WASHINGTON An extra cup or two of coffee may be OK after all. More eggs, too. But you definitely need to drink less sugary soda. And, as always, don’t forget your vegetables. Recommendations Thursday from a government advisory committee call for an environmentally friendly diet lower in red and processed meats. But the panel would […]

If you are an introvert and you went to school, you know that our education system is not designed around you. Indeed, much of the world is not designed for you. The world is for extroverts, and the first time you learn this is your first day of junior high school, when the guidance counselor […]

I’ve been hearing from friends who are sick of winter. We’re only about half way done with it, but we haven’t had a break — no January thaw this year — and the snow keeps building up. I’ll have to admit that I’m a little tired of shoveling and paying to get my roof cleared. […]

Eating a salad a day is a habit I adopted a while back to help me automate the eating of raw veggies. Either my lunch or my dinner usually is built around some sort of salad. And I try to stay true to the spirit of healthier eating when I do so. Meaning fried chicken […]

NEW YORK More than 20 years after his death, there is still plenty of news about Dr. Seuss. Random House Children’s Books said Wednesday it will publish a recently discovered manuscript with illustrations called “What Pet Should I Get” on July 28. The publisher plans at least two more books, based on materials found in […]

BRUNSWICK Less than a week after the Bank of Maine branch on Maine Street was robbed, Brunswick police say they’ve found their man. The Brunswick Police Department issued a press release Tuesday afternoon, announcing it had charged Benjamin Lamphere, 20, of Brunswick, with class A robbery for the armed robbery of the bank branch located […]