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  • Published
    May 18, 2016

    Who will enforce North Carolina’s bathroom law?

    The New York Times estimates that no more than 0.3 percent of Americans are transgender, so Liz Soares asks, why is it so difficult to accommodate them?

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    May 15, 2016

    Waterville walk seeks to raise HIV/AIDS awareness

    Organizers of the walk set for Saturday say there is still a stigma surrounding the illness and they'd like to see more people get involved with awareness.

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    May 13, 2016

    Who’s going to play in Trump’s yard?

    As the presidential election season rolls along, the kids are all trying to figure out if they like the popular boy, JP Devine writes.

  • Published
    May 11, 2016

    Martian time slip

    It takes 4.5 minutes for light to travel from Earth to Mars in their current positions, slightly skewing clock measurements — not to mention the psyches of people trying to make sense out of them, writes Dana Wilde.

  • Published
    May 8, 2016

    Out of family’s tragedy comes a positive haven for families of suicide

    The Mosher siblings run a weeklong camp for children who have a loved one who, like their father, committed suicide.

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    May 6, 2016

    And yes, my mother had a pony

    As Mother's Day approaches, JP Devine reflects on his mother's hard life and the small things that made it sparkle.

  • Published
    May 4, 2016

    A presidential election worthy of your attention

    Even if you don't normally care about history or politics, you have to admit we are witnessing a truly historic presidential election, writes Liz Soares.

  • Published
    May 1, 2016

    May evenings bring back sweet memories

    May baskets filled with candy from Bushey's were a rite of passage into summer for Skowhegan kids in the 1960s, Amy Calder writes.

  • Published
    April 29, 2016

    Waiting for the ‘new and improved’ tragedy this fall

    If everything old is new again and if there's a hero, it means a tragedy is being written — and it'll be interesting to see what happens with the GOP convention this summer, JP Devine writes.

  • Published
    April 27, 2016

    Once and future Mars

    You can look southward and see Mars any clear night from now into early summer, 55 million miles or so leeward of the sun, writes Dana Wilde.