Against the background of the worldwide Women’s March last year calling for sweeping social reforms —including women’s rights — and the equally global activism of the #MeToo movement, the embers of the long struggle for the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution appears to be billowing again. The movement now needs the […]
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Where is this?
The Sun Journal weekly Mystery Photo for July 1, 2018 If you can identify where this photo was taken, contact us at bmail@sunjournal.com or call 207-689-2896 and leave a voice mail with your answer, your name, town and phone number. Correct entries will be eligible for a drawing for a $20 Hannaford Supermarkets gift […]
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The Supreme Court's worst decision ever
At one point in Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s ringing dissent from last week’s Supreme Court decision upholding Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from a group of nations, most of them with Muslim-majority populations, she recounts his many insults against followers of Islam. Though most of us can likely recall his bigotry clearly enough without a refresher, […]
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Husband needs to commit to his health
DEAR ABBY: My husband has become very overweight, which has caused his sex drive — as well as his health — to suffer. I worry about him constantly, and I miss the intimacy we used to have. He is aware of how I feel and started trying to eat healthier. He also tries to exercise […]
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Face Time: Cardiologist Patrick Hohl, from Maine to Rwanda
As a volunteer with nonprofit Team Heart, Maine cardiologist Patrick Hohl travels to Rwanda once a year to help people who suffer from rheumatic heart disease and need heart valve replacement. Although the disease is rare in the United States, it’s a significant problem in Rwanda — a situation made worse considering the country has […]
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Seeking asylum isn't a crime. Why do Trump and Sessions act like it is?
The immigration system, if you believe President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions, is rife with fraud and abuse. And while Trump’s administration is hostile to all immigrants, it’s people seeking asylum whom he and his advisers most scorn. Sessions says “dirty immigration lawyers” push their clients to make “fake claims” to trigger court […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by Ellen Taylor of Appleton, department chair of humanities at the University of Maine at Augusta. Resting Place By Ellen Taylor Burly white Percheron, he laid like a fallen cloud in a trough behind the pole barn, his spine against the earth, his legs stretched […]
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Trust the facts on genetically engineered foods
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has come up with cheerful new labels for genetically modified foods. The bright green and yellow circles depict a happy sun, a winking smiley face or a verdant landscape stamped with the letters “BE,” for “bioengineered” — rather than the familiar “genetically modified” or “genetically engineered.” It’s a shame the […]
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SeniorsPlus July events include employment, legal planning topics
LEWISTON — The Education Center at SeniorsPlus has announced their July calendar. Unless stated otherwise, classes are free and located at 8 Falcon Road in Lewiston. Please call SeniorsPlus at 800-427-1241 for more information and to register. Senior Employment Program Presentation — 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, July 5, with Danielle Martel of Associates for […]
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Par for the Course: Exciting month of golf ahead
A sensational month of Maine golf is on the horizon. It starts July 10-12 with the Maine Amateur Championship at Belgrade Lakes, where 55 exempt players along with 77 qualifiers will comprise a field of 132. Belgrade Lakes, once named among the top 100 public courses in the nation, clearly is a special track. This […]