Because of a successful propaganda campaign, many people in China already buy into the theory that the pandemic started anywhere but their country. “I suspect that in small cities and the countryside, 90 percent of people believe the U.S. is the origin point of the pandemic,” a Chinese scholar told me last year.
2021
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
What the Biden administration’s ‘mission accomplished’ narrative on Afghanistan gets wrong
The president had no good choice on Afghanistan, and he inherited a bad deal from his predecessor. But in announcing an unconditional withdrawal, he made the situation worse by throwing out the minimal conditions U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad had negotiated under the Trump administration.
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Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Red Sox complete sweep of Yankees with 10-inning victory, 6-5
Boston survives a rare blown save by Matt Barnes, as Xander Bogaerts hits a two-run single in the 10th inning.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Kudos: McMahon school teacher Scott Emery and others grow opportunities for students.
This past fall, an all-volunteer garden committee received funding to expand the number of raised beds at the school, and turn the gardens into a larger “outdoor learning space.”
Posted inSports
NHL roundup: Canadiens on verge of sweeping Jets
Montreal routs Winnipeg, 5-1, to take a 3-0 lead in the second-round series.
Posted inSports
Larson upstages teammate Elliott, makes it back-to-back Cup Series wins
Kyle Larson beats race favorite Chase Elliott, giving Hendrick Motorsports its fourth straight 1-2 finish.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine, News
Poland man in critical condition after Standish motorcycle crash
Ralph Belmont, 65, of Poland was riding a BMW when it crashed into a car Saturday on Route 113.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
‘Toughest class to ever graduate’ from Lewiston High School
Clad in royal blue mortarboards and robes, 259 seniors from Class of 2021 graduate on the tarmac at the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport in Auburn.
Posted inSports
Golf roundup: Cantlay beats Morikawa in playoff at Memorial
Patrick Cantlay wins a duel with Collin Morikawa, taking the title for the second time in three years.
Posted inMaine
Maine’s air quality expected to plummet on Monday
The Department of Environmental Protection predicts that ground-level ozone concentrations will reach unhealthy levels along most of the state’s coastline.