additional school nurse required
This in response to the article about the school nurse’s workload at the Robert V. Connors Elementary School (Sun Journal, Sept. 24). The school should have opened with two nurses to accommodate the children’s needs. The new school houses what were Longley and Martel schools. Each school had its own nurse. If the population of […]
Posted inDear Abby
Disabled man conceals HIV diagnosis from his parents
DEAR ABBY: I’m a man in my early 30s who was born with a moderately severe form of cerebral palsy. This disability has always been a major part of my life. As a child, I used a wheelchair and had several surgeries on my legs that were somewhat traumatic. However, through physical therapy and the […]
Posted inHoroscope
Aquarius: Pursue the goals you have in place
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Lola Kirke, 29; Anna Camp, 37; Tamara Taylor, 49; Meat Loaf, 72. Happy Birthday: Be careful about how you move forward. If you don’t take care of unfinished business now, it will slow you down when your life and opportunities pick up. Settle any differences you have concerning those with […]