Some trade groups want to lower the minimum age for interstate truck drivers to 18.
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Recipe: Eliza’s Roast Chicken Caprese Salad Sandwich
Step One – avoid soggy bread.
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With summer ending, it’s time to refresh your garden containers
Fall is coming – time to replace plants?
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Our garden columnist goes in search of garlic bulbs to plant
Tom Atwell comes upon an array of choices.
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At back to school time, a mother takes a 360-look at sustainable lunches
In the yes column, a lunch sack, a Thermos and leftovers.
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Maine Voices: 1970s China could teach us a thing or two about Old World sustainability
Every minute, one garbage truck worth of plastic is dumped into the ocean, according to a study.
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Nature Conservancy state director: Congress should renew Land and Water Conservation Fund, a lifeline for Maine’s outdoors
The 50-year-old program ensures access to hunting, fishing, hiking and camping – and it expires on Sept. 30.
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How do ‘Farmers’ Almanac’ weather forecasts stack up?
How did the publication do last winter with the New England forecast? Not bad.
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Many changes afoot at the McLaughlin Garden in South Paris
Expect a new (old) iris garden, a woodland garden and a meadow – and programming changes are in the works, too.
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Well-positioned trees can reduce household energy consumption
And as summers get increasingly hotter in Maine, they can play a key role in cutting cooling costs.