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Taking care of dental business

This week, I have an appointment to see a professional who is well educated, extremely gifted, highly experienced, and quite respected in her field. My dentist. I am terrified. Our family has always been pretty good about getting our teeth examined and cleaned on a regular basis. We got the kids started with dental care […]

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Ready or not, hair I cut

Many events are designed to represent milestones or coming of age, and they range from birthdays big and small to cotillion balls. While parenting young kiddos, some events metamorphose gradually from one to another as phases without much notice. They may or may not be all that significant. But some are landmarks, defined by notable, […]

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Is ranked choice voting constitutional?

Maine voters will be heading to the polls next November with many weighty decisions to be made: election of all legislative positions for state representative and senate as well as five or six referenda questions and a president as well. One of the questions, a people’s referendum, may present some constitutional issues. Ranked choice voting […]

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Some flew into the cuckoo’s nest, undercover

In the 1970s, a psychologist named David Rosenhan worked with seven other people to check the effectiveness of diagnosing processes at mental health institutions. All eight people, who had no history or diagnoses of mental illness, visited different psychiatric institutions and claimed to have experienced auditory hallucinations. Once they had been admitted, they proceeded to […]

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Kennebunks celebrating Valentine’s Day all month long

KENNEBUNKPORT — Kennebunkport has been dubbed “New England’s Most Romantic Town” by many online destination websites. Spend one day strolling through downtown or walking on the beach, and it’s hard to argue. With Valentine’s Day the most romantic time of the year, it makes sense to draw locals and out-of-towners alike to the beautiful coastal […]