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Maine State Treasurer Henry Beck: There are steps we can all take to fight fraud

by Henry Beck August 24, 2023August 23, 2023

As treasurer of the state of Maine, I have an obligation to protect Maine’s finances from economic downturns, poor investments and sometimes, fraud. It is important now more than ever that individual Mainers take steps to protect their own finances from fraud. As more of us rely on online shopping and financial management, fraud has […]

Op-Eds, Opinion

Douglas Rooks: The stark contrast in style of two young Maine Democrats

by Douglas Rooks August 24, 2023August 24, 2023

Congressman Jared Golden has stirred up a late-summer kerfuffle with a social media post concerning his earlier vote against President Biden’s student loan debt relief package. Maine’s 2nd District representative was one of only two House Democrats to oppose the plan — later struck down by the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority — and he was, […]

Business, Maine, News

Soggy, late hay harvest could further imperil struggling farms

by Kelley Bouchard August 24, 2023August 24, 2023

Wet weather has prevented farmers from harvesting hay, leaving them with costly or unappealing options to feed their livestock.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: What’s in a name? Our teachers should know the answer

by Barbara Thomson August 24, 2023August 23, 2023

Failing to get to grips with the names of every child in class has detrimental effects on children who are trying to find their feet.

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Massive algae bloom in Gulf of Maine mystifies, worries scientists

by Penelope Overton August 24, 2023August 24, 2023

Researchers say this kind of algae does not produce harmful toxins, but they worry its eventual die-off could lead to low oxygen levels that have preceded large fish and shellfish kills in other areas.