First lady Melania Trump issued a statement Saturday in support of LeBron James, after President Donald Trump posted a late-night tweet attacking the basketball star. The president took to his favorite medium and attacked James’s intelligence Friday night after CNN aired an interview in which the NBA star told anchor Don Lemon that he thought […]
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Popular plant linked to Lyme disease banned in Maine
As Lyme disease continues to spread in Maine, a popular plant linked to the disease is being banned. If you look around your neighborhood, you’ll probably see Japanese barberry in gardens and along foundations. In fact, the shrub is so popular in Maine, it’s planted right near the State House in Augusta. “It’s a popular […]
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Robots an increasing presence in Maine operating rooms
The number of robot-assisted surgeries continues to rise, sparking debate about cost and competition. The nearly 7-foot-tall, white-and-black DaVinci xi robot whirred to life, moving from its post at the operating room’s wall next to the bedside of the 63-year-old patient, Mark Kuzio. “Robot deployed,” said a mechanical robot voice. The DaVinci robot is the […]
Posted inPerspective, sj-web
What is a blockchain token and what is it good for?
People are just becoming acquainted with the idea of digital money in the form of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, where transactions are recorded on a secure distributed database called a blockchain. And now along comes a new concept: the blockchain-based token, which I’ve been following as a blockchain researcher and teacher of courses about cryptocurrency and […]
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Safer beef for the Big Mac
An Associated Press story, printed in the Sun Journal July 31, emphasizes the struggles McDonald’s has to keep its signature burger, the Big Mac, relevant. McDonald’s recently launched an initiative to use its size and scale for good. Why shouldn’t it use its Big Mac to do the same? The burger could become a significant […]
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A special day to celebrate stepparents
DEAR ABBY: In 1985 I met a lovely divorced lady with two adorable children. The three of us got along well. A year later I married into this family. Until then I had no children of my own. The kids had regular visits with their father. The first Father’s Day after I married their mom, […]
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Russians played both sides in latest presidential election
WASHINGTON — All of Washington is waiting with bated breath to find out whether the Mueller investigation will provide evidence proving that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia. So far, “Exhibit A” against President Trump is the meeting Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort had with a group of Russians claiming to have […]
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60th anniversary celebrated
AUBURN — Glenn and Gloria H. Whittier of Auburn recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary at an intimate family gathering at the Muddy Rudder Restaurant in Yarmouth. Mr. and Mrs. Whittier were married on June 28, 1958. Celebrating with them were their three daughters, Erin Gilpatrick and her husband Robin Gilpatrick of Oakland, Elin Whittier […]
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For U.S., no easy way out of Afghanistan
NEW YORK — Donald Trump campaigned as someone who wanted to get America out of the Middle East. But he also cast himself as a tough guy, and his initial instincts in office were to show force — added troops, more aggressive rules of engagement, bigger bombs — in America’s war zones. “These killers need […]
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Remembering Camp Connor
Though the sun has set on the popular lakeside YMCA camp in Poland, 50 years of campers say the memories will burn brightly. POLAND — For nearly half a century, the Auburn-Lewiston YMCA’s Camp Connor on the shores of Lower Range Pond was a staple for hundreds of kids every summer from the area. Swimming. […]