North Carolina’s Richard Burr was the most unexpected ‘guilty’ vote.
2021
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Outdoors in Maine: The boiling frog of gun rights
V. Paul Reynolds says beware of what the Biden presidency might mean for gun ownership.
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Posted inNation / World, Politics
Republicans want to change Florida’s model voting system
They point not to evidence of problems but to the potential for voter fraud and suspicion about the process.
Posted inNation / World
Boy Scouts celebrate first group of female Eagle Scouts
Nearly 1,000 girls and young women will be honored in a virtual event.
Posted inNation / World
Pope hails health workers on COVID anniversary
Italy has over 95,000 known dead, the second-highest virus toll in Europe after Britain.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Pandemic makes prostitution taboo in Nevada’s legal brothels
Many licensed prostitutes opt to take their work into the shadows, offering sex illegally.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
GOP bills would protect drivers who hit protesters
Tumultuous demonstrations stir debate about what tactics are free speech and which go too far.
Posted inNation / World
Weather experts: Lack of planning caused catastrophe
Meteorologists started warning about this week’s killer cold two weeks in advance.
Posted inMaine
‘Improper passing’ led to head-on Fairfield crash, police say
A husband and wife from Madison were taken to the hospital Friday night after their van collided head-on with a car that apparently was trying to improperly pass other vehicles on Middle Road in Fairfield.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
With no crowds, Louvre gets rare chance to refurbish
Before the pandemic, 30,000-40,000 people visited each day.