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People in Africa are affected by poverty and AIDS and we can help. The reason that we need to help is that about 12 million people lack food and basic sanitation. Three billion people live on less than $2.50 a day. In school we are working on the Samantha Smith project, which asked us to […]

After years of exhaustive research I believe I have discovered the epitome of laziness. That classic example we can all immediately associate as the ultimate act of simply being lazy. I have to admit this study has not been totally objective, as I have fended off for many years having that label attached to me. […]

To judge from the news, you might think that organized labor was alive and well. On the West Coast, the slowdown at the nation’s largest ports is coming to an end after lengthy negotiations between unions and employers. In northern New England, a settlement has been reached between Fairpoint, the telephone company, and its striking […]

Supermarket shoppers are more likely to buy French wine when French music is playing, and to buy German wine when they hear German music. That’s true even though only 14 percent of shoppers say they noticed the music, a study finds. Researchers discovered that candidates for medical school interviewed on sunny days received much higher […]

Catherine “Kate” Furbish was born May 19, 1834, in Exeter, New Hampshire, the eldest child and only daughter of Benjamin and Mary Lane Furbish. The family relocated to Brunswick, shortly after her birth. As a child, her father would take Kate and her five younger brothers for walks in the local woods. Even as a […]

Ruth Bader Ginsburg isn’t planning on going anywhere any time soon. “Now I happen to be the oldest,” the 81-year-old justice said in the tone of a person who has answered a whole lot of questions about her possible retirement plans. Sitting in her Supreme Court chambers on a dreary afternoon in late January, she […]