For some military members, a hillside in California embodies the sacrifices of serving.
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Declining birth rates are unhealthy for hospitals and society
When St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center announced this month it was discontinuing its maternity health services due to declining births and working closely with Central Maine Medical Center to have the latter absorb its staff and patients, my first thought was, “Wow, we’ve come a long way from the days when the two hospitals, once […]
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Jeff Bezos spars with Biden White House over inflation
The Amazon founder attacked Biden’s economic policy record.
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Biden wants corporations to pay for his $2 trillion infrastructure plans
The corporate tax was created on the principle that people and companies should be taxed based on what they receive in benefits – and US corporations have received an awful lot.
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‘Everyone knew Johnny Lee’: Chinese refugee welcomed in Maine
My last column featured the early life of Johnny Lee, who had many ties to Maine and died just a few weeks ago just shy of his 93rd birthday. As a 19-year-old teenager he fled China for Hong Kong under a hail of machine gun fire in the face of advancing Maoist Communist forces in […]
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Do you need a second booster shot?
An epidemiologist scoured the latest research and has some answers
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What is the best mask for COVID-19?
A mechanical engineer explains the science after 2 years of testing masks in his lab.
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Disney should sue Florida for violating its right to free speech
I think Mickey Mouse should sue the State of Florida. Acting as the plaintiff in a lawsuit would certainly be out of character for this sweet venerable icon of family entertainment, an animated cartoon character first created by Walt Disney in 1928 that has become the universally recognizable mascot of Disney’s theme parks. But who […]
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When moms out-earn their husbands, they gain more housework, study says
The research posited that higher-paid women buck traditional gender stereotypes, so they end up doing more housework to compensate.
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College students with young kids — especially mothers — find themselves in a time crunch
College students with children have slightly higher GPAs but often take a longer time to graduate and are more likely to drop out of school.