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Commentary: Pandemic prompts more teachers to consider early retirement or new career

by Josh McGee, Gema Zamarro and Andrew Camp, University of Arkansas; Dillon Fuchsman, Saint Louis University The Conversation: The Research Brief September 20, 2021September 16, 2021

The big idea The COVID-19 pandemic reduced teachers’ commitment to remain in the classroom, our study on teacher turnover found. When schools resumed classes in the fall of 2020, teachers faced a host of new challenges. These included things such as adapting to combinations of in-person, hybrid and remote learning models and managing health concerns […]

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Commentary: Facebook has known for a year and a half that Instagram is bad for teens despite claiming otherwise

by Christia Spears Brown, University of Kentucky The Conversation September 20, 2021September 16, 2021

There are the harms researchers have been documenting for years

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Mt. Ararat football rolls past Gray-New Gloucester

by Bill Stewart September 17, 2021September 17, 2021

Eagles out-run Patriots to improve to 3-0 on the season.

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Local roundup: Brunswick boys soccer rolls to win over Morse

by Staff report The Times record September 17, 2021September 20, 2021

David Nzuzi leads Dragons with two goals.

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Gordon Weil: National unity after 9/11 could not last

by Gordon L. Weil Guest column September 17, 2021September 16, 2021

As the U.S. marked the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the pundits came out in full force. Many lamented that the sense of national unity in 2001 had been so quickly replaced by unusually deep divisiveness. The Al Qaeda attacks gave all Americans, regardless of their political views, a common enemy. The country immediately […]

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Letters: United Way and the Public Interest; Do your job

September 17, 2021September 16, 2021

United Way and the Public Interest Your story on the United Way Tuesday, Sept. 14 (“United Way of Mid Coast Maine kicks off $1.725M campaign”) notes that the United Way of Mid-Coast Maine supports 47 programs at 36 local non-profit agencies! Campaign co-chairs Bob and Barb McCue are quoted as saying “This fall we’re hoping […]

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David Treadwell: Reflections on the Blue Angels airshow

by David Treadwell Just a Little Old September 17, 2021September 16, 2021

Saturday, September 4. It was a picture-perfect, blue-sky day for showcasing the Blue Angels, a precision flight demonstration squadron, at the Great State of Maine Airshow. People in the crowd were in fine spirits to enjoy the show, which last came to town four years ago. They “oohed” and “aahed” during the warm-up acts: Fat […]

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Giving Voice: Emergency housing at Cook’s Corner would aid overflowing shelter

by Rota L. Knott Giving Voice September 17, 2021September 16, 2021

When I moved to the area and joined Tedford Housing in January 2020, the community graciously welcomed me with open arms. And then the pandemic changed all of our lives. Community members stepped up, without us even needing to ask, to provide meals, in-kind donations, and monetary gifts that helped us to keep our doors […]