The reviews of the 1619 Project are in. It is “a very unbalanced, one-sided account.” It is “wrong in so many ways.” It is “not only ahistorical,” but “actually anti-historical.” It is “a tendentious and partial reading of American history.” This is what top historians have said of the splashy New York Times feature on […]
2020
Kiernan Majerus-Collins: Making Lewiston schools carbon neutral
As a candidate for the Lewiston School Committee, I campaigned on a pledge to make our schools carbon neutral by 2030. Now, as I prepare to take office, I’m beginning the work of fulfilling that pledge. This month, I’ll be introducing a resolution to the School Committee declaring a climate emergency and committing Lewiston Public […]
Froma Harrop: Do Americans even want time off?
A new Gallup survey finds that about half of Americans who hold second jobs say they don’t do it out of financial necessity. Why, then, do they put in the extra hours? Do they just like working? Europeans, in stark contrast, relish their free time. Workers in Denmark actually went on a general strike because […]
Laurel Libby: Stand up to Big Pharma
I am a nurse and worked in an intensive care unit for 13 years. In 2004, there was a relatively new drug called Xigris that we used to treat severe sepsis. Xigris was hailed as a miracle drug and a breakthrough in treating severe sepsis. In 2014 I was admitted to the hospital with severe […]
Terence McManus: Article about Sen. Collins showed bias
In the Sun Journal article (Dec. 21) on the term-limits issue in the U.S. Senate race next fall, the ABC — Anybody But Collins — bias stands out. It was good, though, to point out that, if the senator is re-elected, she will have some serious clout in the Senate, very likely as chairwoman of […]
Looking Back on Jan. 4
100 Years Ago: 1920 After next Monday when Henry E, Goss will be inaugurated mayor of Auburn, Mayor Burnham will be a free man–that that is free for political activities. The non-partisan bonds which have held him bound hand and foot, as it were, for two years, will have been broken. being a shackled figurehead, […]
Aries: Don’t worry about what you can’t change
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Dot-Marie Jones, 56; Dave Foley, 57; Michael Stipe, 60; Patty Loveless, 63. Happy Birthday: Assess the rules, and adjust whatever it is you want to pursue accordingly. Keeping within boundaries will allow you more time to hone what you want to accomplish. Refuse to let emotional matters stand between you […]
Bride’s choice of groomsman brings back painful memories
DEAR ABBY: I am a 37-year-old man who is getting married for the first time. My fiancee, “Holly,” and I went to middle school and high school together, but never really got to know each other until a few years ago. I love her more than words can describe, and I’m happy to be getting […]
Junior hockey: Twin City Thunder Premier team earns split at USPHL Winter Showcase
Stavros Rigas had four goals on the day while Raphael Lajeunesse had a goal in each game for the Thunder
Junior hockey: Two third-period goals lift Fairbanks over Nordiques
Maine Nordiques let lead slip away against league’s third-best team.