4 years ago Maine’s system for selecting constitutional officers is broken By Matthew Gagnon It is that time of year again, friends.
4 years ago Be on the lookout for signs of cognitive decline. Then be tough and patient. By David Farmer What if there was a way to predict the future? Not all of it, but one little, potentially terrible piece of it? And what if, through that knowledge you could make the outcome a little bit less terrible? New research published this week in JAMA, which is an international peer-reviewed medical journal, provides evidence of just such an opportunity.
4 years ago Making home a safer place for all Mainers By Greg Dufour As fall fades into winter in Maine, and the number of COVID-19 cases grows, the public health crisis threatens that we all could be house-bound once again.
4 years ago Giving thanks for a miserable year By Matthew Gagnon This is a time of unparalleled division in America, yet there is one thing that virtually every single person you meet will agree on: 2020 has been the most miserable year ever.
4 years ago Happy Thanksgiving: Don’t break a leg By David Farmer Like many families, we won’t be traveling for Thanksgiving this year.
4 years ago Sharing ancestors By Nancy Battick If you’re new to genealogy you may expect to find uncomplicated paths to your ancestors with new grandparents in each generation.
4 years ago Job of redrawing Maine political districts awaits new Legislature By David Farmer By this summer, a whole lot of Maine people are going to move.
4 years ago Political polls should never be trusted again By Matthew Gagnon Prior to Election Day 2016, predictions of an impending Hillary Clinton victory were nearly universal, and those predictions were built on the preponderance of publicly available polling.
4 years ago Working together to slow COVID-19 in Penobscot County By Rand O’Leary and Lori Dwyer We need your help.
4 years ago COVID strikes back By David Farmer We can’t be trusted – not even when it comes to acting in our own self-interest and well-being.
4 years ago Maine Senate Republicans elect new leaders Maine Senate Republicans elected their caucus leaders for the 130th Maine Legislature that convenes for the first time on Dec.
4 years ago The tales school records can tell By Nancy Battick In the first half of the 20th century most people graduated from eighth grade and went to work.
4 years ago Money doesn’t buy a Senate seat By Matthew Gagnon On Tuesday evening, Maine sent a powerful message to the nation: We cannot be bought.
4 years ago Why I’m cautiously optimistic the day after Election Day By David Farmer Waking up on Election Day, like a lot of Democrats I allowed myself to entertain an easy election night.
4 years ago A Maine sportsman’s Election Day reflections By James Cote As I sit in my home office this Election Day morning, drinking coffee and watching the snow fly outside my window, I realize the world is about to be consumed with even more “noise” than usual.
4 years ago Funding for education is vital now more than ever By Joseph Hennessey Though I used the term frequently throughout my year of service and public platform as Maine’s 2019 teacher of the year, “essential public service” has taken on different meaning since the COVID-19 pandemic has taken root in the United States.