AUBURN — The Auburn Public Library will hold a “Ten Tips Nutrition Workshop: Eating Better on a Budget,” presented by Missy North-Drain of Healthy Androscoggin via Zoom, from 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays, Jan. 20 and 27. The free classes, presented by Healthy Androscoggin, will provide the skills to shop, cook and eat healthier foods […]
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Posted inLetters, Opinion
In rebuttal: Steve Bien: Trump’s words were what incited riot
Judith Meyer, in her Jan. 7 editorial, misses the vital truths we must learn if we are to survive as a democracy. Blaming harsh political discourse for Jan. 6’s insurrection on the Capitol might seem fair minded and kind, but it totally misses the point and meaning of this historical moment. One man and one […]
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In rebuttal: Joe Hall: Media should challenge Leonard’s claims
Thank you to Judith Meyer for her Jan. 6 condemnation of the violent attacks against our democracy. Thanks, too, for the Sun Journal’s consistent reporting on the election, including stories that show how former Attorney General Barr, the Supreme Court, and many other state and federal judges have dismissed Trump’s unfounded claims of massive voter […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Bob Neal: The Countryman: Even when he’s right …
Donald Trump is undoubtedly the most damaged person ever to be president. Not to mention the most damaging. To our health. To our state of mind. To our very democracy.
Posted inElection 2020, Maine
Max Linn was among ‘happy, joyful’ crowd in Washington as insurgents stormed U.S. Capitol
Failed U.S. Senate candidate from Bar Harbor said he thought it would be a “victory party.”
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Cal Thomas: The conservative’s bad bargain
We can do better than the mob violence that occurred in Washington. We can do better when it comes to the way we speak to fellow Americans. And as much as it pains me to say so, because I have flirted at times with making this bargain with the political devils, we can do better than Donald J. Trump.
Posted inConnections
Conservation Reserve Program signup is underway
AUGUSTA — Agricultural producers and private landowners interested in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) can sign up for the program until Feb. 12. The competitive program, administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), provides annual rental payments for land devoted to conservation purposes. “This signup for the Conservation Reserve Program gives producers and landowners an […]
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Community briefs for Saturday, Jan. 9
Livermore rabies clinic canceled LIVERMORE — The rabies clinic scheduled for 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 9, at the Livermore Fire Station has been canceled due to a potential exposure to COVID-19. VFW post to plan Buddy Poppy event LEWISTON — The James B. Longley-Normand Dionne Post 9150, VFW, will meet at 6:30 […]
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Jay VFW announces annual essay contest winners
JAY — Frank L. Mitchell Post 3335, Veterans of Foreign Wars, has announced the 2020 local winners of the Patroits Pen Essay Competition. Students in the Jay/Livermore/Livermore Falls area submitted essays expressing their views on an annual patriotic theme, this year being, “What is Patriotism to Me?” Receiving first place was Ophelia Hughes; second, Madison […]