Maine State Police say driver Darryl Streeper fled on foot after an attempted traffic stop.
Carl Natale
Web editor for SunJournal.com
Posted inOp-Eds, Perspective
How Maine’s Supreme Court is a different case study than that of the nation’s
“We’d fill it.“ These are the three words of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell when asked what the GOP would do if a high court vacancy occurred in the last year of the president’s term. News that 87-year-old Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is confronting another cancer diagnosis has reignited speculation that the Trump White […]
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Roberts court draws partisan fire-and rising public acclaim
Critiques from the left and right are bolstering an image of independence Chief Justice John Roberts has long sought to foster for the Supreme Court.
Posted inPerspective
When Supreme Court justices defy expectations
Justice Neil Gorsuch joined the Supreme Court as a conservative. But his ruling in a major civil rights case is part of a pattern of justices setting aside ideology to address historic injustices.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Virtual balloon launch scratched because of weather
There’s no balloon festival this year but a couple balloon pilots hoped to take off Saturday morning.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Interactive Map: Home prices climb to record in pandemic as buyers seek space
An analysis by The Associated Press and Core Logic found that the average home price in the U.S. in May was up 4.2% compared to a year ago
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Videos: Watch past years’ launches from the Great Falls Balloon Festival
Here is a selection of videos of launches from past balloon festivals from various viewpoints.
Posted inNation / World
Best way to care for your mask? Treat it like underwear, experts say
Cloth masks need to be washed daily, and no mask should be hung from a rearview mirror.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Video Interviews: Demonstrators gather before Auburn School Committee meeting
Parents and educational staff members demonstrate Wednesday evening outside Auburn Hall before the school committee meets on the re-opening plan.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as his running mate
The senator from California will be the first Black woman and Asian American woman on a major party ticket.