10 years ago From the Journal Tribune: “Citing concerns about national security, the Bush administration has threatened a lawsuit if Maine utility regulators investigate whether Verizon Communications violated privacy laws by cooperating with a domestic surveillance program.” 50 years ago From the Biddeford-Saco Journal: “On the same day that the State Park and Recreation Commission […]
August 2016
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Today in History
Today is Thursday, Aug. 4, the 217th day of 2016. There are 149 days left in the year. On this date: In 1735, a jury found John Peter Zenger of the New York Weekly Journal not guilty of committing seditious libel against the colonial governor of New York, William Cosby. In 1790, the U.S. Coast […]
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Today’s Highlight in History:
On Aug. 4, 1991, the Greek luxury liner Oceanos sank in heavy seas off South Africa’s southeast coast; the 402 passengers and 179 crew members all survived, largely through the efforts of ship’s entertainers who oversaw rescue operations. Ten years ago Israeli warplanes destroyed four key bridges on Lebanon’s last untouched highway, severing the country’s […]
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Khizr Khan, Donald Trump, and the debate over Muslim immigration
There’s a sensation building over the Democratic convention speech of Khizr Khan, a Pakistani-born Virginia lawyer whose son Humayun was killed in action while serving as a captain in the U.S. Army in Iraq in 2004. In seven minutes on the national stage, Khan, a naturalized U.S. citizen who came to this country in 1980, […]
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Vote ‘yes’ for Ranked Choice Voting
There are at least four candidates running for president this year: the Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton; the Republican nominee, Donald Trump; the Libertarian nominee, Gary Johnson; and the Green Party nominee, Jill Stein. As you can see from this field, there won’t be a lack of choice. Instead, we will have to confront the realities […]
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US worse off than 8 years ago
Donald Trump’s campaign theme is to “Make America Great Again.” During the Democratic convention, many of the speakers, including Michelle and President Obama, said that America is great. What candidate Trump is trying to point out is America’s greatness today compared to eight years ago, when Obama took office. Let’s take a look at some […]
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Thanks for returning wallet
Thank you to the individual who found my wallet in the Walmart parking lot and returned it to the store. Also thank you to the Biddeford Police Department, which made sure the wallet was returned to me. In this world where we hear and see negative things every day, I want everyone to know of […]
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Editorial Roundup
The Berkshire Eagle (Mass.), July 27: An investigation into Exxon Mobil’s stance on global warming by our state attorney general and others angers the energy giant and its congressional allies. Investigators must stand firm. AG Maura Healey, her New York counterpart Eric Schneiderman, and environmental advocates are exploring whether or not Exxon Mobil misled investors […]
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Elliot Tiber, 81
NEW YORK (AP) — Elliot Tiber, an artist and designer best known as the businessman who helped enable the staging of the landmark 1969 Woodstock music festival, has died. He was 81. Tiber died Wednesday in a hospice in Boca Raton, Florida, after suffering a stroke, according to his art agent, Elisa Ball. He was […]