Maine Health, the state’s largest hospital chain, made headlines last week by announcing it would sever its network agreement with Anthem, the nation’s second largest health insurer, at year’s end. This probably won’t happen; these shots across the bow are common, as both entities maneuver for advantage. Maine Health claims $13 million in underpayments, by […]
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David Treadwell: Keeping up with our host students
During a recent visit to Anna Maria Island on the Gulf Coast of Florida, we did what we do there: take walks, collect shells, engage with strangers and read books on the beach. While such vacations feed our souls, we’re even more energized by maintaining close ties with young people. While on Anna Maria, we […]
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Faith Notes: The hope of Easter
Late last November, I stood over a frozen mound of soil in my garden, holding a long wooden stake. Beside me on the snow-crusted ground lay several blue mesh bags full of garlic bulbs, each tied with a curl of white ribbon — the kind for wrapping gifts. And the bags were a gift, from […]
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Gordon Weil: The Empire tries a comeback
The Empire returns. It’s not another Star Wars sequel. It’s the dream of Russian President Vladimir Putin. And it’s much more likely than Hollywood’s film fiction. Once upon a time, there were empires. Over the past few centuries, the British, French, Dutch, Germans, Austrians, Ottomans, Russians, Chinese and Japanese had them. Empires are large territories […]
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Poetry becomes a time machine at Patten Free Library
Friday at 3 p.m., Patten Free Library will host “The Poetry of Maine,” a virtual discussion on four Sagadahoc County poets from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Elwood Watson: Republicans are playing a dangerous game
Just when you though they couldn’t go any lower, some Republicans have taken to labeling Democrats as the pro-pedophilia party. Yes, you read that correctly. On April 5, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Jezebel of the conservative far right, during an appearance on Real America’s Voice network, levied the following allegation: “The Democrats are the party of […]
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Tom Purcell: Learning to appreciate the regular flu
I recommend the seasonal flu — but please allow me to explain. About a week ago, I felt suddenly rundown and weak. I just wanted to lie down. I thought nothing of it at the time. My family is facing some difficulties at the moment, difficulties we all must face now and again — and […]
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Intertidal: Boating safety equipment tips for spring
As I peeled the shrink wrap off of the top of my compost bucket (put there by my wily kids on April Fools’ Day), I was reminded of a different type of shrink wrap that is used all along the coast. This type is not used as a part of a prank but rather as […]
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Under cloud of uncertainty, Harpswell Charter School elects to fight for survival
The Board of Directors of Harpswell Coastal Academy unanimously voted Wednesday to keep developing a plan to consolidate the school’s 2 campuses.
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Woolwich family sues Amazon over fatal highway crash
Misty Fisher and her family filed a negligence lawsuit Monday after a delivery driver hit and killed her husband in Topsham in July 2020.