Carl Natale

Sun Journal

Web editor for SunJournal.com

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Published
March 2, 2020

Prospect of Sanders as presidential nominee divides Senate Democrats

They have worked more closely with the self-proclaimed democratic socialist than anyone else the past 13 years, and some fear his impact on competitive Senate races.
Published
March 2, 2020

To fix the primaries, bring back peer review

The Republican nomination of Donald Trump in 2016 illustrated a hidden weakness in the new system — the absence of peer review.
Published
March 1, 2020

Question 1: Maine’s 31st people’s veto referendum

March 3 — for the first time in 20-years — Maine will have a presidential primary election. It will be only the third time in the state’s history such an event will be taking place — the others being 1996 and 2000. The date marks, however, a somewhat more familiar though still unusual landmark in […]
Published
March 1, 2020

Opting out of vaccinations should not be an option

If you were to conduct a public survey as to whether respondents thought a terrorist should be criminally prosecuted, convicted and punished for spraying an aerosol can of dangerous pathogens in a school building, you’d probably get a nearly unanimous affirmative response. Well on Tuesday, Maine’s voters will be asked in a referendum if it’s […]
Published
March 1, 2020

Could Bernie Sanders beat Donald Trump?

Assessing the relevant data points after the senator’s dominant win in Nevada’s caucus.
Published
February 27, 2020

Drug agents arrest Mexico man after undercover cocaine buys

Richard Burgess is charged with selling cocaine from his home.
Published
February 25, 2020

Winter weather returns Thursday with plowable snow

Androscoggin County communities could get 6-10 inches Thursday.
Published
February 23, 2020

Shift to digital census raises fear of Iowa-like breakdown

Some observers worry that this year’s census carries the same potential for mayhem as last month’s Iowa caucuses, except on an infinitely larger scale
Published
February 23, 2020

Advocates see challenges in persuading immigrants to fill out census forms

After the battle over a citizenship question, many worry that responding could invite scrutiny by authorities.
Published
February 23, 2020

Why the 2020 census matters for rural Americans

As director of the University of Mississippi Center for Population Studies, I regularly talk to people about how they can use data to help their communities thrive. The decennial census is particularly important – and the next one is less than a year away. People living in rural and small town America in particular have […]

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