Faith leaders are increasingly looking for ways to address people’s spiritual needs in the face of a warming planet.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine, News
Rain dampens weekend plans, but not drought
Most of the state received about an inch of rainfall, enough to cancel or delay events, but not nearly enough to impact the severe drought.
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Posted inNews, Schools and Education
How Maine teachers are using AI in the classroom
As some school districts work to set up guidelines, one platform, MagicSchool, already has over 8,500 educator accounts in Maine.
Posted inGuides, Maine
A guide to Maine’s 67 lighthouses
Scroll through or use our county filters to learn a little about their history and pick one to visit next.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine will soon vote on a red flag law. How are they working in other New England states?
Four of the six New England states have red flag laws. While not used often, the laws can be effective in deescalating threats of violence, those familiar with them say. Opponents say they infringe on due process rights.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine scientist skis Greenland to document climate change
A Freeport climate scientist is enduring minus 40-degree temperatures while skiing across Greenland to document the fastest warming section of the Arctic and install sensors that can help predict the rate of sea level rise and ocean warming around the world.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Maine children shouldn’t be made to wait for dental care | Editorial
Widespread calls to boost the ‘reimbursement rate’ need to be heeded by the Department of Health and Human Services — and fast.
Posted inLetters
An America-first agenda is good for business | Letter
For all the headlines criticizing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, what’s missing is the good news: this bill is a win for American jobs, workers and the small businesses that keep our communities running. Many of the small businesses shut down during the COVID pandemic and we need to bring them back. The United […]
Posted inLetters
Many more points to consider on beach access issue | Letter
Arguments against public use only go so far.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Abandonment of patients is a very bad policy | Opinion
Charles Danielson, MD, MPH, FAAP, lives in Wayne. At a personal level, all of us have a sense of what it is like to be abandoned. As we scale it up, it now applies to the approach to many of our challenges and problems. Our rural hospitals, and especially birthing centers, are severely threatened. We are […]