“The Hare and the Tortoise: A General Biocultural Theory of Why People Have So Many Problems,” presented by The Center for Global Humanities at the University of New England and David Barash, Ph.D. of the University of Washington, 6 p.m., Monday, in the WCHP Lecture Hall, University of New England, Portland. A reception will be […]

Much of the conflict surrounding state and local efforts to promote economic development arises from confusion between goals and strategies. Goals are easy to say – create more jobs, increase the tax base, lower the tax rate, decrease obesity, decrease dependence on foreign oil – but hard to achieve. Strategies are much harder to explain, […]

When my eyesight began to give me trouble, I tried to ignore it. “Nope, not getting glasses,” I told myself even after the headaches had started, a result of my straining to read. Finally, I got my eyes checked and, as a result, I bought reading glasses. Now I can see clearly. What I went […]