Douglas Rooks explores the career of U.S. Chief Justice Melville Fuller in his new book.
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May 3, 1979: Presidential hopeful George Bush begins whirlwind New England tour with stop in Augusta, pay raises for nearly 10,000 state workers won narrow approval with Maine House, and children cross the street the safe way with the help of a clothesline in Augusta
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Posted inAnimals, Life & Culture, Nation & World
A wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to treat a wound, scientists say
Previous research has documented several species of great apes foraging for medicines in forests to heal themselves, but scientists hadn’t yet seen an animal treat itself in this way.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine Authors
Author Event: ‘Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, the Man Behind the Hero’
Zoom event features award-winning historian and New York Times best-selling author Ronald C. White.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine Authors
Author Event: ‘Where Maine Reads’
Maine State Credit Union hosts book-signing event with Buddy Doyle.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
Movie Review: ‘No Hard Feelings’ script full of unlikely consequences, TV laughs, J.P. Devine writes
Boy meets girl with a script full of unlikely consequences and TV laughs, which happily won this reviewer over.
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May 2, 1997: Town officials in Sidney don’t understand why they can’t have their own post office, Vassalboro Community School must rely on bottled water for drinking temporarily, and a ‘planned’ brush fire in Waterville burned out of control yesterday
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Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine
USDA to continue classifying potato as a vegetable, not a grain
The decision comes amid updates to U.S. dietary guidelines that generated pushback from Maine lawmakers.
Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
On Music: Lisa Loeb talks about teaming up with Lyle Lovett for Gardiner concert
Two excellent singer-songwriters are teaming up for what should be an exceptional performance as Lyle Lovett and Lisa Loeb prepare to take the stage at the newly renovated Johnson Hall Opera House at 280 Water St. in Gardiner. As soon as I saw that Ms Loeb was going to be coming back to Maine, I […]
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May 1, 1981: Officials investigating ‘scuffle’ at Kennebec County jail involving guard and inmate, new 1981 Augusta budget approved last night has no money for city hall repair work or to build new one, and research work beings at Hatch Hill landfill in Augusta
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