Without knowledge of history and civic responsibility, a report warns, governmental dysfunction is only to be expected.
2021
Posted inSkiing, Sports, Varsity Maine
Varsity Maine Spotlight: Patrick Bergen, Yarmouth
The Yarmouth High senior has a passion for Nordic skiing – and for a new sport he’s introduced at the school.
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Can vaccinated people still spread the coronavirus?
A microbiologist explains what the science shows about transmission post-vaccination – and whether new variants could change this equation.
Posted inNew England
Hundreds claim decades of abuse by 150 New Hampshire youth detention staffers
Abuse allegations against New Hampshire’s state-run youth detention center have grown to include 230 men and woman who say they were physically or sexually abused between 1963 and 2018.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Sen. King promotes $120 billion revitalization fund to help restaurants
The proposal would set up the fund to support independent restaurants and small franchises that are under tremendous financial pressure because of the pandemic, King said.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Former Massachusetts officer to face charge in alleged beating of Black man
A court official rules there was probable cause for the case to move forward.
Posted inNew England
‘We turn a blind eye’: Boston’s police remain largely white
City leaders have vowed for years to work toward making the police force look more like the community it serves.
Posted inNation & World, Politics, Schools and Education
Senate confirms Miguel Cardona as Biden’s education secretary
He takes charge of the Education Department amid mounting tension between Americans who believe students should return to the classroom and others who say the risks are still too great.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Comic-Con to remain virtual in 2021, cites financial strain
Organizers said they are planning a smaller in-person November event in San Diego.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Churchill painting owned by Angelina Jolie sells for $11.5 million
The painting by Britain’s wartime prime minister was completed after the January 1943 Casablanca Conference, where Churchill and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt planned the defeat of Nazi Germany.