The Democrats now have the governing power in Maine. How long before the “rainy day” money is spent and how long before the work requirement is lifted for able Medicaid recipients? In that the Sun Journal is now the step-child of the Portland Sunday Telegram, when will readers see a similar printing of the votes […]
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Sports betting isn't as easy as you think it is
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Wanna bet on sports? First, make sure you know what you’re doing — and the odds against you. Seven U.S. states now offer legal sports gambling, and as many as 30 more will consider jumping on board in 2019. So here are some of the basics — as well as […]
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What House Democrats should do with their majority
By Jonathan Bernstein Bloomberg opinion The Democrats took over the House majority on Thursday with more women, more ethnic and religious diversity, and the same leadership team that’s been in place for a long time. They have a very liberal caucus, though it includes members from swing districts who likely won’t want to compile very […]
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Partisan warfare has begun
Here we go. Certain Republicans, embittered at election results, engage in partisan warfare before the new governor is even inaugurated. Letter writer George Mathews (Dec. 30) castigates Janet Mills for not attending a Trump-hosted governors conference. But is there any guarantee that that shameless charlatan will keep the promises he makes? Does he even understand […]
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Thrilled to see an old A-7
In the early 1980s, I was assigned to the U.S. Navy’s Attack Squadron 83 (VA-83) home-ported in Jacksonville, Florida, and deploying aboard the USS Forrestal (CV-59). Nearly 40 years later, I feel a great sense of pride that an A-7E Corsair II will soon grace Veterans Memorial Park. You see, VA-83 flew the A-7E. The […]
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Face Time: Lewiston bookstore owner and book lover Courtney Schlachter
She loves books. She knows about book sales. And she’s even writing a book. So it’s no surprise we found Courtney Schlachter in a bookstore — her own — more than willing to talk books. Here’s her own story. Name: Courtney Schlachter Age: 37 Town: Lewiston Family: Husband Adam, son Eli, daughter Quinn, cats Chloe […]
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Mystery Photo for January 6
Mystery photo for January 6, 2019. (Sun Journal Photo by Russ Dillingham) If you can identify where this photo was taken, contact us at [email protected] or call 207-689-2896 and leave a voice mail with your answer, your name, town and phone number. Correct entries will be eligible for a drawing for a $20 Hannaford Supermarkets […]
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A list of the 10 worst things President Trump did in 2018
WASHINGTON — In his second year in office, President Trump did many positive things and, on Friday, I offered my list of the 10 best things Trump did in 2018. But he also did a lot of bad things that ranged from cringeworthy to catastrophic. Here are the 10 worst: 10. His comment about “sh–hole” […]
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Mark LaFlamme: Things are looking up
Madness! Remember how I groused about how there was no mad rush at the stores on Christmas Eve? And how I wondered, all sad and confused, about where all the crazy holiday traffic had gone? Yeah, well I found it. I found it on New Year’s Eve in the form of horn-honking rage on the […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by former Portsmouth Poet Laureate John-Michael Albert. Birdseed on the Snow By John-Michael Albert Like the rime of salt left by the vapors of a shrinking lake; like a guest too quick to depart, trailing traces of himself so others might puzzle out who he […]