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IP strike 30 years later: Bitterness, memories linger
JAY — Thirty years ago, Cindy Bennett and her late husband, Rick Rush Jr., bought a freezer, stocked it with food and stopped unnecessary spending when it appeared union workers would strike against International Paper Co. Workers in unions at other mills the company owned in other states were also considering going on strike. Bennett, […]
Piano-playing bear strikes a chord in Colorado apartment
Post by 97.1 QMG. VAIL, Colo. (AP) — Police say it wasn’t a burglary — just a black bear that stomped, briefly, on piano keys while rummaging through an apartment in Colorado. The revelation came after Katie Hawley reported her Vail apartment had been disturbed while she was away on May 31. She later checked […]
Pole vault requires guts, timing and dedication
The runway having been run, the fiberglass pole having been planted and bent, and the body having been flicked higher than it could ever go on its own. Then comes the euphoric payoff of pole vaulting. “It feels pretty cool,” Edward Little assistant coach Jaclyn Masters said. “When you’re falling after clearing a bar, you […]
Sun Journal Aerial: Lisbon Falls
An aerial view of downtown Lisbon and the Androscoggin River.
Susan Collins says Donald Trump owes an explanation
BANGOR — Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says she doesn’t yet know if President Donald Trump owes an apology to former President Barack Obama over his accusations of a wiretap. But she says Trump owes the American people an explanation. Collins said on CBS’ “Face the Nation” that she wishes Trump would “explain to […]
State says eggs at Turner farm safe for consumption
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry said in a statement Wednesday that the eggs from a Turner farm are safe for consumption. The statement confirmed that the department was investigating an undercover video released Tuesday by the Humane Society of the United States that claims to show animal abuse at the […]
Voters, petition signers could gain space from video cameras
AUGUSTA — A bill that would make it harder to use video cameras to intimidate voters is winning bipartisan support from Maine lawmakers. The Legislature’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee on Friday voted 11-0 to endorse the bill, which would establish a 15-foot minimum distance between video recorders and voters at the polls. It would […]
Video: Bates student tries to debate with Trump supporter
Trump Supporters’ Views on Islam This is a video showing my interaction with some of Donald J. Trump’s supporters in Concord, NH yesterday. Posted by Kiernan Majerus-Collins on Monday, January 18, 2016 Majerus-Collins is the one in the video wearing a shirt with Martin Luther King Jr. on the front and “I Have A Dream” […]