FARMINGTON — A Carthage man who had faced a state charge of felony possession of a firearm by a prohibited person has had his case transferred to a federal court. On Dec. 14, an arrest warrant was issued out of U.S. District Court in Bangor for Michael Creig Ringer, 49, after a federal indictment on a […]
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Wrapping up to keep warm
Angelica Hagan, Nae Lee Ray and Brinley Hanson, who have Tuesday off from Lewiston High School on account of teacher workshops, walk through Kennedy Park in Lewiston bundled up in blankets. They checked the weather before they went out, saw below zero temperatures with the wind chill and decided to bundle up as well as […]
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Donald Trump’s shutdown proposal faces uncertain fate in U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s proposal to reopen the government, with immigration provisions Democrats denounce as inadequate, is headed for Senate action, its prospects uncertain. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will try to muscle through the 1,300-page spending measure, which includes $5.7 billion to fund Trump’s proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, the sticking […]
Posted inLocal & State, sj-web
Jared Golden vows to defend transgender military personnel
Maine’s new congressman, 2nd District Democrat Jared Golden, said Tuesday he is opposed to President Donald Trump’s effort to restrict transgender people from military service. “I believe anyone who loves America and has the courage to serve should be given that opportunity and respected for it,” Golden said in a statement on Twitter. Golden, who […]
Posted inEncore, sj-web
Looking Back on Jan. 22
100 years ago: 1919 With the Independent Alliance taking over the Democratic party and the Civic Alliance of the Republican party, as some dope it out, it wouldn’t be a bad plan to shift the name to the Democratic club of the Independent Alliance and the Republican club of the Civic Alliance. 50 years ago: […]
Posted inOp-Eds, sj-web
Trump’s not going anywhere soon
The walls supposedly are always closing in on Donald Trump. The end is always beginning. He’s going to quit. He’s going to be impeached and removed. He’s going to decide not to run again. Somehow or other, he’s going to relieve everyone of the responsibility of ever thinking of him again, and especially of the […]
Posted inLetters, sj-web
The wall would help
I am disgusted with politicians. They have been giving lip service for years — especially at election times — about stopping drug trafficking. Then, once the elections are over, they do nothing about it. Elected officials have known for years about drugs coming in on regular freight but have done nothing to inspect all cargo. […]
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Story has modern implication
I was appalled to see a large photo on the front page of the Local section of the Sun Journal (Jan. 12) featuring “Family night out.” It showed a mother and five-month old son at a BYOB Family Night at Kiddos Indoor Playground in Auburn, which “gives families an opportunity to relax, eat and drink […]
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Man plans to give girlfriend a ring without a proposal
DEAR ABBY: My girlfriend, “Jane,” and I have been in love for three years. We’re both in our 30s. Jane and her daughter have lived with me long enough to know that I want to be a part of — and contribute to — the rest of their lives. Jane knows I never want to […]