Por: Portland Press Herald Opinion October 26, 2022
For some unknown reason I woke up one recent morning humming the tune to our national anthem. Carmela Palanda, left, and Chris Nyhan look over their ballots after filling them out during absentee in-person voting at City Hall in South Portland on Oct. 11. As other voters prepare to make their choice, Mike Connolly of Portland urges them to “reject any candidate who will not clearly and without reservation state that (s)he will accept the... + full article
Portland Press Herald USA Nation October 26, 2022
An incumbent state legislator is facing a challenge in Maine House District 112, which includes parts of Portland and Falmouth. Democratic Rep. W. Edward Crockett is running to keep his seat. Republican Tammy Ryan is running to unseat him. Here’s a look at the candidates’... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Nation October 25, 2022
An empty classroom at Scarborough Middle School in April 2020. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer Academic disruptions caused by COVID-19 erased decades of progress in math and reading scores across the country and Maine students showed some of the largest declines, according to the... + más
Math test scores across the nation plummet since start of pandemic | ABC News
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Two North Yarmouth residents are competing for a seat in the Maine House of Representatives representing District 105, which includes North Yarmouth and part of Gray. Annie Graham is a Democrat who served in the House from 2010-14 and was a member of the town’s Select Board.... + más
Boys’ soccer: Cape Elizabeth snaps Yarmouth’s 31-game unbeaten streak | Portland Press Herald
Portland Press Herald USA Opinion October 24, 2022
Our thoughts are with the millions of people suffering from the force and fury of recent hurricanes, especially those who have lost loved ones. Because the intensity of the storms is determined largely by the temperature of the ocean waters, a warmer climate causes the storms to... + más
Commentary: Maine still treating Indigenous tribes like second-class citizens | Portland Press Herald
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Portland Press Herald USA Opinion October 10, 2022
The Indigenous tribes in Maine are second-class citizens. While 570 tribes across the country access beneficial laws passed by Congress, Maine’s tribes have been blocked from accessing many and must seek state permission to access others. Since the Maine Indian Claims... + más
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California tribes will manage, protect state coastal areas | WPLG Local 10
Portland Press Herald USA Health October 08, 2022
A sign at the entrance of Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston in 2020 warns about the dangers of the influenza virus. Statistics on the flu from the Maine CDC show that the COVID-19 pandemic played a significant role in the decrease of confirmed cases over the last two... + más
Sheldon Jacobson and Janet Jokela: Will we have a severe flu season? It doesn’t need to be that way. | Chicago Tribune
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Portland Press Herald USA Nation October 08, 2022
State officials and lawyers with the ACLU of Maine will start discussing next week a potential settlement to a lawsuit that alleges Maine provides ineffective legal services to low-income people who need a lawyer at the state’s expense. Four settlement meetings between the... + más
Our View: Maine’s indigent legal services system cannot wait for help any longer | Portland Press Herald
Indigent defender commission sends emergency funding request to governor, lawmakers | Portland Press Herald
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