In recent years, it was discovered that roughly 30% of the residents at the Androscoggin County Jail have been previously diagnosed with a mental health challenge, with the numbers being projected to increase due to the number of individuals who have been unable to receive appropriate treatment within the community setting, resulting in no diagnosis being given. County jails provide more mental health services than any other entity in the state, despite not being the appropriate entity.

Though they “tick” at different rates, several notional clocks symbolizing intertwined military, diplomatic and information warfare “lines of operation” run simultaneously in Russia’s aggressive war against Ukraine.

This monumental accomplishment at our site — the longest continuously operating one in Maine — could not have been achieved without incredible community support. We are grateful that they made it possible to build our “village” at the mall, and we are blessed to have been part of it.

Russia is the largest and Ukraine is the fifth largest exporter of wheat. Together they account for 29% of the world’s annual wheat sales. The war has disrupted not only the harvests in Ukraine but also the ability of Russia to ship its wheat to other countries.

We teach in schools to empower younger generations to treat each other well and to be able to recognize when it may be time to get some extra support.

The redemption of Will Smith should be the goal, not his condemnation. It is a message that ought to be considered not only by those in Hollywood, but by Washington politicians and the rest of us.

America is a nation in stasis, getting nowhere because it is simultaneously being pulled in opposite directions toward fundamentally different visions. The need to fix this — better education in civics, history, critical thinking and media literacy along with improved policing of social media — could hardly be more urgent.