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Joe Guzzardi: A red carpet for Afghanistan and Ukraine, but not for Maui

Survivors of the deadly fires in Maui are being offered a $700-per-household payment by FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) and temporary shelter. But in Maui, $700 doesn’t go far. Estimated monthly living costs for a family of four are $7,203. The token $700 represents less than 10 percent of a family’s living costs, an […]

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School Notebook: Aug. 23

St. John’s students’ work chosen for experimental flight Middle school students at St. John’s Catholic School in Brunswick will be able to analyze flight data from an experiment they created that will fly in the Airbus Perlan Mission II this fall. The Perlan Project, an aerospace nonprofit for advancing high-altitude flight and studying weather and […]

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LC Van Savage: Paper cups, then and now

Likely you’re not thinking much about paper cups these days, am I right? Normally I’m not either but in one’s eighties, one’s brain thoughts begin to race about like roaches when the lights go on, and so today I began to remember paper cups. Way back when people in offices actually stood gossiping around a […]

Posted inAmerican Journal

Gorham Notes: Aug. 24

Two council, four school seats available Six candidates have taken out nomination papers for Town Council seats with two available, according to Town Clerk Laurie Nordfors. Additionally, one School Committee candidate has papers out with four openings – three for three-year terms and one to fill a vacancy for a year. Council candidates so far […]