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Philadelphia 76ers look to build new $1.3 billion arena

by Associated Press July 21, 2022

The new arena, 76 Place, will be built in the city’s Fashion District.

Cal Thomas: Extreme cases and bad law

July 20, 2022July 19, 2022

The pro-choicers may be overreaching. Churches have been vandalized and burned. So have pregnancy help centers, which offer their services for free, unlike most abortion providers who charge a fee. A not-so-subtle anti-Catholicism has also been directed at Supreme Court justices who are Roman Catholic. Pro-lifers have countered by targeting abortion clinics and threatening the lives of abortion providers. Where will it end?

Maine, Uncategorized

Authorities identify inmate who died at Cumberland County Jail

by Dennis Hoey July 19, 2022July 20, 2022

Kevin Whitford, 65, of Sanford, had been held at the jail as a federal prisoner since January.

Maine, Politics, Uncategorized

Group using fake name to survey Mainers on culture war issues

by Randy Billings July 19, 2022September 20, 2022

The American Principles Project conducted the ‘Maine Today & Public Insight’ poll and said it soon could launch anti-LGBTQ, anti-immigrant and anti-critical race theory ads attacking Gov. Janet Mills. LePage’s campaign strategist said his team was not behind the poll.

Nation / World, Uncategorized

Texas state police launch internal review of Uvalde response

by JAKE BLEIBERG and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press July 18, 2022July 19, 2022

The action comes on the heels of a damning 80-page report released over the weekend by the Texas House that revealed failures at all levels of law enforcement.

Business, Uncategorized

Trump donors ran $27 million real estate and green card scam, prosecutors say

by John Annese Tribune News Service July 18, 2022July 18, 2022

None of their investors ever received green cards, the feds allege.

Uncategorized

City of Lewiston hires 8 new employees

by Christopher Wheelock July 15, 2022

LEWISTON — The city has announced the hiring of another group of new employees, highlighting the many opportunities of municipal hometown careers. Lewiston Public Works and the Lewiston Police Department have many new faces. Faith Thomas has been hired as a project engineer by the public works department. Thomas was born and raised in Penobscot […]