The Japanese tennis star suffers an unexpected loss in the third round of the Tokyo Olympics tennis tournament.
2021
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine will consider new masking guidelines, as COVID-19 cases increase
Gov. Mills expects to announce Wednesday whether the state will change masking recommendations based on new federal guidance, which currently would affect York and Piscataquis counties.
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Posted inNation & World, Olympics, Sports
Simone Biles withdraws from Olympics team gymnastics final
‘I thought it would be better if I took a step back,’ says the American star, as her teammates finish second to the team representing the Russian Olympic Committee.
Posted inOlympics, Sports
U.S. women’s soccer heads to quarterfinals after 0-0 draw with Australia
The United States will face either the Netherlands or Brazil in the quarterfinals of the Tokyo Olympics.
Posted inNation & World
‘A tipping point’: Government officials, health groups move to require coronavirus vaccines for workers
Health care leaders say the moves represent an escalation of the nation’s fight against the coronavirus.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Forum: Balentine provides a vital service to Forecaster readers
If John Balentine’s goal is to get reaction to his columns in The Forecaster, well, to borrow a phrase from one of his two favorite 21st century presidents: Mission accomplished. The Northern Forecaster’s July 15 issue ran four letters and one full-length guest editorial that took aim at (and issue with) his expressed views on […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Here’s Something: My Olympic frustrations abound
I’ve always loved the Olympics. I wanted to be an Olympian when I was younger. But of course that didn’t happen. My lack of stick-to-it-tiveness instead won out. But while I’ll never be an Olympian, I enjoy watching all the people who have stuck to their training regimens and catapulted themselves to the Olympic level. […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Mainewhile: A spectrum of septic systems, access
A recent “homeowner-style event” at my house, I’ll spare you the details, got me thinking about septic systems. I know, not exactly the most glamorous of topics, and perhaps if you are currently snacking, you want to read this piece later. But, like the title of the much beloved children’s book makes clear, everyone poops. […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Corporate polluters should pay the tab for Maine’s climate damages
The time-honored way to make that happen is through the courts of our state.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Facebook should come with a warning to consumers
As discussed in your editorial of July 20 (“Our View: Biden’s gaffe tells truth about Facebook”), the spread of disinformation on social media has become an especially acute problem in the age of COVID and can be deadly when it discourages vaccination. But the regulation of speech on social media is fraught with First Amendment […]