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Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: Both kids, grown-ups walk, run and sometimes stumble to school year’s end

by Todd R. Nelson Special to the Press Herald May 26, 2018May 25, 2018

No matter what size shoes we wear, we’re still working on balance, composure and maturity.

Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: Our young people need comprehensive, coordinated, flexible youth-centered care

by GEORGE J. MITCHELL AND TONY CIPOLLONE Special to the Press Herald May 25, 2018June 1, 2018

We in Maine have a moral obligation to see that these youth are equipped to raise the next generation.

Maine, News

Threatening message leads Oak Hill High School in Wales to cancel classes

by Matt Byrne May 23, 2018May 23, 2018

The threat, found written on a bathroom stall, triggered a campus-wide evacuation and the decision to cancel classes Thursday.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Don’t look the other way on student hunger

by The Editorial Board May 23, 2018May 23, 2018

You can’t count on gifts like the one in Westbrook – instead, taxpayers should press Maine schools to take part in federal programs that feed kids and cut meal debt.

Maine, News, Schools and Education

Anonymous donor gives $10,000 to pay Westbrook student lunch debts

by Megan Gray May 21, 2018May 22, 2018

The amount erases over half of the $17,000 that families in the district owe, the superintendent says.

Maine, News, Politics

Seven Democrats see similar path toward Blaine House

by Kevin Miller May 20, 2018May 20, 2018

The candidates mostly agree about the kind of governor Maine needs, but each hopes to emerge as the one who will get things done.

Source

3-D printers are the talk of the farm

by Mary Pols May 20, 2018May 17, 2018

At Kennebec Valley Community College, the printers show great potential for agricultural uses such as seeding, watering chickens and protecting pollinators.

Maine, News, Schools and Education

Bates College offers first glimpse of its vision for new science center

by Sun Journal May 17, 2018May 17, 2018

The building, a 3-three-story modern design that the school is calling ‘the beacon,’ will house biology, chemistry and neuroscience programs when it opens in 2021.