Financial support for the nonprofit support groups has surged since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
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Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Tom Purcell: Sign me up for cursive
The death of cursive handwriting reared its ugly head during the recent presidential election. Since 2010, according to Yahoo News, many states have dropped cursive writing from their curricula as they shifted to Common Core State Standards for English. As a result, many Gen Z Americans lack a distinctive cursive signature, which posed a problem […]
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First 12-team College Football Playoff set, Oregon seeded No. 1 and SMU edges Alabama
Even though SMU’s schedule wasn’t as tough, the committee was impressed by the way the Mustangs came back against Clemson on Saturday.
Posted inMaine, News
Three generations on central Maine farm to donate Christmas trees for troops
Pinkham’s Treefarm is one of about a dozen Maine Christmas tree farms to donate trees to military bases and families of deployed troops.
Posted inSports
NFL’s next coaching cycle will feature impressive list of candidates
Former Patriots coach Bill Belichick is among the most attractive of possibilities.
Posted inHealth
Milk chocolate or dark? The answer could affect your risk of diabetes.
A new study published Wednesday is one of the few to specifically compare dark and milk chocolate.
Posted inNation & World
‘Reindeer’ volunteers bring holiday magic to Ukrainian children living on the front lines
The children’s wishes are published on the project’s website. Donors affectionately known as magicians then choose a letter and buy the requested gift for the ‘reindeer’ to deliver.
Posted inNation & World
It’s almost winter, but much of the U.S. is still unusually dry
Only the years 2012, 2021 and 2022 were more unusually dry this late in the year, putting 2024 in fourth place for countrywide dryness since such records began in 2000.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump says he can’t promise tariffs won’t raise prices and won’t rule out revenge prosecutions
The president-elect’s ‘Meet the Press’ interview also touched on monetary policy, immigration, abortion and U.S. involvement in Ukraine.
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As more older adults live alone, resources are cropping up to help them
There are several Facebook groups for solo agers, as well as in-person groups springing up across the country, conferences and webinars, a national clearinghouse of resources and an expanding array of books on the topic.
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