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2024
Opinion: A grim reminder of the health insurance industry’s human cost
The reprehensible murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson revealed deep frustration felt by many Americans.
Inside Bridgton: Dec. 13
Nature-inspired winter art On Dec. 21 from 10 a.m. to noon, join Lakes Environmental Association for a family-friendly walk and a morning of making art from natural materials collected during the walk. Meet at the Maine Lake Science Center, 51 Willett Road, to begin the short walk and learn how to identify various types of […]
Teachers’ union wins labor dispute against Cumberland-North Yarmouth district
The Maine Labor Relations Board found that MSAD 51 discriminated against a school therapist and exhibited anti-union sentiments.
Letter: Tree crews have gone above and beyond
Over the past several weeks, I have had to drive along routes 5 and 113 in Cumberland, Oxford and York counties. Last week, while returning home to Westbrook from Gorham, New Hampshire, tree crews, public service crews from Fryeburg, working with road flag guards, were sawing and removing damaged trees along both shoulders of Route […]
Deep Water: ‘In December We Talk,’ by Mike Bove
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
The rewards of being there for Mainers in crisis
A growing legion of Crisis Responders are discovering that their career choice gives back much more than it takes.
Opinion: Maine Legislature needs to strengthen mining regulations
To prevent environmental harm, lawmakers must step up; the Maine Department of Environmental Protection lacks the resources for proper oversight.
Letter: The high cost of Trump distractions
The country has spent years asking and answering the question how crazy Trump has become, and we believed that answering that question would influence how people would vote. The never-ending cycle of news about his behavior sold a lot of advertising, but I am certain that our attempts to answer that question did not reduce […]
Bestsellers: ‘James,’ ‘Serviceberry’
The week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.