On the first anniversary of his speakership, Johnson is confident that while Republicans may not be able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, they will be better able after the election to pursue “truth, justice and the American way.”
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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Rumford-based guardian ad litem removed from roster
Guardians ad litem are appointed by courts to advocate for a person’s best interest in legal matters, which most often involve family and custody issues.
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Lewiston reseller’s Pickle Juice lawsuit settled out of court
The case centered around claims made by a Texas company that a Lewiston company was selling counterfeit juice, claims the Lewiston company said that Amazon had determined were fraudulent and hindered the company’s ability to resell the pickle-tasting product.
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Advocates are helping propel a resilient community
Danielle Parent, who is the director of the Maine Resiliency Center, knows that unless victim advocates take care of themselves and each other, they’re not as effective in caring for others.
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‘Lewiston Strong’ can be a mixed message
Words really can evoke powerful reactions for people working through trauma, including words like ‘brave’ and ‘anniversary,’ and phrases like ‘Lewiston Strong.’
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Watch: Lewiston ceremony honors the Oct. 25 victims
The program, which is free and open to the public, begins at 6 p.m. and is scheduled to go until 7:30 p.m.
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Don’t say ‘vote’: How Instagram hides your political posts
Decisions about what to promote on his businesses are Mark Zuckerberg’s First Amendment right to make. But his users deserve transparency about what topics are limited — and how the social network determines what’s over the line.
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One-year commemoration event to be held Friday at The Colisee
Attendees are invited to bring small mementos and keepsakes to leave at the end of the event, all of which will be catalogued and preserved as part of the growing Maine MILL collection in connection with the shooting.
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Our View: Our community moving toward healing, together
Many people who have sought community services following the mass shooting are not terribly interested in looking back. They know what that looks like.
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Sun Journal picks up first place Maine Press Association awards for coverage of Lewiston shooting, named best Sunday paper in the state
The news staff was honored with awards for breaking news, news video, editorial writing and page design.