The Iditarod running through Maine right now is missing a critical stop: The Twin Cities. On Jan. 17, a day that saw temperatures rise to 40 degrees, a 1,240-mile 5-week journey stepped off at the Portland Public Library. The “Arts Iditarod” is a project of the Maine Arts Commission, featuring stops in seven cities for […]

More pedestrians were killed in Maine last year than in any of the previous 20 years, and we’re on track this year to break that sad — and often preventable — statistic. The issue became painfully real for the city of Lewiston early this month when 13-year-old Jayden Cho-Sargent was struck and killed while crossing […]

There was a peaceful protest at Bates College Tuesday, following a long tradition of such expressions on college campuses in the history of this country. These students weren’t dwelling. They were demonstrating. That’s worth noting because hours after Donald J. Trump was declared president-elect of the United States, dozens of students at Cornell University gathered […]

Nearly two months ago, the Sun Journal sent invitations out to all legislative candidates in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties. We asked some basic questions about themselves, asked them to answer five questions submitted to us by readers, and then we asked them each to tell you how they intended to vote on the ballot […]

In 1990, just over 10 percent of Maine adults were considered obese. Ten years later, the statistic was just short of 20 percent. Right now, 30 percent of adults living here are considered obese. As shocking as these figures are, they don’t tell the real story. In 1990, the actual number of obese adults living […]

On Sept. 11, 2001, there were 2,996 individuals simply living their lives, flying to see friends or family, starting a vacation, returning home from a business trip, just getting to work after hectic city commutes, or otherwise enjoying what was a spectacular late summer day on the East Coast. These people were like so many […]

How did it start? One fine September day in 1882, 10,000 workers gathered to parade in New York City to raise awareness of serious labor and safety issues. That event marked the first “known” Labor Day. It was so successful and well-recognized, other cities and towns joined in following years and within 14 years more […]

Friday was not a proud day for Maine. And, sadly, it deepened the fracture between political parties as the state’s legislative campaign season is set to begin in earnest. Gov. Paul LePage — a second-term Republican — and Rep. Drew Gattine — a second-term Democrat — hold deeply opposing views on whether the drug crisis […]