“I have not resigned, and have no intention of resigning, my position,” Geoffrey Berman said.
June 2020
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Obituary: Robert E. Lebroke Sr.
NORWAY – Robert “Bob” E. Lebroke Sr., 78, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2020 after a short battle with recurring cancer.Bob …
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Obituary: Debra D. Brooks
LEWISTON – Debra D. Brooks, 65, of Wales, passed away on June 16, 2020 at Russell Park Rehab and Living Center …
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MLB reportedly closing all spring training sites amid coronavirus worries and positive tests
A person familiar with the decision says Major League Baseball is closing all of its spring training sites over concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.
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MLB players want to talk runners starting on 2nd, ties, re-entry
Extra innings that start with runners on second base, games ending in ties and re-entry are among the possibilities for a radically altered 2020 Major League Baseball season.
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NHL shifts focus to Canadian cities as possible hubs for playoffs
Canadian health officials’ approval of the NHL’s return-to-play proposal has led the league to consider designating one or more cities north of the border to serve as hubs for its 24-team playoff format.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Nancy Pinkham: 66 reasons to oust Trump
On Sunday, June 14, the Sun Journal published an article furnished by the New York Times about 66 environmental protections that President Trump has reversed. The bottom line: no clean water, no clean air, no limits on the amount of mercury that coal powered plants can spew into the air, and requirements for oil and […]
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Anne Williams: We must fight pervasive racism
Jacqueline Smith’s letter (June 13) made me reflect about several issues. First, I am not at all confident I would recognize every counterfeit bill. Perhaps George Floyd was passing one without realizing it. Second, under the American justice system, everyone must be presumed innocent until proven guilty, even those with prior convictions. Third, Smith cites […]
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Froma Harrop: Political grief on top of fear, depression and economic loss
COVID-19 is not at all over and shows every sign of staging a return. We’ve been through a lot of fear, depression, and losses of income and loved ones. Much can’t be changed, but the leadership can, from sloppy governors to President Donald Trump at the top of the heap. Trump seems not just incapable […]
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Rich Lowry: Selective social distancing rules just a scam
Earlier this week, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot had big news — the city is opening up its iconic Lakefront Trail after months of being closed off as part of a COVID-19 lockdown. That Lightfoot kept the trail closed even after Chicago had experienced large-scale Black Lives Matter marches — thousands just last weekend during the […]