People upset with Sen. Susan Collins’ support for now-Justice Brett Kavanaugh are calling for a boycott of Maine products and tourism. “Dear Susan Collins — I really struggled with this but my tourist $ just voted against ever visiting Maine while you remain in office,” actor and comedian John Fugelsang tweeted out to his 413,000 […]
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Poliquin and Golden slug it out in 1st debate in 2nd Congressional District race
PORTLAND — In the first debate of the election campaign for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, two-term U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin called his Democratic challenger a radical at least five times, a socialist twice and young three times. Within minutes of the start of the televised debate, Poliquin, a Republican, strung all of them together to […]
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Susan Rice to decide after midterms if she will run against Susan Collins
Susan E. Rice, a former national security adviser to President Barack Obama, said Sunday that she will decide after the November elections whether to launch a bid to unseat Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, claiming the lawmaker has “betrayed women across this country.” Rice’s comments came in the wake of Collins’s decision to support President Donald […]
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Back in Maine, Susan Collins says she’s getting positive feedback on Kavanaugh vote
NORRIDGEWOCK — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said Sunday that she’s been hearing “very positive” feedback from Mainers regarding her vote the day before to confirm now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Nevertheless, Collins’ office said later on Sunday that she and her offices have been provided enhanced security for weeks because of “multiple serious threats.” In […]
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Safiya Khalid: A calling to make change
LEWISTON — Safiya Said Khalid campaigned for a seat on the city’s school board as a junior in college. She didn’t get it, but she’s not done running. And Khalid, a 2014 Lewiston High School grad, wants to help others run in the meantime. “I was doing a full-time job, full-time school and I saw […]
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Trump clears deck for China trade war with new NAFTA deal
President Donald Trump looks to be preparing for a potentially protracted economic war with China by clearing the decks of disputes with America’s other trading competitors. In just the last few weeks, he’s struck a last-minute deal with Canada and Mexico, signed a trade agreement with South Korea and convinced Japan to begin bilateral economic […]
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I've met people of all stripes, and I have my motorcycle to thank
Late fall lowers my spirits for a lot of reasons, but one of the saddest comes on that dreaded day when it’s time to winterize the motorcycle and put it away until spring. It’s almost a half century since I bought my first bike, and now the season’s end comes with a little extra wistfulness, […]
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Country is in a real mess
There sat Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, sipping Coke and coffee — really calm. And there was Brett Kavanaugh, drinking a gallon of water and visibly shaken. Who is telling the truth? Does it really matter? The executive and legislative branches are in such disarray I doubt that they will ever get anything accomplished. And will […]
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What is shameful and unacceptable
I am writing in response to a letter from Mary Jane Newell (Sept. 29) where she accuses liberals of shameful and unacceptable behavior. What is shameful and unacceptable is a president who is an overt racist and misogynist and boasts openly about sexually assaulting women and grabbing their private parts. What is shameful and unacceptable […]
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The real Trump shows himself, again
It was just recently that President Trump suddenly transformed into the soul of self-restraint and even-handedness when speaking of Christine Blasey Ford, accuser of SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault when they were in high school. Trump claimed to regard her as “a very fine woman,” “a very credible witness,” finding her testimony to […]