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Published
April 8, 2021

Bryan, Texas, police chief: 1 dead, 4 hospitalized after shooting at cabinet business; shooter believed to be employee

The shooter was not immediately in custody.
Published
April 5, 2021

Question of the Week: How has the pandemic changed your day-to-day life?

Mainers’ experiences range from getting outside more to masking up to well… not really changing anything. What about you?
Published
March 24, 2021

Question of the Week: Where’s the best place to go for Maine Maple Sunday?

The annual event is coming up this weekend. What’s your go-to spot?
Published
March 23, 2021

Biden expands ‘Obamacare’ by cutting health insurance costs

President Joe Biden is pledging that his $1.9 trillion rescue package will build on the promise of the Affordable Care Act
Published
March 16, 2021

Police: 21-year-old man in custody after shootings at Atlanta massage parlors leave 8 dead

ATLANTA — A man captured in South Georgia on Tuesday night is the suspect in three Atlanta-area massage parlor shootings that left eight people dead, authorities said. Robert Aaron Long, 21, of Woodstock, was first identified as the suspect in the shooting at Young’s Asian Massage Parlor in Cherokee County that left four people dead […]
Published
March 15, 2021

Question of the Week: 1 in 6 Mainers don’t have internet access. Is it critical for Mainers to be able to get online?

Maine’s internet access is bad. to fix it will cost millions. But the cost of not fixing it could be greater as students and work move more online. What’s your take?
Published
March 11, 2021

Your Take: Should Maine cut incentive programs for solar energy installations?

Three Republican-sponsored bills would roll back or dilute recent laws that are fueling a statewide explosion of solar installations.
Published
March 8, 2021

Question of the Week: Have you chosen not to get vaccinated? Tell us why.

Health experts recommend that Americans receive a COVID-19 vaccine to protect them and others against the virus, but some people have opted not to get one. If you’re one of them, tell us why.
Published
March 7, 2021

Your Take: How did you fare in this year of COVID-19?

It was about a year ago that the COVID-19 pandemic became part of our lives. Tell us how you have been doing and what you can’t wait to resume. Or what pandemic measure should we keep?
Published
March 1, 2021

Question of the Week: Should more high schools change their graduation requirements for seniors this year?

A handful of Maine schools across the state have lowered their graduation requirements after failure rates soared during the pandemic. Should more schools do this? Should schools be doing this at all?