I haven’t conducted a formal poll or anything, but I’m willing to bet that a quite a few of us made at least a few New Year’s resolutions that center on health. Maybe we want to eat better or walk more or do yoga. Maybe we are resolving to get better sleep or reduce the […]
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Life Unwound: Let yourself be drawn by what you love
New Year’s resolutions. Ugh. Do you make up rules that you break within days, hours or minutes? “I will not eat sugar, all year, or maybe never, starting now.” It lasts until you crave, or hunger or question, “Who created this stupid rule?” It happens to everyone, I assume, at some point, that moment when […]
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Brunswick Superintendent’s Notebook: Hungry for knowledge or just plain hungry?
I want our kids to be hungry – hungry for knowledge, hungry for sports, the arts, clubs and for play. What I don’t want is for our students to be hungry for regular nutritious meals or to worry about where their food is coming from. Unfortunately, many of our students routinely come to school feeling […]
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Through My Lens: Immigrant visits to small towns can be mutually beneficial
Visiting remote towns in Maine can be a wonderful way to discover new experiences. It is common for members of the immigrant communities to assume that the distant small towns – some as far as a six hour drive from their homes – will often be politically unwelcoming to them. While some of that may […]
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Mainewhile: How many times must power go out before we make changes?
Me here, checking in with all of you. How are you? Did you make it through the storm OK? Did your roof stay on and basement stay dry? Do you have power back yet? This storm made me aware of how lucky I am, and I am very aware that for those without a woodstove […]
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Mainewhile: Black cloud mindset good thing to lose for new year
Winter has officially arrived and I am uncomfortably aware that I have not been paying it as much attention as I usually do. Partly, I suppose, it is because it has been unseasonably warm – so that’s on you, winter. A lot of it, though, is because I’ve allowed myself to be so distracted by […]
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Life Unwound: Resolve to meditate even if you don’t want to
Christmas has passed, the portal of winter solstice behind us. Many of us ask, “now what?” Many of us make New Year’s resolutions. Many of my students and clients say, “In 2023, I will meditate. Never done it before but it’ll be good for me.” Or, “I tried it once and it didn’t work, but […]
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Portland Superintendent’s Notebook: Portland schools leading the way with Wabanaki studies
A statewide report this fall praised the Portland Public Schools as an exception to the report’s conclusion that most Maine schools have not complied with a landmark 2001 state law requiring Wabanaki studies to be incorporated into the curriculum. “There are some successes, including Portland Public Schools, which have collaborated with Wabanaki tribes and experts […]
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Through My Lens: May your Christmas be humble and bright
American Christmas is a whole new experience that requires some training for someone who is not used it. I have lived in the U.S. now through eight Christmases. I’ve learned a lot about the holiday celebration, including what Christmas music sounds like apart from other music, but I still struggle with knowing what a friend […]
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Mainewhile: Amtrak investing in future of rail? Bring it on
I am the daughter of “a train guy.” The decline of the rail in this country was one of his true, great sadnesses. I would never claim to be quite the fanatic Dad was, but I do love a good train. A lot of my favorite childhood memories, and almost all of my bucket list […]