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Published
February 12, 2023

Our View: Paid leave would strengthen Maine’s families and workforce

There’s nothing more important than giving people the opportunity to care for their loved ones.
Published
February 5, 2023

In gender clash, Maine schools caught between parents, kids

The handling of gender identity at public schools has emerged as a new front in the culture war, pitting children's privacy against some parents who fear educators are cutting them out of key conversations.
Published
January 25, 2023

Lloyd Morrisett, who helped launch ‘Sesame Street,’ dies at 93

The co-creator of the beloved children’s education TV series is remembered as a 'wise, thoughtful, and above all kind leader.'
Published
January 18, 2023

Commentary: The legal system has never had an answer for violent kids

When very young children kill, it prompts soul-searching among adults – but very rarely any criminal charges.
Published
December 23, 2022

Commentary: What gives ‘Charlotte’s Web’ such formidable staying power?

Seventy years after its publication, E.B. White’s little book of wisdom continues to enthrall readers – children and adults alike.

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Published
December 21, 2022

Maine Voices: Santa Claus, our unlikely savior

Imagine the leg up that a peek behind the curtain gives to a developing brain trying to understand the world.
Published
December 10, 2022

Commentary: Becoming a father changes the brain – for the better

According to a new study, new dads’ brains form connections to adapt to new experiences linked to empathy and visual processing.
Published
November 6, 2022

Tale of a real-life gardener – who made nearby islands bloom – will grow on you

'Celia Planted a Garden' introduces children to Celia Thaxter, a well-known poet and gardener in her time, who all her life cherished flowers, birds and the Isles of Shoals.
Published
October 28, 2022

Commentary: What parents can do as RSV spikes among children

This winter we’re facing a triple threat of viral disease.
Published
October 22, 2022

Maine hospitals seeing spike in children’s respiratory virus

Respiratory syncytial virus is a common virus that usually causes cold-like symptoms. One to two out of every 100 children younger than 6 months with an RSV infection are hospitalized.