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Canoeing: A peaceful gateway to Maine’s wild places WRITTEN BY JASMINE CABANAW You may have heard the Maine folk saying, “You can’t get there from here.” This is only true if you haven’t been in a…
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2mDefense Department lacks resources to conduct all required cognitive tests, federal report finds
The assessments are part of an effort to monitor the brain health of service members exposed to blasts after an Army reservist killed 18 people in Lewiston.
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7mI hadn’t fished these Maine ponds in decades. Then I saw all the canoes.
"After fishing around Maine for well over half a century, I have a question for someone out there," Al Raychard writes.
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2mLetter: Paul LePage’s policies, not his age, are the problem
“I was sorry to learn that the Dunlap campaign was stooping to ageist attacks on LePage’s capacity to campaign and hold office when there is so much substantive policy evidence to be critical about.”
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4mGreater Bangor towns are struggling to get enough candidates to run for public office
Local officials listed social media backlash and a lack of time to commit among the reasons fewer candidates are coming forward.
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4mMaine’s deadliest ATV crashes have something in common
"Maine has averaged roughly five to seven ATV fatalities a year in recent years. We are well on our way to that number again."