Nathan Damigo traces the beginning of his “race realist” beliefs to his upbringing in the diverse city of San Jose. The 31-year-old was born in Lewiston, Maine, in 1986 as Nathan Lodge and moved to California when he less than a year old. More coverage: Minot woman says prison led grandson to alt-right movement Before […]
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America becoming healthy
Congratulations to President Donald Trump. His new policies have created reactions all over the country. People everywhere are marching in protest. He has lifted thousands of couch potatoes into action and into the fresh air. Trump is making America healthy again. Peter Zanoni, Mexico
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Sen. Susan Collins defends demonstrators, criticizes Trump immigration policy
The demonstrations roiling the country in the wake of Donald Trump’s ascendancy to the White House show “the beauty of America” in the way its people speak up, Maine’s senior senator said Monday. There’s nothing like it in places such as North Korea, Russia and Iran, said U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican. But Collins […]
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Street Talk: At college campuses, it’s ‘The Crucible’ all over again
The world has gone nuts. There’s hardly anything more that needs to be said about it. The world is crazy, and it’s apparently out of our control now to bring it back. In Missouri, a group of students stomping their feet and screaming about phantom insults was enough to force a president and chancellor out […]
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Maine represented at NYPD officer funeral
SCARBOROUGH — At least 46 law enforcement officers from two-dozen agencies in Maine are attending the funeral of slain Officer Rafael Ramos in New York City. Scarborough Police Sgt. John O’Malley, who organized transportation, says agencies represented include Auburn, Belfast, Ellsworth, Kittery, Portland, Scarborough, Waterville and Winslow police departments. He says the officers and a […]
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J. Braun: Story did the situation justice
My compliments to staff writer Mark LaFlamme and the Sun Journal for the informative, respectful, front page article, “Crowd protests moving oil by rail” (Aug. 29). I also compliment the protesters for their bravery and members of the Auburn Police Department for their professional response. That was a model of civil disobedience on an extremely […]