For justice, let’s ask U.S. legislators to be good stewards of taxation. I’ve been reading about what Washington Post columnist Catherine Rampell calls “the Orwellian name of ‘Family And Small Business Tax Payer Protection Act.’” (“First order of business for the GOP House? Defunding the (tax) police,” Sun Journal, Jan. 11). Apparently the labyrinth of […]
January 2023
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills
Photo Album: Maine left with a heavy, wet mess to clean up
The storm came in the form of snow early Wednesday night. By Thursday morning what most people found in their yards was mostly slush, ice or some other messy slop.
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Posted inBoston Celtics, Sports
Celtics comeback wasted in overtime loss to Knicks
Boston erases a 12-point deficit late in regulation, but Julius Randle scores 37 points to lead New York to a 120-117 win.
Posted inBoston Bruins, Sports
Lightning cool off Bruins, set record with 11th straight home win
Tampa Bay sets a team record for consecutive wins win at home and also ends Boston’s run of seven road victories in a row.
Posted inBoston Celtics, Sports
NBA roundup: James, Antetokounmpo are All-Star captains
LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo are the top two vote-getters, and Boston’s Jayson Tatum is also picked as a starter.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Initiative to require voter approval of state borrowing over $1 billion certified for ballot
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said backers of No Blank Checks collected more than enough signatures to be approved for the state ballot in November.
Posted inLocal Sports, Maine colleges, Sports
College roundup: CMCC cruises past Great Bay CC in women’s basketball
The Mustang men fall in a close matchup in the second game of a Yankee Conference doubleheader in Auburn.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
High school roundup: Jace Bessey paces Spruce Mountain boys past Buckfield
Bessey tops four Phoenix players in double figures with 17 points; Mountain Valley boys beat Monmouth in 2OT; Gray-New Gloucester girls down Yarmouth; Lewiston and Mt. Abram girls also win.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
State settles with Windham moving company over prohibited negative reviews, threats
Liberty Bell Moving and Storage Inc. and its owner, Kevin Finkenaur, accused of violating the federal Consumer Review Fairness Act, the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act, must pay a $125,000 settlement.