2023 – Page 2701 – Lewiston Sun Journal

Paul Bernard: Remembering Tet Offensive, 55 years later

January 28, 2023January 28, 2023

On Jan. 30, 1968, the Tet Offensive began and lasted 30 days. According to the reports, early in the morning, North Vietnamese troops and Viet Cong forces attacked both towns and cities in South Vietnam, breaking the ceasefire that had been called for the Vietnamese holiday of Tet (the lunar new year). When the number […]

Letters, Opinion

James Marples: Shriners are more than hospitals

January 28, 2023January 28, 2023

Having family in Lewiston, I read the Jan. 19 article “Biddeford city manager installed as Kora Shrine leader” on the Sun Journal’s website. I congratulate Jim Bennett on his elevation to the office of Potentate (CEO). I wish him well. All Shriners are Masons first and must retain their Masonic membership to become and remain […]

Opinion

Editorial cartoon for Saturday, Jan. 28

January 28, 2023January 27, 2023

Op-Eds, Opinion

Bob Neal: The Countryman: Sorry, Bub, but you’re not a Mainer

January 28, 2023January 27, 2023

In 43 years, I’ve learned a lot about how to live here. I’ve even been told twice by old-timers to call myself a Mainer. Closest I’ll come, though, is to say that my grandparents and mother are buried in Kennebunk, and that’s almost Maine. But to many Mainers, I’ll always be a flatlander.

Maine colleges, Sports

College roundup: Kyle Donlin’s 3 lifts UMF men over UMPI

by MWC Bot January 27, 2023January 27, 2023

Donlin hits tie-breaking trey with less than a minute to play, and Terion Moss scores 38; Meghan Graff leads Bates women to victory over Middlebury; UMaine hockey teams win.

Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Indoor Track, Skiing, Sports, Swimming, Varsity Maine

High school roundup: Leavitt boys outlast Medomak Valley

by MWC Bot January 27, 2023January 31, 2023

Nick Morin and Declan Giroux combine to make 9 of 10 free throws in the 4th for the Hornets; Teigan Pelletier drops 28 on Deering; Edward Little swimmer Andrew Casares sets another team record; Alpine skiing and indoor track and field results.

Business, Maine

Ban on pesticides with PFAS feeds concern about unintended impacts

by Penelope Overton January 27, 2023January 28, 2023

Some Maine farmers, including some of its 300 certified organic farmers, worry they soon won’t be able to defend their crops from pests, said Julie Ann Smith of the Maine Farm Bureau.