DEAR ABBY: My husband of nearly 22 years and I divorced last year after he told me he didn’t want to be married anymore and didn’t know if he ever loved me. Since our split, he has bought a home with another woman — the same woman I suspected him of having an affair with, […]
July 2020
Looking Back on July 6
100 Years Ago: 1920 Introducing to you, ladies and gentlemen, William Sheffield, Lewiston’s first motorcycle “cop.” Bill, who was born in Lewiston and has always made it his home, began work in the department in June and has already put the fear of the law into the hearts of the breakers of speed dawn and […]
Kudos: Longtime poll workers and ‘civic duty’
Two longtime election helpers in Lewiston keeps coming back — even during a pandemic.
WEEK IN PHOTOS: June 27-July 3, 2020
Here are some of our favorite photos from the Sun Journal from the past week.
Local testing sites for COVID-19
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I noticed in the June 29 Sun Spots column that someone was asking about where to get COVID-19 testing done. You referenced the Maine Urgent Care on Sabattus Street. You should also know that testing is being done at a couple of St. Mary’s Health healthcare locations. There is a clinic on […]
In my world, real men wear masks
There are a lot of restaurants and places that say: “No shoes, no shirts, no service.” How about we start with: “No shoes, no mask, no service”?
Here’s what Facebook ad boycott organizers plan to tell Mark Zuckerberg
A broad coalition of corporations raises the stakes in the civil rights’ leaders years-long push to change Facebook.
Five myths about free speech
While many people know that free speech is enshrined in the First Amendment, there’s a lot about it that many still misunderstand.
Tobacco companies are developing potential COVID-19 vaccines
Is Big Tobacco big enough to beat COVID-19? The properties of the tobacco plant have been well known among researchers for decades, earning it the nickname “the lab mouse of the plant world.” Plant-based vaccines can copy viruses, allowing the body’s immune system to recognize them and create an immune response. Kentucky BioProcessing (KBP), a subsidiary of British […]