WASHINGTON — The partial government shutdown will almost certainly be handed off to a divided government to solve in the new year, as both parties traded blame Friday and President Donald Trump sought to raise the stakes in the weeklong impasse. As agreement eludes Washington in the waning days of the Republican monopoly on power, […]
2018
Posted inJournal Tribune
Steelers’ Antonio Brown questionable vs. Cincinnati
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown is uncertain to play in the team’s biggest game of the season. Brown was listed as questionable to play in the Steelers’ must-win, regular-season finale at home against Cincinnati on Sunday. He missed all three practices this week with a knee injury, and coach Mike Tomlin […]
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Cape Elizabeth head football coach takes SoPo job
SOUTH PORTLAND — Aaron Filieo is going home. The South Portland native, who built a successful football program at neighboring Cape Elizabeth High over the past 15 years, was recently named the new head coach at South Portland High. “Ever since I played there, it’s been a lifelong dream of mine to come back to […]
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QB Brady, Patriots expect tough challenge from Jets
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Yes, Tom Brady still wants to play next season. And beyond. But first up is Sunday’s regular-season finale and then the playoffs for the New England Patriots. The 41-year-old Brady reiterated Friday that he plans to play in 2019, and then quickly tried to return the focus to this weekend’s game […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Reporter should have filled potholes in story on Mills’ transportation nominee
Why not question Bruce Van Note’s role, if any, in the Maine Turnpike embezzlement scandal?
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Climate change fight demands a new greatest generation
With the laying to rest of President George H.W. Bush and first lady Barbara Bush, Maine lost two remaining members of America’s Greatest Generation: men and women who grew up during the Great Depression and who helped America win World War II. At first there was concern whether America would even enter the war. While […]
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Letter to the editor: Don’t let Trump water down pollution rule
In 1972, Sen. Ed Muskie was prompted to write the Clean Water Act when the Androscoggin River was cited as one of the most polluted in the United States. In 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency released the Clean Water Rule clarification, under the Clean Water Act, after years of compiling scientific data showing that headwaters […]
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Letter to the editor: Maybe Mattis should have toughed it out
I have great admiration for our service members and especially for Defense Secretary James Mattis, a Marine of great fortitude and courage. It is a sad day to see him leave the administration. My hope is that he announced his resignation because he genuinely felt that it was in the best interests of the country, […]
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: What we fail to grasp about rural Maine and what it needs to succeed
We need to rethink the role of state government in preserving rural economies – and we need to ask ourselves what we can do with our buying power.