On Donald Trump’s first full day as president, Washington will likely see one of its largest rallies in years as women from across the country descend on the nation’s capital in a show of unity. “It’s not so much a protest as a presence,” said former state Sen. Barbara Trafton of Auburn, who plans to […]
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North Carolina fights back on bathroom use
Standing on principle, not to mention common sense, is so rare these days that when someone does it they make headlines. That’s because you can quickly be labeled a “bigot” if you oppose a lot of the sludge dumped on us by the secular left, and few can withstand the onslaught. North Carolina’s Republican governor, […]
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Name it for what it is
As I follow the events and harassment of North Carolina’s powers that be against the so-called rights of the LGBT community, I become more agitated and disturbed. The situation is not about rights, but about wrong versus right, and bad versus good. The LGBT people have made a choice and now expect all others to […]
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State investigator finds ground for claim of whistleblower at Norway auto shop
An investigator for a state agency sided with a former manager of a Norway auto repair shop who claims he was fired because he complained that he was underpaid. Michael W. Record filed a complaint with the Maine Human Rights Commission, saying he was fired for blowing the whistle on the owners of the Grease […]
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MLK’s dream inspires a new march, and a president
WASHINGTON (AP) — Standing on hallowed ground of the civil rights movement, President Barack Obama challenged new generations Wednesday to seize the cause of racial equality and honor the “glorious patriots” who marched a half century ago to the very steps from which Rev. Martin Luther King spoke during the March on Washington. In a […]