The somewhat underwhelming discounts advertised so far reflect retailers’ confidence in how deep consumers are willing dig into their pockets.
Judith Meyer
Judith Meyer is executive editor of the Sun Journal, Kennebec Journal, the Morning Sentinel and the Western Maine weekly newspapers of the Sun Media Group. She serves as vice president of the Maine Freedom of Information Coalition and is a member of the Right to Know Advisory Committee to the Legislature. A journalist since 1990 and former editorial page editor for the Sun Journal, she was named Maine’s Journalist of the Year in 2003. She serves on the New England Newspaper & Press Association Board of Directors and was the 2018 recipient of the Judith Vance Weld Brown Spirit of Journalism Award by the New England Society of Newspaper Editors. A fellow of the National Press Foundation and the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism, she attended George Washington University, lives in Auburn with her husband, Phil, and is an active member of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine.
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Elliott Epstein: Biden backs his words with actions
Actions should speak louder than words, but that’s not always the case with the American presidency.
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Hiroshima attack marks its 78th anniversary — its lessons of unnecessary mass destruction could help guide future nuclear arms talks
The U.S. atomic bomb attacks on Japan remain the only military use of nuclear weapons.
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‘Oppenheimer’ has reopened debate in the U.S. In Japan, it’s more complex.
While the U.S. is still chewing over the decision to use the bomb back then, Japan has largely accepted the postwar reality.
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How the Soviets stole nuclear secrets and targeted Oppenheimer, the ‘father of the atomic bomb’
The new world that Oppenheimer helped to create, and the nuclear nightmare he feared, still exists today.
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Workforce rental houses built in Paris barged to Great Cranberry Island
Two new rental houses on Great Cranberry Island were manufactured by KBS Builders of Paris, which has a reputation for building the highest quality homes, well-insulated and energy efficient.
Posted inFranklin, News
Soaking June rains destroy the road to Tumbledown, but who will pay to fix it?
Access to the Tumbledown Mountain trails has been hampered by flooding, and state and county officials have entered talks to see who foots the repair bill.
Posted inFranklin, News
Carrie Castonguay named town manager in Livermore Falls
Castonguay replaces Amanda Allen, who resigned as town manager in early June after coming to an agreement with town officials to settle a discrimination complaint she filed with the Maine Human Rights Commission.
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Big Food should be ESG’s next target
We have started eating substances that “can’t really even be called food,” says van Tulleken — “emulsifiers, low-calorie sweeteners, stabilizing gums, humectants, flavor compounds, dyes, color stabilizers, carbonating agents, firming agents and bulking — and anti-bulking — agents” just for starters.
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SAD 58 citizens to receive survey on district’s vision for educational approaches
Officers were elected, including Jessica Caine as chair of the board.