A handful of motorists in Maine are appealing to keep their custom license plates after the state cracked down on naughty words, including unabbreviated expletives
Carl Natale
Web editor for SunJournal.com
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Norfolk Southern can’t dismiss Ohio train accident as a fluke
An NTSB report points to a mechanical failure, but that doesn’t mean safety and corporate response shouldn’t be improved.
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Elliott Epstein: What problem is the City Council solving by censuring the mayor?
There’s certainly nothing in the Lewiston Charter which forbids the mayor from voicing opinions on issues of importance to the city.
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Search the statewide database of school districts reporting homeless youths
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act defines homeless youths as ‘individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.’
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Nor’easter could bring a foot of snow Saturday
Heavy snow expected is expected with total snow accumulations between 8 and 12 inches in the interior areas of Maine.
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Had enough snow? More is coming after this storm
Several inches of snow are expected today, and another storm is expected Friday night.
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A diverse Supreme Court grapples with affirmative action, with its justices of color split sharply on the meaning of ‘equal protection’
Most Americans believe that racial inequality is a significant problem. They also believe that affirmative action programs aimed at reducing those inequalities are a problematic tool.
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Civil rights legislation sparked powerful backlash that’s still shaping American politics
Conservatives and the GOP have mounted a decadeslong legal fight to turn the clock back on the political gains of the civil rights movement.
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Elliott Epstein: Fox News is vulnerable in Dominion defamation lawsuit
Dominion Voting System’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, pending in Delaware state court, will, I expect, produce the mother of all verdicts. I rarely attempt to predict the outcome of jury trials, because, as a wise judge once cautioned in persuading me to settle a case over which he was presiding, “a jury […]
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Pay-Per-Chew: More restaurants trying subscription programs
Some offer unlimited drinks or free delivery for a monthly fee; others will bring out your favorite appetizer each time you visit.