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PublishedFebruary 13, 2023
Maine Voices: Will travel for lobsters – all the way from Philly
These longtime visitors to Bailey Island – who’ve been known to drive nine hours back home with one dog, four kids and 20 crustaceans – say, ‘Thank you, Maine lobstermen.’
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2023
Our View: Paid leave would strengthen Maine’s families and workforce
There’s nothing more important than giving people the opportunity to care for their loved ones.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2022
Commentary: Becoming a father changes the brain – for the better
According to a new study, new dads’ brains form connections to adapt to new experiences linked to empathy and visual processing.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2022
Maine Voices: All Mainers need paid family and medical leave – not just some of us
When crisis strikes, we should be able to take time to care for our loved ones without risking our jobs or housing.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2022
Book review: ‘Mother Brain’ delves into the science of how our brains are rewired by parenthood
The book interweaves research and data with personal stories from new parents.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2022
Maine Voices: A boomerang reconsiders what ‘from here’ means
Gift economies occur within stable clans and exchange economies characterize relationships among transient people.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2022
Maine Voices: The long goodbye – my family, my father and Alzheimer’s
The disease’s progression tests our ties, but maybe a cure is in the pipeline so other families will not have to endure what we and many millions of others do each day.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2022
Commentary: Fentanyl feels like the monster coming for our kids. What should parents say?
Children are being poisoned by fentanyl, a deadly opioid. Here’s how a family therapist suggests telling kids about it.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2022
Maine Observer: Why I keep coming back to a town in Oxford County
Year in, year out, I take a sentimental journey to and throughout Rumford, where I once was surrounded by family.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2022
Commentary: Companies, Congress should step up to support breastfeeding moms
For Black women like me, the rates of breastfeeding initiation and duration still lag those of our counterparts.
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