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BDN’s opinion section operates independently and does not set editorial policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or bangordailynews.com. Although there is more information to learn about handling the top secret documents that Donald Trump took home and refused to return, it will always be true that Bruce Poliquin, Susan Collins and Paul LePage initially reacted by dismissing federal law enforcement to search Mar-a-Lago to retrieve them . under the fourth amendmentlawful police searches require a warrant approved by a judge who found probable cause for a crime. However Poliquin he stated that the FBI…

CEDAR FALLS — This week, the Human Rights Commission will add two new commissioners. They are Kyle Wiebers, a school psychologist, and Jennifer Onuigbo, a community relations manager at a performing arts venue. The commission was given the go-ahead in February by council to expand from nine to 11 members. The desire for more members came after the commission reestablished its committees (education, outreach/communication, advocacy and policy) and felt that more people would help it achieve its goals. At that time, there was already a vacancy. In June, two additional seats became available when Commissioner Susan Langan, a former chair…

CEDAR FALLS — The idea of ​​building a downtown parking ramp is moving forward in Cedar Falls. The City Council voted 5-2 Monday night to explore the possibility, intended to address concerns from merchants and visitors who believe there aren’t enough spots downtown. Councilors Dave Sires and Susan deBuhr voted no. It is not the first time that a parking ramp has been proposed in the city center. A paid public parking system would probably be required for a ramp to be viable. Ways to pay for construction and possible locations will be among the options presented to the council…

ABINGTON, Mass. – A boy was rescued Monday after falling into a pool on Plymouth Street in Abington. “I was studying for my dental school entrance exam,” said Savennah Mendes-Rodridgues. “And then out of nowhere we hear screams and ‘oh call an ambulance, call an ambulance’ and then I go out into the kitchen and there’s a little boy on the floor.” Savennah Mendes-Rodrigues says she jumped into action when a family friend’s son nearly drowned in her pool. He says the two-year-old boy had fallen into the water and was barely breathing when he was brought in. “I was…

A prosecutor from the Fulton County district attorney’s office called Giuliani’s attorney in Georgia on Monday to inform him that Giuliani is now considered a target of his investigation, said Bob Costello, another lawyer for Giuliani. “This comes after we asked him probably six or seven times” if Giuliani was a target, Costello said. He said the district attorney’s office previously declined to answer that question. Giuliani’s development is the first time a close Trump adviser has been notified that he is a target in a criminal investigation into the then-president’s inner circle surrounding the fallout from the 2020 presidential…

A few years ago bollards were installed at all entrances to the State Capitol in Baton Rouge. Now, the evolution of security at the capitol building continues. “And so the next big part of that evolution is the capital safety council — that’s a new legislative panel,” Jeremy Alford said. Make no mistake, the new security detail was partly inspired by the violence going on around the country. “And obviously what we saw in the riots on Jan. 6 perpetuated the need to be able to improve our security,” said Homeland Security chief Sen. Barry Milligan of Shreveport, “which includes…