The federal government’s Fourth National Climate Assessment, released the day after Thanksgiving, puts an exclamation point to what most of us already knew. This country (not to mention the rest of the world) faces an existential threat from climate change that is far more grave than North Korean nukes, unfair Chinese trade practices, Russian-cyber meddling […]
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Posted inOp-Eds, sj-web
We need to talk and listen without judgment
“You know what you should write about? You should write about how nasty everyone is. About how no one talks to anyone anymore.” My friend Tracy was tiring of the midterm election campaign, disgusted by the number and tone of campaign ads. I couldn’t disagree with her. The day before, I had received four large […]
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Posted inPerspective, sj-web
Five myths about climate change
The Fourth National Climate Assessment- the work of 13 federal agencies and more than 350 scientists, including myself – is clear: The Earth is warming faster than at any time in human history, and we’re the ones causing it. Climate change is already affecting people, and the more carbon we produce, the more dangerous the […]
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Auburn Democrats to gather at Margarita's
AUBURN — The monthly meeting and annual holiday gathering of the Auburn Democratic City Committee will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, at Margarita’s Restaurant at 180 Center St. in Auburn. All Auburn Democrats are invited to attend. Please bring a nonperishable item for the pantry at the Trinity Jubilee Center. […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Maine won't investigate reports of 2nd District ballots in 1st District towns
Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap will not investigate concerns raised by the Maine Republican Party that voters in as many as four towns believe they were given the wrong ballots when they voted in November. Kristen Muszynski, the spokeswoman for Dunlap, a Democrat, said Friday that his office has seen no evidence to support claims […]
Posted inNation / World
Rex Tillerson on Trump: ‘Undisciplined,’ ‘doesn’t like to read’ and tries to do illegal things
Rex Tillerson came a little bit closer Thursday to saying what he actually thinks of President Trump. The fired secretary of state, who while in office reportedly called Trump a “moron” (and declined to deny it), expounded on his thoughts on the president in a rare interview with CBS News’s Bob Schieffer in Houston. It […]
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Donald Trump names State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert for UN ambassador
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Friday he’s nominating State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. In this Aug. 9, 2017, file photo, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert speaks during a briefing at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) “Heather Nauert will be […]
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Donald Trump says he’ll nominate William Barr as US attorney general.
William Barr, shown in 2003, was attorney general under President George H.W. Bush. (Chris Kleponis/Bloomberg) President Donald Trump said he will nominate William Barr as the next U.S. attorney general, putting an advocate of a strong executive branch in charge of the Justice Department as Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation intensifies. Barr, if confirmed […]
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Nancy Pelosi says GOP is challenging the election of Jared Golden
The Democratic leader in the U.S. House said Thursday Republicans are challenging the seating of Maine’s newly elected congressman, Democrat Jared Golden of Lewiston. Talking with reporters, U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., cited three races where there may be objections filed about incoming lawmakers, especially one in North Carolina that appears to have involved cheating. […]
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Scores of voters in 1st District say they mistakenly voted for Bruce Poliquin
BOOTHBAY — Scores of residents from as many as three coastal towns claim the ballot they used on Election Day included a congressional race from an entirely different district. It’s either mass delusion or one whopper of an Election Day mistake. Daniel Bates of Boothbay said Thursday his memory “is somewhat fuzzy,” but he is […]