Friendships that bridge across social class – “cross-class friendships” – can minimize middle school academic achievement differences that are based on the level of parents’ education, according to research from the UCLA School Diversity Project. As scholars of adolescent development, we examined academic achievement differences among 4,288 middle school students in California based on their […]
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Ron Chase: Rolling for whitewater safety
A reliable roll is essential for difficult whitewater kayaking. Many solo canoeists survive the sport without a roll; however, acquiring one is a game changer. I started out canoeing so I learned the canoe roll first. Most people consider the canoe roll to be more difficult. That was my conclusion when I began kayaking since […]
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Guest column: It’s time to regulate airboat noise
Forty years ago, life on the water along the coast of Maine was quieter — life seemed simpler, with an easy working and recreational coexistence between residents and users of Maine’s coastal waters. Much has changed since then, and the arrival of airboats to our coastal waters is one of the biggest. Powered by a […]
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Letter: Maine’s economic future depends on better infrastructure
No matter where you stand on the political spectrum, there is no denying the desperate need to repair our country’s long-neglected infrastructure. Sen. Collins, in a recent interview, voiced her support: “We do need a robust infrastructure plan. I’ve been advocating that for years.” But Congress did little or nothing. Collins and other Republicans reject […]
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Guest column: Maine’s drug laws must change to remove barriers to recovery
Incarcerating our way out of the substance use epidemic does not and will not work. I know this as a woman in long-term recovery who has worked for over a decade as a substance use treatment provider. Incarceration creates significant obstacles to recovery and contributes to the substance use pandemic facing our state. That’s why […]
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Softball: Mt. Ararat rolls past Freeport in long-awaited season opener
Eagles receive strong pitching, balanced hitting to get past Falcons.
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Rich Manieri: Life comes with more side effects than COVID-19 vaccine
I knew it. I get the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and three days later, “J&J vaccine paused due to blood clots.” I have to admit I felt a little uneasy when I trudged into the local public library in an Orwellian procession of citizens on their way to inoculation. My hesitancy had nothing to […]
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John L. Micek: Calls for justice after another teen killed by police
With the eyes of the nation on Minnesota with the twin dramas of the ongoing criminal trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin and the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright, a Pennsylvania community also finds itself facing a reckoning over the use of deadly force by police. Family and supporters of Christian Hall, an […]
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Letter: Mainers should support DC statehood
Maine has some of the most inclusive and protective voting laws in the country. We should feel proud that Maine, more often than not, welcomes and encourages our people to vote. This is the bedrock of a functioning democracy. Unfortunately, two dozen states, including, most glaringly, Georgia, are doing exactly the opposite: passing voter suppression […]
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Carl Golden: Biden’s Supreme Court commission is about one thing
Disregard the policy, the law school lecture language, the obfuscation and don’t be misled by the bureaucratic psychobabble. President Joe Biden’s executive order creation of a commission to study of the U. S. Supreme Court is about one thing – court packing, expanding the nine-member court by an as yet undetermined number whose only qualification […]