We do not need more gun laws. We need to strictly enforce the laws we already have on the books. I love to hear these so-called experts who know everything but don’t know the the difference between automatic and semi-automatic. Full automatics are illegal to own unless you have a special license. I am a […]
2021
Posted inSource
Letter from the Source editor
The pandemic has commanded our attention so much over the past year that it has been hard to have any energy left over (renewable or otherwise) to worry about the grave environmental problems we face, let alone to try to fix them. That’s the story for me, anyway, but as we paged through the nearly […]
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Heather McCargo: Launching a counterattack against invasive species
The Wild Seed Project founder is dedicated to returning native species and biodiversity to Maine’s landscape.
Posted inBooks
Bedside Table: ‘Schooled In Silence’ connects one Maine teacher to another
“Many books have rested on my bedside table since March 2020, ranging from poetry, western anthology, WWII settings and one amusing one called ‘Ella Minnow Pea.’ “My favorite and most intriguing title is ‘Schooled In Silence’ by D.J. Howard, a northern Maine author and retired teacher. As a retired teacher myself, the title interested me […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Unexpected acts of empathy in the animal kingdom
Belinda Recio explores the surprising ways animals help one another.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the Editor: Don’t kick transgender kids out of sports
My name is Claire Anderson and I am 8 years old. I go to Rowe School in Portland and I have a transgender female friend. I think L.D. 926 is a bad bill because it will make it so I can’t play sports with my friend. Does anyone stop and think about how transgender girls […]
Posted inSource
Partners for World Health: A second life for unused medical supplies
The Portland nonprofit collects supplies discarded by hospitals and ships them worldwide to others that desperately need them – and reduces medical waste that would otherwise end up in the trash.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the Editor: Free speech is not without boundaries
I read about a beloved fourth-grade teacher in California who participated in the Jan. 6 Capital riot and attends QAnon events. There is reportedly no evidence that her political beliefs influence her teaching, yet some parents worry about her teaching their impressionable children. I was an impressionable child subject to a teacher with strong political […]
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Raised beds or in-ground gardening? Which is right for you?
If you have good soil, garden in the ground. It’s easier because you don’t have to build beds and add soil to them. But if you have ledge, rocky soil, lead in your soil or perhaps you have trouble bending down to reach the garden, use a raised bed. In sum, in the soil is […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Society Notebook: Spurwink’s virtual gala succinct but still inspirational
The nonprofit provider of behavorial health and education services recognized Community Housing of Maine Executive Director Cullen Ryan as its humanitarian of the year.
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