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Despite failed lawsuits, recounts and formal confirmation that President-elect Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, President Donald Trump and his supporters continue to maintain that the election was rigged and that he and the American people are victims of massive voter fraud. This politicization of victimhood is nothing new to the Trump presidency. It […]

Two men plead guilty to kidnapping, aggravated assault in violent incident The charges stem from what the Cumberland County Sheriffs Office described as a confrontation over a drug debt in 2019. Share The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office responded in the early hours of Sept. 23, 2019, to reports of shots fired and a naked man running down the road in Casco. Police later said Ajoung Malual and Mahdi Ali forced a Naples man out of his home at gunpoint and drove to another home in Casco. The ...

increase font size Commentary: I know how it feels to lose a stolen election. A real patriot would move on. President Trumps claims have no merit. But even if they did, hes doing the wrong thing now. By Stephanie SingerSpecial to The Washington Post Share I know what a stolen election feels like. There’s rage at the enemies who got away with it. There’s grief over the dashed plans for your next term. There’s fear that all your accomplishments will be undone. There’s shock at the unexp...

Skowhegan Outdoors to offer January activities Share Skowhegan Outdoors has announced its activities for the month of January. • Lakewood Cross-Country Clinic & Ski, a back-to-the-basics clinic on cross-country skiing, will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, at Lakewood Golf Course, 803 Lakewood Road, Madison. The clinic will include technique, healthy warm-up activities, and games to practice getting comfortable on skinny skis. This clinic will be great for those on skis for th...

From Augusta By Christopher Babbidge Share The year 2020 is behind us, but the virus is not. Yet there is a happier path forward. Christopher Babbidge Thanks to 1.) a life-saving decision by Speaker Gideon to adjourn from the tight confines of the House chamber and 2.) the marvels of modern technology, this 71-year-old legislator finished committee work in the 129th Legislature remotely and am thankful to be healthy today. The work of committees like mine over those next four months reported ...

Like McCarthy, Trump has no evidence Letter Share There is a simple answer for the happening in Washington, D.C., for the last few weeks, and the reason is historical. We only need go back to the 1950s and Sen. Joseph McCarthy and his famous briefcase. McCarthy claimed to have evidence, in that briefcase, of communists in the State Department. He used the charge to ruin many lives and, of course, maintain political power. Never once did he produce any evidence to back his claim! Shout it loud ...

Noah Smith: Refugees shouldn’t monopolize the immigration debate Bloomberg Opinion (TNS) Share The U.S. economy runs on immigration. Immigrants support crucial industries, pay huge amounts in taxes, take care of children and the elderly, sustain American innovation and — perhaps most importantly — make the country a more attractive destination for multinational investment. Over the past few years, President Donald Trump, the COVID-19 pandemic and the end of the big Mexican migration wave...

Central Maine entertainment venues look to 2021 with caution, optimism With 10 months experience weathering the coronavirus pandemic, the directors of Johnson Hall in Gardiner and the Theater at Monmouth are weighing the possibilities of survival in a world rocked by COVID-19. Share GARDINER — A day after Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center put on its final livestream show of 2020, it wasn’t clear when the next one would be. Normally, the historic opera house would be in the middle of its ...

Maine road deaths up in 2020 despite fewer motorists amid pandemic The overall number of crashes dropped by about 9,000 compared to 2019. By DAVID SHARPAssociated Press Share PORTLAND — Fewer motorists on the roads during the pandemic didn’t translate to fewer traffic deaths in 2020 in Maine, officials said. The number of road fatalities was 165 on Wednesday as the year drew to a close, compared to 157 the previous year, even though fewer people were on the roads, said Lauren Stewart, Mai...

Nashville bomber’s girlfriend told police he was making explosives in RV, documents show Local and federal law enforcement agents were told more than a year ago that Anthony Warner was making explosives, but they were unable to investigate further after he did not respond to knocks on his door. By Derek HawkinsWashington Post Share In this photo provided by the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, FBI and ATF Evidence Response Teams process the scene, Monday, Dec. 28...