Last week my House representative, Laurel Libby, was unfairly censured. This attack on her right to free speech was a blatant abuse of power on the part of the Democrats in Augusta, and I hope they rescind the censure soon. Although Rep. Libby’s opponents have gone to great lengths to silence her, I don’t believe […]
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How an Auburn man started a pro-North newspaper in London during the Civil War
John Adams Knight, whose house sits in Auburn’s West Pitch Park, acknowledged that once he backed the North, it was a trying time.
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Jack Wiseman’s Lego creations highlight well-known Lewiston-Auburn buildings
For him, building a complex model with Legos, including Dr. Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum, is like putting together a puzzle you can construct however you want.
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Mystery Photo for March 9, 2025
Correctly guess where this photo was taken and you could win a $25 Hannaford Supermarket gift card.
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From Plato to Pinterest: As language changes, so does how we process it
Jim Witherell: Socrates cautioned his countrymen of the dangers of writing. ‘If men learn it,’ he warned, ‘it will implant forgetfulness in their souls.’
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Kelley Bowden: Libby endangered a child with social media post
Rep. Laurel Libby is a licensed nurse. The American Nurses Association, the professional organization for all nurses in the U.S., has a 10-point code of ethics. Provision one is “The nurse practices with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth, and unique attributes of every person.” While Rep. Libby was not a direct health […]
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Susan Trask: DOGE is state-sponsored cruelty
I think that it is time to rename the DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) to DOGC (Depart of Government Cruelty). The depth and scope of massive layoffs across the board in the name of finding “waste, fraud and abuse”) is appalling. The callous indifference to human suffering is staggering. To name but a few instances: […]
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Ronald Lebel: Disappointed by changes to SJ’s delivery, publication policies
I write, as a 50-year subscriber, in response to the March 5 notice of changes to the paper’s delivery and publication policies, which are terribly disappointing. First, relying on the U.S. Postal Service to deliver the paper reliably and timely is a fool’s errand. Second, when the National Trust for Local News purchased the paper, […]
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Audrey Murphy: ‘We must stand up for our female athletes’
While watching the news recently, I was wondering what happened to all the women who stood up for women’s rights in the 1970s. Why are they not standing up today for the rights of women in sports? I saw a New York Times and a CNN report that says 79% of America, and 67% of […]
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Robin Hackett: LD 175 tries to fix an unreal problem
Earlier this year Rep. Laurel Libby introduced to the Maine Legislature L.D. 175, which proposes an “Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Ensure That Only Citizens of the United States May Participate in Elections.” Our constitution currently states that “every” citizen of the United States living in Maine has the right to vote. This […]