PORTLAND — Due to the pandemic, the Maine Catholic Women’s Conference will not be held in-person for the second consecutive year. The event will move online from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 20, when a virtual gathering will be held for all Maine Catholic women to participate in faith-sustaining prayer, reflection and conversation. The […]
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts Jr.: America spends lot of time trying to kill Democracy
One is alarmed, but not surprised, by a new report from The Brennan Center For Justice, that lawmakers in 43 states are considering some 253 bills to restrict voting rights.
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Posted inCommunity, Connections
Mt. Blue High School lists second-quarter honors
FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue High School has announced its second-quarter honor roll for the 2020-21 academic year. Highest Honors Madison Allen, Magnus Augustin, Carley Austin, Brittany Bailey, Cole Baker, Scott Barber, Abigail Bartlett, Calvin Beale, Ashton Beaudoin, Mason Biello, Allison Blauvelt, Levi Bogar, Luke Brown, Kelsie Butterfield, Elsie Campbell, Jenna Campbell, Jacob Caton, Hope Chernesky, […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Paul Baribault: McConnell’s speech a counterpoint to Trump
A 7-foot golden statue of the Conservative Political Action Conference’s featured speaker captured the spotlight at the Republican conference last week, dressed in American flag clothing. What’s below was not the speech he gave. “January 6th was a disgrace. American citizens attacked their own government. They used terrorism to stop a specific piece of democratic […]
Posted inSun Spots
Elders seeking warming center when power is lost for long time
DEAR SUN SPOTS: With the chances of power outages increasing, are there any warming centers in the Lewiston-Auburn area? As two “over-90” residents with everything on electricity, we worry as to where to go for an extended power outage. There must be many of us in the same situation. — No name, no town ANSWER: […]
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Will and Emily Franson Jones: Gratitude for house fire rescue attempt
It is nice to know there are good Samaritans among us. The two local men who stopped early Saturday morning to call 911 and render assistance when they saw a house fire on Clover Mill Road in Farmington are such people. It is fitting that Seth Harris and Iaian Stross-Perham be recognized for their heroic […]
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Marty Roop: Kudos for Golden crossing party lines
This letter concerns the Sun Journal’s Feb. 26 story about Rep. Golden and the military veteran congressional members of both parties. This was the most positive news I’ve seen out of Congress in years. Regardless of their political philosophy they meet, discuss and listen to each other, and hopefully they will be able to exert […]
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
Is basic income a good idea? Here’s what the evidence from around the world says
Short-term schemes make it difficult to assess, but nine basic income-style programs from Canada to Iran reveal some fascinating outcomes.
Posted inSports
NHL roundup: Vesey scores twice as Maple Leafs top Oilers, 6-1
The Maple Leafs outscore the Oilers 13-1 in a three-game sweep.
Posted inBoys Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Lewiston shows dominance in shortened game against St. Dom’s
Boys hockey: Before game ends early due to shattered plexiglass, sophomore Tanner Anctil scores two goals and sets up two others and freshmen Cody Dionne has two goals and an assist for Blue Devils in win over the Saints.