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2021
Commentary: Celebrating school choice in Maine amid the pandemic
Families’ education struggles are made tougher by state caps on the number of public charter schools and enrollment in virtual charters.
Commentary: Biden could curb right-wing extremism by ending the U.S. ‘forever war’
America’s endless wars have helped fuel a new generation of alienated veterans – some of whom join extremist movements. Biden must curb U.S. militarism.
Obituary: Louis B. “Louie” Maietta Jr.
SOUTH PORTLAND – Louis B. “Louie” Maietta Jr., 64, passed away unexpectedly at home on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021.
He was …
Obituary: Alice Theresa Arsenault
PORTLAND – Alice Theresa Arsenault, 85, of Portland, passed away on Jan. 21, 2021 at the Barron Center. She was born …
Obituary: Madeline Babbidge
Madeline Babbidge 1929 – 2020 RICHMOND – Madeline Babbidge, 91, of Wiscasset passed away peacefully on Saturday Dec. 19, 2020. She …
Obituary: Mary Cremonese Earley
PORTLAND – Mary Cremonese Earley, 96, formerly of Winthrop Street died peacefully on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021 at St. Joseph’s Rehabilitation …
Obituary: Ralph “Chub” M. Clark
GARDINER – Ralph “Chub” M. Clark, 92, died peacefully at Woodlands Memory Care in Hallowell, Maine, in the early hours of …
Biden says he’s ‘bringing back the pros’ for virus briefings
The new president is dispatching the nation’s top scientists and public health experts to brief the American public regularly about the pandemic.
Biden presses Putin on opposition leader Navalny, nuclear treaty
In his first call with the Russian president, President Joe Biden said his administration was assessing the SolarWinds cyber breach and the reports that Russia offered the Taliban bounties to kill American troops in Afghanistan.