An 8-year-old boy gets an early start on his ambition to become a farmer by growing a bumper crop of hundreds of tomatoes. And then there’s the business of selling them.
September 2018
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: It’s time America’s younger students got a cellphone detox
France is banning the use of mobiles for students under 16. We should give our kids the same break.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Sen. John McCain recalled by shipmate as ‘a man for the ages’
Long before he got into politics, the late senator demonstrated an ability to connect with everyone.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine House Republicans show how not to legislate
A crisis manufactured for partisan advantage extended the session for four months.
Posted inBusiness
Michelle Singletary: Here’s how to claim your forgotten (or perhaps unknown) stashed cash
Don’t pay scammers to find it for you because you can search for free online.
Posted inBusiness
Week in Review: Airbnb listings surge; destroyer’s turbine replaced; Fuel restaurant closing
Top stories from the week of Aug. 26 to Sept. 1.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Health care coverage is being slowly undermined
Americans with pre-existing conditions are seeing changes to their health insurance coverage. My father has chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a blood cancer that does not have a cure but is treatable. He will live the rest of his life with this pre-existing condition. Congress and the Trump administration have repeatedly promised to protect health care coverage […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Sen. Susan Collins has worked tirelessly to fight Type 1 diabetes
I read with concern and sadness an Aug. 29 letter questioning Sen. Susan Collins’ commitment to protecting those with pre-existing medical conditions, including (especially!) Type 1 diabetes. Keeping politicians’ focus on this vital topic is undeniably important. However, focusing an attack on one of Type 1 diabetes patients’ most devoted champions was shortsighted, uninformed and […]
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Hunting: For hunters, the rut time is the right time
The key is figuring out just when that time will arrive.