July 2020 – Page 203 – Lewiston Sun Journal

‘People aren’t stupid’: Pence’s virus spin tests credibility

by JILL COLVIN July 4, 2020July 6, 2020

Vice President Mike Pence is the public face of the administration’s coronavirus response, and it’s a job that’s becoming even more difficult.

Nation / World, Uncategorized

Amid furor over monuments, Trump seeks ‘garden’ of U.S. heroes

by AAMER MADHANI July 4, 2020July 6, 2020

The group of 30-plus heroes features Founding Fathers and presidents, civil rights pioneers and aviation innovators, explorers and generals.

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Nation / World

As monuments fall, Confederate carving has size on its side

by KATE BRUMBACK and RUSS BYNUM July 4, 2020July 6, 2020

The largest Confederate monument ever crafted decorates a mountainside in Stone Mountain, Georgia.

Franklin

Jay man injured when his motorcycle goes off the road in Livermore Falls

by Vanessa Paolella July 4, 2020July 7, 2020

The Livermore Falls Fire Department treated a Jay man who crashed his motorcycle Saturday afternoon on Fayette Road. According to Livermore Falls police officer Walter Bachelder, Clifford Audette, 53, of Jay drove off of the road and lost control of his motorcycle in the dirt. He was able to redirect the bike back onto the […]

Nation / World

At Mount Rushmore, Trump digs deeper into nation’s divisions

by STEPHEN GROVES, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and AAMER MADHANI July 4, 2020July 6, 2020

The president lamented ‘cancel culture’ and charged that some on the political left hope to ‘defame our heroes, erase our values and indoctrinate our children.’

Business, Lewiston-Auburn

After a two-year renovation, The Curio is coming to Lisbon Street

by Kathryn Skelton July 4, 2020July 6, 2020

The former Lamey Wellehan shoe store will be the home of a small restaurant and art gallery that will also feature a hand-made spiral staircase and a bar made from former shoe shelving.