One of the biggest clashes came in response to a question about whether Maine should embrace or ‘chase away’ skilled immigrants who want to come to Maine as refugees.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Lawsuits in 4 states claim voter threats
Democratic officials say Trump and the GOP seek to keep minorities from voting.
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Posted inMaine, News
Salmon group to remove Branch Pond Mill in China, install fish passageway
The mill is collapsing and the dam’s water gates are broken, officials say, and they hope to add a fish passageway to help restore river herring and salmon.
Posted inPolitics
Clinton, Trump running nearly even, poll shows
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are all but tied in the latest Washington Post-ABC News Tracking Poll, which finds Clinton backers slipping behind in enthusiasm even as the Democrat has an edge in early voting. The tracking poll finds little shift in Clinton’s overall support following news of the FBI’s renewed look at Clinton emails, […]
Posted inNation & World, Politics
FBI release of Bill Clinton archive raises more timing questions
For the second time in five days, the FBI moves exactly to the place it usually strives to avoid: smack in the middle of partisan fighting over a national election, just days before the vote.
Posted inMaine, Maine colleges, News, Schools and Education, Sports
Former USM hockey coach sues University of Maine System
Jeffrey Beaney of Scarborough says he was forced into early retirement based on an anonymous false claim of sexual harassment.
Posted inNation & World
Acquitted Nevada rancher predicts more protests
Still in jail pending trial for another protest, Ryan Bundy says Obama could provoke more standoffs.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Takedown blows cap ugly, corrosive race
The presidential candidates spend the last days laying siege to each other as catastrophic choices rather than emphasizing their policies and experience.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Waterville residents blast school principal’s comments in newsletter
Brian Laramee’s remark that some residents made “uneducated comments” and said “outrageous things” about school spending has drawn criticism from people who say the rhetoric is divisive and insulting.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
For Cony, road to playoffs started with a loss
Defeat by Brewer gave Cony confidence it could compete.