Inflation has been intensifying pressure on consumers, especially lower-income households and particularly for everyday necessities.
2021
Posted inNation & World, News, Sports
Pro Bowler, Super Bowl champ Demaryius Thomas dies at 33
Thomas last played in the NFL in 2019 for the New York Jets. He officially announced his retirement this past June.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Sports
Al Unser, a four-time winner of Indianapolis 500, dies at 82
Unser won the Indy 500 in 1970, 1971, 1978 and 1987, and is the only driver in history to have both a sibling and a child also win the Indy 500.
Posted inNation & World, News
U.K. high court rules in favor of Julian Assange’s extradition to U.S.
A lower court judge had ruled that the WikiLeaks founder’s mental health was too fragile to withstand the American criminal justice system.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Week In Photos Dec. 3-10, 2021
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Overwhelmed emergency response system needs Maine’s attention
Underfunded, understaffed ambulance services are on the brink of collapse.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Pandemic fuels rising reports of anxiety and depression among Maine students
As the pandemic continues to disrupt normal routines, students are finding it more difficult to learn and interact with their peers, according to school-based mental health workers statewide.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Tom Waddell: Overturning Roe, one way or another
The Supreme Court’s conservative justices are poised to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion, either outright or through the states.
Posted inFeature Obituary, News
Maine Lives Lost: Barbara MacFarlane, 85, a strong, loving woman who cared for others
The Litchfield woman’s family remembers her giving nature and bemoan that she didn’t get vaccinated because she believed COVID-19 was a hoax.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: We must save the world from COVID in order to save ourselves
Omicron should trigger a shift of mindset in the West to start large-scale allocation of resources toward vaccinating the rest of the world.