THOMASTON — A 25-year-old man who had been convicted in Connecticut on a weapons charge was charged with threatening to bring a gun to the Thomaston Walmart after he shared a video of himself wearing a ski mask and holding an AR-15 rifle. Jeremy H. Rogers, previously of Norwalk, Connecticut, was arrested shortly before 7 […]
2019
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Legislators should extend ranked-choice to 2020 presidential primary
Monday’s special session is lawmakers’ last chance to ensure that the system Mainers will use to pick a nominee next year reflects the people’s will.
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Letter to the editor: Why Jews (and everyone else) should vote Democratic
My mother fled her home in Austria in 1939 and married a British citizen and they immigrated to the U.S. shortly after World War II. She lived to be 87, and it is a mercy that she passed away before she could witness one of Donald Trump’s rallies: I am sure it would have given […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Feds lack credibility for changes to Endangered Species Act
It’s valid to question the motives of an Interior Department that’s facing ethical questions, is led by a former oil lobbyist and is politicizing public disclosure.
Posted inJournal Tribune
No, Timmy never fell down a well
It’s one of those Hollywood legends that just doesn’t seem to die, even after Jon Provost – who played young Timmy Martin for seven years in the popular CBS series “Lassie” – penned his 2009 memoir with its tongue-in-cheek title “Timmy’s in the Well: The Jon Provost Story” disproving the myth that his character ever […]
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Plot unfolds at rapid pace in ‘The Bitterroots’
“The Bitterroots: A novel” (Minotaur Books), by C.J. Box After losing her job as a North Dakota sheriff following a tumultuous serial killer investigation in “Paradise Valley,” Cassie Dewell resurfaces as a struggling Montana private detective in C.J. Box’s new crime novel, “The Bitterroots.” As a former law enforcement officer, she’s doesn’t want to work […]
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Rare muscle car brings top bid at Owls Head auto auction
OWLS HEAD — The Owls Head Transportation Museum raised more than $3.6 million in weekend sales at its annual New England Auto Auction, held Aug. 16-17. More than 230 vehicles and more than 250 automotive collectibles crossed the block. The auction attracted more than 500 bidders from across the country. This year’s event offered an […]
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North Korea foreign minister calls Pompeo ‘poisonous plant’
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s foreign minister on Friday called U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo a “poisonous plant of American diplomacy” and vowed to “shutter the absurd dream” that sanctions will force a change in Pyongyang. The North’s blistering rhetoric may dim the prospect for an early resumption of nuclear negotiations between […]
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