Maine student panelists and peers from Alaska and Oregon presented the “Supporting Youth Leaders” workshop at the 2024 League of Women Voters (LWV) National Convention, June 27-30 in Washington, D.C. Lianna Holden, 18, Lewiston, Alex Wu, 17, Scarborough, and Maya Eichorn, 19, Kennebunk, helped answer recruitment and retention questions, shared what LWVME’s Youth Council members […]
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Stories from Maine: Maine at Gettysburg — a currency of blood
Many credit President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation as ending slavery in the United States of America. Yet, the truth is somewhat colder to understand, as the demise of slavery in America was actually purchased with a currency of blood. On July 4, 1863 a deadly and bloody battle was being cleaned up all along a […]
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Midcoast organizations awarded $90,000 to help feed, house, educate locals
Four Midcoast organizations have been awarded a total of $90,000 in grants to pursue missions in their communities. The John T. Gorman Foundation has awarded 79 grants totaling $1.5 million statewide to provide food, shelter, and other essential services to Mainers in need through its 2024 Direct Services Grant Program. Among those recipients are: • […]
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Intertidal: The journey of the homely alewife
A few weeks ago, I wrote about sturgeon — those strange, prehistoric giant fish that leap out of the Androscoggin River in late spring. They are bigger than many people and weigh an impressive amount due to their heavily-scaled bodies. But, there’s a smaller, more numerous fish that makes a similar journey from fresh to […]
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In photos: Legion post hosts first Softball Summer Classic for homeless veteran organizations
American Legion Smith-Tobey Post 21 holds the first softball tournament Summer Classic in Bath during the last weekend in June.
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Gordon L. Weil: Biden should withdraw
This is a tale of two dates: Nov. 5, 2024, and Jan. 20, 2029. Both matter a lot. The first is Election Day when voters will choose the next president. The second is the last day of the term the next president would serve. The big political story these days is about the inability of […]
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The Maine Idea: Biden’s dilemma goes to the heart of democracy
As dismay among Democrats began to spread after Joe Biden’s lackluster debate performance, things fell into a familiar pattern. Despite manifest lawbreaking and felony convictions by an ex-president who continues to lie regularly about his loss to Biden in 2020, Republicans wrap themselves ever more tightly around Donald Trump. The peaceful transfer of power is […]
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Has Popham’s effort to save dunes with Christmas trees paid off?
How can Fourth of July beachgoers help with Popham’s restoration efforts? Park manager Sean Vaillancourt says it’s as easy as staying aware (and curious).
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Brunswick’s Independence Association welcomes new director
Brett Bulmer takes the helm of the Independence Association and Spindleworks.
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