His second inauguration had just occurred and the speeches were barely over when Donald Trump pardoned pretty much all of the Jan. 6 rioters. At the moment, the president continues to enact executive orders, coupled with promises to force Washington to bend to his political will. Given the intense degree of activity and resistance, it […]
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Maine’s first incentivized stimulant treatment program shows promise
The program — the first in the state to offer treatment for stimulant use with financial rewards — shows promising data just over half a year into operations.
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Midcoast food nonprofit regains access after brief funding pause
Mid Coast Hunger Prevention recently regained access to its allocated federal funding after almost a week of being cut off from it. The Trump administration’s planned freeze on federal funding leaves many questions unanswered.
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Do you know they burn foods? And other takeaways from STEM Night.
I will have lots of chamber and business news to share in the coming weeks, including February networking events (Feb. 19 and Feb. 26), our annual award winners (releasing this Friday) and some updates on policies affecting us locally, statewide and nationally. However, as I continue to preach about the importance of engagement in our […]
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Midcoast LGBTQ group grows amid Trump gender policies
LGBTQ+ advocates are responding to political tension with increased hope. This spring, a Brunswick nonprofit will take its trail mixer program statewide.
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Wiscasset nonprofit will use grant funding to increase digital equity
Wiscasset-based National Digital Equity Center was recently selected as a recipient of National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program. The $13.7 million award marks the first significant investment in digital opportunity in Maine’s history and will propel the state’s efforts to close the digital divide, the center said in a prepared release. […]
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Maine Roller Derby’s February event the last Home Teams bout of the season
Maine Roller Derby’s final Home Teams showdown of the season is on Feb. 15 in Westbrook. This will be the third public bout for the newest Home Team skaters. “Despite what you see us do to each other on the track, skaters have so much love for each other,” Cinderellbows, a Maine Roller Derby official, […]
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An acronymic cacophony: The rise of the AMA-fueled ASPCA and the demise of the DIY GOP
The political panorama is a WIP, a constant UK torment for the average IRA advocate, IMHO, the GOP is a TBH struggling to adapt to the MAGA agenda, embracing vintage WOKE rhetoric while the DNC is busy chasing KPOI that no one truly fathoms. The FOMO is real. Everyone’s obsessed with the latest ASMR videos […]
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Eating utensils: Dispensing with disposability
Over the years, we have become increasingly accustomed — and conditioned — to eating with single-use plastic forks, knives and spoons when ordering takeout and enjoying ourselves at family celebrations, parties and public events. This practice is inherently unsustainable, so disposable utensils made from organic materials — and thus biodegradable, compostable or even edible — […]
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Letters to the editor: Sanctuary cities; Brunswick digester proposal; tobacco taxes
Defunding sanctuary cities not Executive Branch’s decision A guest columnist has stereotyped so-called “sanctuary cities” as dangerous places, equating their resident aliens with rampant “criminality.” He alleged without any factual basis that such cities are harboring convicted murderers, rapists and kidnappers. He proposes that the federal government should “cripple” sanctuary cities by cutting money to […]
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