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Lois Skillings: Maine has a lung issue — a Trek Across Maine will help

According to the American Lung Association, Maine’s lung cancer incidence rate is among the highest in America (46th overall), while early diagnosis and survival also lag behind many other states. It doesn’t help that vaping is on the rise: Between 2017 and 2019, the number of Maine high school students who use e-cigarettes increased from 15 percent […]

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The Conversation: The seeds of the alt-right, America’s emergent right-wing populist movement

THE CONVERSATION — Over the past year, far-right activists – which some have labeled the “alt-right” – have gone from being an obscure, largely online subculture to a player at the very center of American politics. On August 12, an amalgamation of far-right activist groups, ranging from Vanguard America to Identity Evropa, convened in Charlottesville, Virginia […]

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Tom Purcell: Taxes always on my mind

“In this world, nothing can be said to be certain but death and taxes.” That quote is often attributed to Ben Franklin or Mark Twain, but whoever said it, no truer words have ever been spoken. I filed my annual income tax extension on April 18, 2022, the last day of this year I was […]