Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, in my opinion, is not the solution. Inflation rises faster than wages increase. Lawmakers don’t seem to get it. Spending our tax dollars conservatively would be a good start to controlling inflation. Politicians need to learn from responsible home-abiding citizens how to manage spending. Politicians have better […]
Judith Meyer
Judith Meyer is executive editor of the Sun Journal, Kennebec Journal, the Morning Sentinel and the Western Maine weekly newspapers of the Sun Media Group. She serves as vice president of the Maine Freedom of Information Coalition and is a member of the Right to Know Advisory Committee to the Legislature. A journalist since 1990 and former editorial page editor for the Sun Journal, she was named Maine’s Journalist of the Year in 2003. She serves on the New England Newspaper & Press Association Board of Directors and was the 2018 recipient of the Judith Vance Weld Brown Spirit of Journalism Award by the New England Society of Newspaper Editors. A fellow of the National Press Foundation and the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism, she attended George Washington University, lives in Auburn with her husband, Phil, and is an active member of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine.
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Dress code change has roots in Bates College mentoring program
Lewiston Middle School students were working with Bates College student mentors on racial equity issues.
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Live-fire training facility in Farmington prepares future generations of Maine firefighters
Saturday’s training was attended by firefighting students and Maine professional firefighters.
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What Maine is doing to tamp down the worst power outages in the nation
Maine continues to top most other states in the number and duration of power outages caused primarily by severe weather and downed trees, but regulators and utilities are aiming to improve upon that dubious distinction.
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Donations pouring in to help Varney siblings after their parents were killed
A home security system is top on the list to help the daughters of the slain parents, for whom a gofundme page was set up.
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Donna Perry named New England’s journalist of the year
The annual award recognizes an individual for producing journalism of distinction in New England.
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Franklin Memorial Hospital implements more stringent visitor restrictions
According to a written statement from the hospital, the changes have been made to be “consistent with our commitment to help prevent further community spread of COVID-19 and to safeguard our colleagues.”
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School survey responses
In July, the Sun Journal sent a survey to superintendents in all public schools in Androscoggin, Oxford and Franklin counties, and to superintendents in Portland, Waterville, Augusta, Winthrop and Bangor. The survey asked six questions.
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Search statewide academic performance data
We used linear regression to examine the relationship between demographic factors and student performance at varying school levels.
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Lewiston man charged with murder after fight in Auburn restaurant lot
Trai M. Larue of Lewiston is jailed after the death of Roger I. Cornell of New Bedford, Massachusetts.