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Orono center to host talk on utilizing interdisciplinary thinking Feb. 6

January 30, 2023January 25, 2023

ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine is scheduled to host a talk, “Interdisciplinary Thinking Outside of the Academy: Lessons from Program Evaluation,” at 3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6. All talks in the Mitchell Center’s Sustainability Talks series are free and are offered both remotely via […]

Community

Brunswick ministry helps children appreciate mercy, compassion

January 30, 2023January 23, 2023

Faith formation leaders at All Saints Parish in Brunswick were looking to provide children with a tangible way of putting their faith into practice and an understanding of the importance of mercy and compassion. The Healing Bear Ministry is successfully accomplishing all of that and more, according to a news release from Dave Guthro, communications […]

Obituaries

‘Runaways’ actor Annie Wersching dies at 45

by Associated Press January 29, 2023

Annie Wersching is best known for playing FBI agent Renee Walker in the series “24”.

News, Obituaries

Leading Australian Olympic official Phil Coles dies aged 91

by Associated Press January 29, 2023

Phil Coles helped secure the 2000 Games for Sydney.

Sports

NFL playoffs: Chiefs edge Bengals for third AFC title in four years

by DAVE SKRETTA Associated Press January 29, 2023January 29, 2023

An ailing Patrick Mahomes leads Kansas City to another Super Bowl, beating Cincinnati 23-20 on a late field goal by Harrison Butker.

Nation & World, News

Tyre Nichols case revives calls for change in police culture

by AARON MORRISON, CLAUDIA LAUER and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press January 29, 2023January 29, 2023

Nichols’ fatal encounter with police officers in Memphis, Tennessee, is a glaring reminder that efforts to reform policing have failed to prevent more flashpoints in an intractable epidemic of brutality.