The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. HELENA, Mont. — A Montana county became the latest battleground in the debate over face masks after local residents pushed back against stricter rules in a virtual face-off with public health officials. The scene in Gallatin County located near Yellowstone National Park […]
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Posted inNation & World, News
Judge denies Oregon’s request to stop arrests by federal agents
Demonstrators have taken to the streets of Portland to oppose racial injustice since George Floyd’s death by Minneapolis police two months ago.
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Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Originally rescheduled for August, UMF postpones 2020 graduation again
The class of 2020 still awaits commencement plans from the University of Maine at Farmington but some are ready to let go of a ceremony altogether.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: ‘Public power’ would be more expensive, less reliable
A state takeover of the electric grid is just too risky.
Posted inBicentennial, Maine, News
On this date in Maine history: July 24
July 24, 1927: Two months after his pioneering solo trans-Atlantic flight in the Spirit of St. Louis, aviator Charles Lindbergh lands the same plane in Old Orchard Beach while on a goodwill tour. His original landing site – Portland’s new airfield in Scarborough – is fogbound, so he uses Old Orchard Beach instead. “You see, […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine right to be cautious when it comes to high school sports
Schools shouldn’t put in-person instruction at risk for the sake of games this fall.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Patients need to see health care prices to shop for better value
Maine’s U.S. senators must include price transparency in the new coronavirus relief bill.