The 56-year-old California senator, as a Black and South Asian woman, represents the multiculturalism that defines America but is largely absent from Washington’s power centers.
2020
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World
President-elect Biden: ‘I sought this office to restore the soul of America’
President-elect Joe Biden is positioning himself to be a leader who, as he puts it, ‘seeks not to divide, but to unify’ a nation gripped by a historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil.
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Maine CDC reports 138 new coronavirus cases, two more deaths
Meanwhile, the University of Maine identifies a cluster of COVID-19 cases involving 10 individuals in facilities management on the Orono campus.
Posted inCommunity
Caminos earns award from Western Governors University College of Health Professions
SALT LAKE CITY— Michelle Caminos of Oakland has earned an Award of Excellence at Western Governors University College of Health Professions. The award is given to students who perform at a superior level in their coursework.
Posted inCommunity
CATC names Professionals, Alumni of the Month
AUGUSTA — Capital Area Technical Center has changed the name of its Student of the Month program to Professional of the Month. The mission of the center is to empower students to the competencies needed to achieve their future goals. Professionalism goes hand in hand with the technical skills students are learning for attaining future […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
View from Away: The election is over. Now our nation must find unity
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Karl W. Smith: How to get a possible Biden presidency off to a good start
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Posted inBicentennial
On this date in Maine history: Nov. 7
Nov. 7, 1837: Journalist and slavery opponent Elijah Parish Lovejoy, 34, an Albion native who graduated at the top of his class from what is now Colby College in Waterville, is shot to death in Alton, Illinois, by a mob that has come to destroy his printing press. Lovejoy started his career in education, becoming […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: The fate of a species is in our hands
Until new, long-term protections for right whales are in place, federal regulators must take emergency action.