Everything we know shows that the shots are safe and effective, even for the youngest children.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Review: Biographies of a musician and a painter succeed admirably in conveying the arts to young children
‘Look!’ and learn from two compelling new picture books, one about Scott Joplin, the other Winslow Homer.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: List of foods banned during pregnancy shows lack of risk-assessment skills
The risk of harming your fetus by eating a wedge of brie: so small it’s not available on the internet.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Smacking an adult is assault, but smacking a kid is parenting?
What Will Smith did to Chris Rock is legal in Maine … but only if you’re a parent doing it to your own child.
Posted inMaine
Lawmakers vote to give more Maine children access to affordable healthcare
The bill would raise the income eligibility cap to 300 percent of the poverty level, waive the waiting period and premiums, and add 19- and 20-year-olds.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Across Maine, we can do better to connect with our youth
Individuals, groups and systems must invest time, energy and caring into ensuring that every young Maine person understands how much they matter.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Let’s eliminate ‘the million word gap’ in kindergarten
Reading together for 20 minutes a day when your children are young will bear fruit for years to come, says Maine’s 2022 Mother of the Year.
Posted inFood, Green Plate Special, Recipes
Kids learn about local foods, improve cooking skills, and help their peers
The six-week 4 Kids By Kids course culminates in a fundraising meal to fight food insecurity.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Conservatives need to step up, present a paid leave plan of their own
A middle ground exists between the broken status quo and the expensive and unwieldy proposal that was part of Build Back Better.
Posted inBooks
Book review: Writer Ellen Booraem’s breakout book?
‘River Magic’ is magic, and Booraem deserves more recognition.