The study found that a plant fiber in the blueberries promotes the growth of good bacteria in the colon.
July 2013
Portland Public Library to celebrate Sudanese community
The library will discuss “The Good Braider” by author Terry Farish on Thursday as part of its “I’m Your Neighbor, Portland” event series.
MLB: Sox blow 4 run lead in 9th, lose to Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Koji Uehara entered Saturday night’s game against the Los Angeles Angels hoping he’d get one more chance to make the AL All-Star team because of the last-chance fan ballot. He might want to rethink his plans for the break.
GARDINER AREA HIGH SCHOOL HONOR ROLL
GARDINER — Gardiner Area High School has announced its second-semester honor roll.
Maine legislator enjoys important first term
Republican Rep. Corey Wilson of Augusta found himself at the center of key issues and voting against his party.
LOCAL AUTHOR: HIKING with THOREAU
Henry David Thoreau was a regular hiker and mountain climber, activities he did throughout his life in Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire — experiences that he then wrote about in daily journals and in books.
PETULA DVORAK: Would you hire a male babysitter for your kids?
I wasn’t trying be subversive when I hired a male babysitter. But it is apparently something that few parents would do.
Run from women who are falling apart
I’m confused. I don’t know what I should do. I met this girl at my friend’s wedding, and we had conversation and exchanged numbers and began hanging out. I really like this girl, but the problem is that she has a boyfriend and a child. But yet she texts me and keeps wanting to see me. She said she can’t stand him anymore and is in a bad situation. She said she can’t leave because she has nowhere to go — her closest relative lives far away from her, and she’s enrolled in college and has a job but no car, so she’s pretty much dependent on this guy. I told her that I don’t want to come between them because she has a family, but she says he’s cruel and heartless. But I’ve told her it’s too painful for me to just be friends. What should I do?
VIEW FROM AWAY: Taking quiet, sensible steps to reform tax code
In 1986, Congress overhauled the federal tax code, purging it of various exemptions, deductions and credits and using the savings to reduce marginal rates on both individuals and firms.
VIEW FROM AWAY: No time to go wobbly on health care reform
The Obama administration’s decision to postpone a significant part of the Affordable Care Act doesn’t mean the law is collapsing, as its opponents have proclaimed.