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Letter: Maine’s child care funding should not be cut

State policymakers are considering cutting child care funding — a mistake that could harm our children, economy and future. I urge them to maintain this critical support and ask the public to advocate against these cuts. Child care facilities suffered financially during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to closures and staffing shortages. State funding helped stabilize […]

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Letter: What makes a scandal a scandal?

I recall the day-to-day updates the media treated us to concerning Hillary Clinton’s emails. The media clutched their collective pearls and nearly fainted in spasms of righteous indignation. I couldn’t help but notice last week that the Trump administration’s accidental sharing of sensitive war plans with a magazine editor garnered just a few paragraphs on […]

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Baking bread soothes the soul

In an effort to be more self-sufficient and cost-conscious, I have recently returned to making my own bread, a task I haven’t undertaken in quite some time. But back when my four children were all at home, it was my habit to make six loaves of bread every Saturday to get us through the week. […]

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Unique skiing on Titcomb Mountain

I’ve been aware of Titcomb Mountain in Farmington as a winter recreation destination for years. However, I didn’t realize they had an extensive network of cross-country ski trails. I recently met a skier who praised the quality of the Titcomb Ski Area trails and added that it was possible to ride the alpine ski lift […]