College athletes who make millions for their schools have moved one step closer to gaining the rights afforded private sector workers
Carl Natale
Web editor for SunJournal.com
Posted inOpinion, Schools & Education
Poll: Should schools recognize Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur as school holidays?
The Lewiston School Committee voted 5-4 to resume holding classes on two Jewish holidays next year. Superintendent Jake Langlais recommended Monday that the committee remove the holidays from future school calendars, citing a “strong community push.”
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Posted inNation / World
Mexico couple selling home that inspired ‘The Conjuring’ movie for $1.2 million
The purportedly haunted Rhode Island farmhouse where the spooky happenings that inspired the 2013 horror movie “The Conjuring” occurred has hit the market for the scary price of $1.2 million
Posted inMaine
Cooler weather this week will make it feel more like fall
It gets even cooler for the second half of the week. Daily high temperatures will only reach the lower 60s. Some parts of Maine could even see their first frost of the season.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion, Perspective
Americans are inoculated against trust in government and science
We just can’t accept the COVID-19 vaccines like we embraced the polio vaccines in the 1950s.
Posted inPerspective
The debate over who should police migration is an old one
Even before the United States regulated migration, states did. Here’s why.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
Why are there thousands of Haitian migrants at the Texas border?
Thousands of migrants from Haiti are camped out under a bridge in South Texas trying to enter the United States, leading to a fresh humanitarian and political crisis for President Joe Biden.
Posted inMaine, News
Friday’s wet weather to continue into the weekend
A few thunderstorms could turn strong or severe Friday afternoon.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World, News
Is the delta variant of the coronavirus worse for kids?
The delta variant is causing a surge in infections among kids in the U.S. and elsewhere, but experts say there are no strong signs that it is causing more severe disease for young patients
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Poll: If the election for Maine governor was held today, who would you vote for?
Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage is to formally announce his bid to return to the Blaine House.