The other day, in response to filling out Brunswick’s climate survey, with its large questions and implicit hopes for the future, I found myself thinking back to my teaching life. As I considered again the routine of that life, I was wondering (again) about the thousand little decisions that occurred in every class. What had […]
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Tom Purcell: The president’s dogs that bite people
THE PRESIDENT’S DOGS THAT BITE PEOPLE by Tom Purcell, October 3, 2023 President Biden is being dogged by a unique White House problem. About a week ago, Biden’s German Shepherd, Commander, bit a secret service officer — Commander’s 11th secret-service-officer biting since he moved to the White House in December of 2021. Commander must have […]
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The Maine Idea: The dire consequences of hero worship
Donald Trump has been indicted in four different jurisdictions on a whopping total of 91 felony charges. The only president, present or former, to have faced any such charges, he’s nonetheless tightened his grip on the Republican Party. Meanwhile, Joe Biden, who defeated Trump in 2020 by 7 million popular votes and 306-232 in electoral […]
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Intertidal: Plant-based innovations offer more eco-friendly ocean products
After the wet weather we had at the end of the summer, I was impressed by the variety of mushrooms that have appeared: little puffballs, broad parasols and shaggy lion’s manes popped up around tree roots. Mushrooms may seem to have nothing to do with the ocean — except maybe the last one since there […]
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Bath honors ties to Japanese city with torii gate, memorial garden
Bath built a Japanese torii gate and memorial garden honoring citizens of Tsugaru who, in 1889, rescued crew members of the Cheseborough, a Bath-built merchant vessel that ran aground during a typhoon.
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Topsham-area schools host active-shooter training Friday
Schools will be closed on Friday for a simulated active-shooter response training.
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Climate demonstrators call for L.L. Bean to discourage fossil fuel investment
Demonstrators have been stationed outside the Freeport flagship retail store for weeks, calling for the company to discourage Citibank from investing in new fossil fuel infrastructure or to divest entirely.
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BoomerTECH Adventures: Answering some recent questions
BoomerTECH Adventures is about answering questions, and we get a lot of them. Here are four recent questions we received from clients about an array of tech issues followed by our answers. Remember that BoomerTECH Adventures in an Apple-focused company. As Maine educators, we were each involved in schools using Apple computers and our niche […]
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The Conversation: Tracking daily step counts can be a useful tool for weight management — an exercise scientist parses the science
THE CONVERSATION — Over the last decade, smartphones have become ubiquitous not just for sending texts and staying abreast of news, but also for monitoring daily activity levels. Among the most common, and arguably the most meaningful, tracking method for daily physical activity is step counting. Counting steps is far more than a fad: The […]
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Bigelow Laboratory to break ground on center for ocean education and innovation
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences will host a celebration for the groundbreaking of its new, 25-,000-square-foot center for ocean education and innovation Thursday, Oct. 12. At the event with Bigelow Laboratory scientists, representatives of Maine’s Congressional delegation and other supporters, attendees will learn about how the center will enable new research and education initiatives for […]
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