It won’t be your hippie uncle’s trample-the-fences event.
2019
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Bannon floats idea of Michelle Obama run against Trump
The former first lady says there is ‘zero chance’ she would mount a campaign.
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Posted inMaine, News, Uncategorized
Man, 37, struck by train, critically injured in Oakland
His name is not yet being released and the incident is still under investigation.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Right-wing extremism stymies FBI
Some former law enforcement officials and Democratic lawmakers contend federal agencies have been caught flat-footed by a surge in mass shootings by white supremacists.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
The Universal Notebook: A summer without food
Seeking your serious suggestions for overcoming a loss of appetite.
Posted inNation & World, New England, Uncategorized
Massachusetts day care finds loaded gun in baby’s backpack
A father could face charges after the incident in Peabody.
Posted inJournal Tribune
Biden is still the Democrat to beat, but rivals see weakness
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In a barn down a gravel road in Iowa, Joe Biden tore into President Donald Trump’s moral character, declaring in one of the fiercest speeches of his campaign that the words of the American president matter. The next day, Biden’s own words tripped him up. He told an audience in Des Moines […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Make clear which lawmakers are NRA favorites
How often do you hear “… because of the powerful gun lobby …”? Really? A lobby is more powerful than our elected government? I challenge this newspaper to publish, every day until the 2020 general election, the names of every representative and senator, both state and federal, who receives campaign money from the National Rifle […]
Posted inFood
Maine peaches are a hot commodity but hard to grow here
Mainers, and fruit growers, love peaches. But hurdles remain before they are commercially viable on a large-scale here
Posted inFood, Green Plate Special
The herring shortage has led Maine’s puffin population to change its diet
Humans should follow suit to help Maine’s fisheries rebound.