AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s Department of Marine Resources will use a $32,000 grant to improve its ability to test for domoic acid, a biotoxin that can cause amnesic shellfish poisoning. The state will use the grant from the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund to purchase equipment that can do the testing. Domoic acid is naturally occurring […]
December 2016
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A Week of Trumpisms
The death of the dictator of Cuba took over our headlines for a few days and made some world leaders look pretty stupid. Canada’s leader Justin Trudeau reacted as if Fidel Castro was a saint to be mourned, not a thug whose death should be celebrated. Our own cool president was careful to not say […]
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The Fallout from Question 2
My partners and I are radiologists with a busy radiology practice in Brunswick. This past summer we posted a position, in the hopes of finding a new radiologist to join our group next summer. We set our sights high, hoping for a newly trained candidate with sub-specialty expertise, but who would also be able to […]
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Taking the Back Way
At some point or another Brunswick legitimized the worn paths generations of young feet had used as shortcuts. A quick spin around McKeen Street housing reveals asphalt where bare dirt troughs crisscrossed the many playgrounds previously. Even the path between Crimmins Field and McKeen Street now has a crosswalk where it opens up onto the […]
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Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: My daughter asked me if she should have another child, and based on what I have observed with her first, I definitely feel she shouldn’t. I want a polite way to respond without hurting her feelings, but can’t find the words. She loves her child, but loses patience quickly. She can’t handle it […]
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Vermont lawmaker abandons recount
MONTPELIER, Vt. Vermont’s longest serving state senator is not going to seek a recount after losing his bid for his 25th term in the Senate. Republican Sen. William “Bill” Doyle announced last week he would not seek a recount after initially requesting one in the race in which he came in fourth in November’s election […]