This marks quite a shift in public opinion.
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Americans love higher education, just not their universities
By Jeffrey J. Selingo, The Washington Post on July 20, 2017, at 9:44 a.m.
5 questions about the brain cancer diagnosed in McCain
By Laurie McGinley, Washington Post on July 20, 2017, at 9:42 a.m.
Glioblastoma, the cancer with which Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, has been diagnosed, is a highly lethal malignancy.
CONTRIBUTORS
Maine’s forgotten adults adrift in ‘a system in crisis’ after years of neglect
By Colleen Hennessy on July 20, 2017, at 9:40 a.m.
We need to start paying attention to this easily ignored community and holding our state accountable for its lack of planning, reform or innovation.
Community
Film ‘VaxXed’ on vaccines and autism to be shown July 25 in Ellsworth
on July 20, 2017, at 9:39 a.m.
What to expect from the O.J. Simpson parole hearing
By Cindy Boren, Washington Post on July 20, 2017, at 9:03 a.m.
Sometime Thursday, O.J. Simpson is expected to learn whether the Nevada Board of Parole will vote to free him in the fall or whether he will continue to serve his sentence for 12 convictions.
A big win for bears and a big loss for bear farmers
By Kyle Swenson, Washington Post on July 20, 2017, at 8:32 a.m.
The government and organization agreed to work together to rescue and relocate the 1,000 bears believed to be living on bear farms across the country.
‘Planet of the Apes’ Serkis the ‘king of motion capture’
By Stephanie Merry, The Washington Post on July 20, 2017, at 8:16 a.m.
Still, from a viewer standpoint, it can be difficult to tell where the actor stops and the special effects begin.
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The selfishness of the rich
By Edwin Treworgy on July 20, 2017, at 8:10 a.m.
The cold hearts of the rich are devastating to millions of veterans and poor families. The poor shiver with the cold and suffer with hunger, while the rich feast. Their bodies are inadequately clothed, and there is little comfort for them in their shacks. Survival, not comfort or happiness, is their goal.
DANA MILBANK
What will Callista Gingrich do as ambassador to the Vatican?
By Dana Milbank, The Washington Post on July 20, 2017, at 7:34 a.m.
Let us consider the qualifications of President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Holy See: one Callista Gingrich of Virginia.
Trump ends covert CIA program to arm anti-Assad rebels in Syria
By Greg Jaffe and Adam Entous, Washington Post on July 20, 2017, at 7:21 a.m.
President Donald Trump has decided to end the CIA’s covert program to arm and train moderate Syrian rebels battling the government of Bashar al-Assad, a move long sought by Russia, according to U.S. officials.
Berkeley free-speech fight flares up again over conservative Ben Shapiro
By Susan Svrluga, Washington Post on July 20, 2017, at 7:05 a.m.
University officials said they welcome Ben Shapiro and are just trying to find a large enough and safe enough venue for the conservative columnist to speak to students in September.
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Liberal America has a political violence problem
By Albert Eisenberg, The Philadelphia Inquirer on July 20, 2017, at 6:50 a.m.
It’s time for liberal America to speak out against violence and the rhetoric that incites it.
Trump nominates a climate skeptic to USDA’s top science post
By Juliet Eilperin and Chris Mooney, The Washington Post on July 20, 2017, at 6:48 a.m.
President Trump nominated Sam Clovis, a former college professor and talk radio host who has challenged the scientific consensus that human activity has been the primary driver of climate change, to serve in the Agriculture Department’s top scientific post.
Yankees acquire Frazier, Robertson from White Sox
By The Sports Xchange on July 20, 2017, at 6:38 a.m.
The New York Yankees obtained third baseman Todd Frazier and right-handed relievers David Robertson and Tommy Kahnle from the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.
Golf-McIlroy confident and keen as British Open approaches
By Ed Osmond, Reuters on July 20, 2017, at 6:34 a.m.
Rory McIlroy is confident he can put injury problems and a frustrating run of form behind him to mount a serious challenge for a fifth major title at this week’s British Open.
One of John Wayne Gacy’s remaining seven unidentified victims finally has a name
By Alex Horton, The Washington Post on July 20, 2017, at 6:34 a.m.
James Byron Haakenson was confirmed as one of the seven remaining unidentified victims the killer buried in the crawl space of his home, thanks to advancements in DNA analysis.
Police suspend investigation involving Elliott
By The Sports Xchange on July 20, 2017, at 6:31 a.m.
The Dallas Police Department has suspended its investigation of an alleged assault involving Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott, citing a lack of witnesses and an inability to contact the victim.
Cubs’ Bryant leaves game with finger injury
By The Sports Xchange on July 20, 2017, at 6:30 a.m.
Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant left Wednesday’s game against the Atlanta Braves in the first inning after spraining the little finger on his left hand in a head-first slide.
Gov. Paul LePage may seek U.S. Senate seat after all
Hidden inside a 175-year-old Maine church is a sublime work of modern art
Police divers searching Maine river for ‘clues’ about missing Portland man
Staff shortages plague ‘dumping ground’ for youth with mental illness