Many of us are actively avoiding political discussions with people who have different viewpoints, but it’s an important act of citizenship that can help us come to new understandings with each other, Elizabeth Powers writes.
2016
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
The main culprits who took those lost U.S. factory jobs? Robots
Research shows that the automation of U.S. factories is a much bigger factor than foreign trade in the loss of factory jobs.
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Posted inMaine, News
Dog killed, family homeless after fire at Skowhegan home
Dozens of firefighters, trucks and equipment from six area towns went to the scene just after 11 a.m. at the corner of Blair and Cote streets.
Posted inMaine, News
Vassalboro Sanitary District to get $3.8 million in federal aid
The district expects to receive a $2.1 million water and waste disposal loan and a $1.7 million grant for upgrades and a link to a regional wastewater facility.
Posted inMaine, News
Time magazine puts Maine woman on its cover for story on teen depression
Six years ago, the Hermon native was asked by Acadia Hospital and Project AWARE to write and direct a short film to educate young people about depression and anxiety.
Posted inEditorials
Our Opinion: Mainers fighting addiction need sober housing
A Portland group is planning to house people who need treatment, a much-needed step for recovery.
Posted inMaine, News
South Berwick water exceeded arsenic limits for months
Water tests covering April through September show the amount of arsenic in the water was slightly above the federal limit.
Posted inThe Maine Forecast
Predicting snow, cold this winter is a forecasting challenge
It’s quite unlikely this winter will be as warm or lack the snow like last winter.
Posted inNation & World, News
Iowa police capture suspect after ‘ambush-style’ killings of two officers
Scott Michael Greene, 46, was named as a suspect in the shootings that killed police from Des Moines and nearby Urbandale.
Posted inCops & Courts, Lifestyle, Maine, News
From lockup to new life: Westbrook center aims to help juvenile offenders
The Transformation Project is working to create a facility that would house and train young adults released from Long Creek Youth Development Center.