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.

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.

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.

Teaching our true history is not about making children feel bad about being white. It is to teach them what white people have done well and what we have done poorly. They should know that much of our early prosperity was based on the forced labor of enslaved people.

Despite the mainstream press finally taking up the sleazy business dealings discussed in emails found on Hunter Biden’s laptop, the media’s lack of interest in the president’s knowledge or involvement in this lucrative part of the family business is palpable.

For years now, we have watched story after story in the media about the concerns in our child welfare system in Maine. Child welfare caseworkers are drowning in a sea of worst-case scenarios and criticisms from the community at large. Now is our chance to extend that life raft to them, by passing LD 1825.

President Joe Biden seems intent on easing entry into the United States at the politically worst possible time. It’s not impossible that he has a plan to keep order after he ends Title 42, which has made it harder for asylum seekers to enter the country.

When the will of the majority repeatedly has so little impact on the actions of their government, it’s fair to wonder if it really is their government, if their country can still be called a democracy. Certainly it cannot be called a healthy one.

Mike Pence is arguing for a return to policies that work. He addresses what polls show are the top concerns of most conservative voters. In trying to help Republicans win back a congressional majority in the fall, Pence may be helping himself for a White House run in 2024.

The history of coup attempts shows a disturbing trend: people whose ideas were too unpopular and repulsive to prevail at the ballot box have resorted to violent, extralegal and antidemocratic means to get their way.