Opportunities will dim for college and high school players as baseball shrinks its June draft from 40 rounds to five.
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Mainers – and their therapists – experiencing new stress during pandemic
Health care workers are a special concern, and even the therapists themselves are not immune to the pressures facing clients who come to them for help.
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Portland second-grade teacher and class adjust to ‘new normal’ of learning at home
Teaching the youngest learners remotely is a balance of maintaining normalcy, continuing to provide educational opportunities and not overwhelming families.
Posted inPerspective
Are we living in a dystopia?
Dystopian fiction is hot. Sales of George Orwell’s “1984” and Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” have skyrocketed since 2016. Young adult dystopias – for example, Suzanne Collins’ “The Hunger Games,”Veronica Roth’s “Divergent,”Lois Lowry’s classic, “The Giver” – were best-sellers even before. And with COVID-19, dystopias featuring diseases have taken on new life. Netflix reports a spike in popularity for “Outbreak,” “12 Monkeys” and others. Does this […]
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Two Maine dairy farms dumping milk as demand drops, others holding steady
Farmers are facing new challenges as coronavirus has shut down or limited markets.
Posted inMark LaFlamme, Perspective
Coronavirus has turned ordinary Americans into snitches
The snitch culture is a side effect that is far more terrible than anything coronavirus could ever do to us.
Posted inFranklin, Maine
Five mothers share the challenges, successes of home schooling during COVID-19
Mothers from Auburn, Farmington, Jay, Mount Vernon and New Vineyard are tackling challenges head-on in an uncertain time.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Bates College adds voices to its quest to plan for COVID-19
After students sought input in the process, college officials opened the door for their participation in figuring out what to do next semester. Bowdoin and Colby colleges are also planning for a ‘different’ return to class.
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Cellphone monitoring is spreading with the coronavirus. So is an uneasy tolerance of surveillance.
More than two dozen countries are tracking cellphones to help stem the spread of the coronavirus.
Posted inNews, Sports, Track & Field, Varsity Maine
This year’s Ramadan a different experience for Lewiston track athletes
There’s no outdoor season this spring, but that means there are no practices or meets while dealing with the hunger from fasting.