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The Biden administration on Wednesday joined calls for more sharing of the technology behind COVID-19 vaccines to help speed the end of the pandemic, a shift that puts the U.S. alongside many in the developing world who want rich countries to do more to get doses to the needy. 1 day ago in National

Posted on May 6, 2021 by dmartignetti Former Governor & Congressman of Maine, John Baldacci gives us his Capital Insights on  Local and National Politics. More Mornings

April 30, 2021 by dmartignetti Isla Dickerson She is Executive Producer and Co-Creator of Elevating Voices . Isla is also The SVP and Director of Marketing & Community Relations at Bangor Savings Bank Greenlight Maine and Bangor Savings Bank are proud to bring to the region “Elevating Voices,” a new series that celebrates minority-owned and racially diverse businesses, and their importance to Maine’s economy. Over the course of six weeks beginning April 29th, a dozen business owners wi...

Posted on April 30, 2021 by dmartignetti LD 675  (Sponsored By Troy Jackson) An Act To Protect Maine Consumers from Unsupported Price Increases on Prescription Medicines by Creating an Independent Review Process. Dr. William S. Smith is Pioneer’s Visiting Fellow in the Life Sciences. Dr. Smith has 25 years of experience in government and in corporate roles. His career includes senior staff positions for the Republican House leadership on Capitol Hill, the White House Office of National D...

We speak with Emma Tiedemann , Director of Broadcasting With The Portland Sea Dogs The Sea Dogs Biscuit is back! Today, the Sea Dogs announced that Gifford’s Ice Cream will serve as the team’s official ice cream partner and will supply the popular Sea Dogs Biscuit. The Gifford family, a fifth-generation ice cream maker behind what is affectionately known as “HomeMaine ice cream”, will start supplying the Sea Dogs Biscuit for the 2021 baseball season on Tuesday, May 4 th at the team’s...

Sen. Diamond: Maine needs a new state department to protect children L.D. 1263 would transition the Office of Child and Family Services into a stand-alone agency, allowing for proper funding and more transparency. By Bill DiamondSpecial to the Press Herald Share Logan Marr was born Oct. 14, 1995, and died Jan. 31, 2001, of asphyxiation as a result of more than 40 feet of duct tape being wrapped around her body, face and mouth, binding her in a high chair that was placed in the basement by her...

Jim Fossel: Maine Republicans don’t know how to fight The state’s Democrats can govern as they wish because they know their counterparts across the aisle won’t do anything to stop them. By Jim Fossel Share Theodore Roosevelt, the trust-busting progressive populist Republican commander in chief, once averred that he was fond of an adage he said was based on an African proverb: “Speak softly and carry a big stick, and you will go far.” That saying, whether a proverb or not, became ind...

14 hours ago in National Derek Chauvin is already locked away in Minnesotas only maximum-security prison, held in a single cell for his own safety. But it will be two months before the former Minneapolis police officer learns his sentence for George Floyds death. 14 hours ago in National, Trending A crew returned from the northernmost islands in the Hawaiian archipelago this week with a boatload of marine plastic and abandoned fishing nets that threaten t...

15 hours ago in National Derek Chauvin is already locked away in Minnesotas only maximum-security prison, held in a single cell for his own safety. But it will be two months before the former Minneapolis police officer learns his sentence for George Floyds death. 15 hours ago in National, Trending A crew returned from the northernmost islands in the Hawaiian archipelago this week with a boatload of marine plastic and abandoned fishing nets that threaten t...

7 hours ago in National, Trending The House will vote Thursday on legislation that would create the new state of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, with one representative and two senators. A tiny sliver of land including the White House, the U.S. Capitol and the National Mall would remain as a federal district. 22 hours ago in National