Did the term “bucket list” become popular because of that wonderful 2007 movie called “The Bucket List” with those two charmers Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson? No, but that film brought the expression into today’s vernacular. It stems from the phrase “kick the bucket,” which means to die, so it easily goes from that to […]

These days, we typically see Maine shoppers hauling their purchases in reusable bags. Many of us began doing so in summer 2021, when Maine banned plastic carry-out bags meant for one-time use. While a January 2024 study shows that similar bans across the country have cut single-use plastic bag consumption significantly, many reusable shopping bag […]