March 3, 1820: The U.S. Senate’s acceptance of a provision that slavery be permitted in Missouri – which would become a state in 1821 – fulfills a compromise that clears the way for Maine to become a state 12 days later. News that Maine’s admission to the Union is linked to the slavery question sparks […]
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Readers worldwide interested in Esperanto postcards
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I read the column on the Sun Journal website regarding Dorothy, who is looking for someone to translate Esperanto postcards. We are very interested in them. The Department of Planned Languages and Esperanto Museum of the Austrian National Library is home to the world’s largest specialist library for interlinguistics and Esperanto. We […]
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Red Sox notebook: Eovaldi off to strong start this spring
Nathan Eovaldi, who pitched just 67 2/3 innings last season, has been dominant in two starts in spring training.
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What you need to know about coronavirus
If you are not sick or a health care worker, you probably don’t need to wear a mask.
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Jack Welch, retired GE chief and corporate leadership guru, dies at 84
He personified the ‘cult of the CEO’ during the late-1990s boom.
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On this date in Maine history: March 1
March 1, 1642: Gorgeana, a Maine community named after Sir Ferdinando Gorges, a co-founder of the Colonial-era Province of Maine, becomes the first incorporated city in America. It is now the town of York. Gorges sent his cousin Thomas Gorges in 1639 from England to Maine as his deputy. The latter, a trained lawyer who […]
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Gideon decries corporate money in politics while taking PAC donations that include it
The Democratic Senate candidate refuses to accept corporate PAC donations, but has taken funds from leadership groups that have corporate donors.
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Oxford planners green light two solar applications
One project is expected to go online by 2021. The second was approved several contingencies. Public hearings for both will be held tonight at 6 p.m. at the Oxford Town Office.
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Bath will host public meeting on fox trapping plan
The city says a panel of experts will field questions from the public during the meeting at Fisher Mitchell school next Thursday at 5 p.m. to outline the plan that has generated some pushback.
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Lawmakers scrutinize proposal for consumer-owned power company
A consultant’s report predicting mixed financial impacts has drawn criticism from proponents of a public takeover of Central Maine Power and Emera Maine.