2025 – Page 1618 – Lewiston Sun Journal

Norm Gellatly: Kudos for change to Muhammad Ali statue

January 10, 2025January 9, 2025

I am glad the in-process statue of Muhammad Ali, eventually to be situated next to Mill No. 5 , is being purposely altered. As the Dec. 27 Sun Journal edition reported, the pose was to have been the rather famous one during the knockdown of Sonny Liston in their May 1965 bout. To update myself […]

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Briefly

January 10, 2025January 9, 2025

Music FARMINGTON — For the month of Jan. only, Farmington Baptist Church is postponing the Music Jam one week. It will be held a week later on Jan. 17 instead of Jan. 10. The church is located at 194 Whittier Road in Farmington and the phone number is 207-779-0731. Church LIVERMORE FALLS —The First Baptist […]

Opinion

Editorial cartoon for Friday, Jan. 10, 2025

January 10, 2025January 9, 2025

Op-Eds, Opinion

Cal Thomas: Saving money in an overlooked place

January 10, 2025January 7, 2025

Prison and sentencing reform is ready-made for bipartisanship. The incoming Trump administration should try it and invite Democrats to join in.

Maine, Maine Crime, News

Maine State Police overtime reaches record $8.5M

by Morgan Womack January 10, 2025January 16, 2025

Agency leaders say the costs are ‘inevitable’ as staffing issues and demands on the agency force troopers to work long hours, with some accruing 6 figures in OT in addition to their regular pay.

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Kids’ Book Review

by Billie Lou Damon, Paris Public Library January 10, 2025January 9, 2025

The Usborne Official Spy’s Guidebook By Usborne Illustrated by Colin King The Usborne Official Spy’s Guidebook is a Junior Non-Fiction reference for all the things you need to be a successful spy. Colorfully illustrated, it includes information about passing secret messages, hiding secret messages, stalking, disguises, spy language, spy rings, how to make vanishing messages, […]

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Movie Review: ‘Mufasa’

by Bob Garver January 10, 2025January 9, 2025

Like many critics, I despised the 2019 CGI version of “The Lion King.” The new animation was ugly and the rehashing of the story from the 1994 classic without many changes made the whole thing seem unnecessary. But unlike many critics, I’m not ready to throw prequel “Mufasa: The Lion King” away just because of […]