The power of religion, despite the decline in the number of practitioners, must be strong if there are still people today who believe and practice in spite of the scandals within major religions. Especially sexual scandals. In the past week, Pope Francis has convened a Vatican summit to address the issue of priests and bishops sexually […]
Carl Natale
Web editor for SunJournal.com
Posted inPerspective, Politics
Caught between Trump and the left, Democrats seek to avoid socialism squeeze
The presidential candidates are tussling over how far left to move policies, as Republicans take aim at their most liberal proposals.
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Posted inPerspective
Calls for socialism during WWI were met with resistance in Maine
A glimpse of the climate of opinion faced by Maine radical voices during World War I and the ‘Red Scare.’
Posted inNation / World, National Sports
Patriots owner Robert Kraft charged in Florida prostitution sting
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft was charged with solicitation of prostitution Friday in connection with an investigation of a day spa in Florida. The 77-year-old billionaire and owner of one of the most successful sports franchises in the world was videotaped engaging in a sex act with an employee at Orchids of Asia Day […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Auburn celebrates 150 years
Happy Birthday Auburn! #150#Auburn150 pic.twitter.com/VLPLPXBdaS — Fairview School (@fairviewschl) February 22, 2019
Posted inMaine
Don McLean seeks to silence local press coverage of ex-wife’s art
Lawyer for ‘American Pie’ singer threatens lawsuit.
Posted inNation / World
Peter Tork, endearingly offbeat bassist and singer in the Monkees, dies at 77
He played “the dummy” of the group, which starred in an NBC sitcom and briefly outsold the Beatles.
Posted inNation / World
Why do zebras have stripes? Perhaps to shoo away flies
Zebra stripes are dazzling, particularly to flies and scientists say that might be the answer to how zebras got their stripes
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Missing Mechanic Falls man walks into Lewiston police station
Jeremy Wayne Thompson, 46, saw news reports about himself and went to Lewiston police.
Posted inNation / World
Feds: Coast Guard lieutenant compiled hit list of lawmakers
Prosecutors say a Coast Guard lieutenant is a “domestic terrorist” who wrote about biological attacks and had what appeared to be a hit list that included prominent Democrats and media figures