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Tom Waddell: Gov. Mills’ order treats all equally — including churches Religious leaders only recognize the separation of church and state when it suits them. By Tom Waddell Share “Religious leaders in central Maine split on Mills’ house of worship order,” or so the headlines in this newspaper read. What wasn’t reported is some religious leaders want to use the Constitution’s separation clause as a shield when it suits their purpose and ignore it when it doesn’t. Under Gov. Mills’ liberal order, all businesses where people gather in groups, including the business of religi...

Preaching vaccines, bonnet scheme, well water: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports, USA TODAY Alabama Montgomery: The state health officer said Friday that he is cautiously optimistic about improving COVID-19 numbers but urged people to maintain precautions such as wearing masks and avoiding crowds. “This is the most optimistic we’ve been, I think, maybe since this all began,” Dr. Scott Harris said. Three major barometers of the pandemic’s severity – hospitalizations, daily new cases and coronavirus test percent positivity – have ...

MANCHESTER, Maine (AP) — Pediatricians in Maine are reminding parents to get their...

2021 Maine Mother of the Year honoree named Scarborough’s Lynn Gierie to represent all Maine mothers at the national convention. Share Contributed photo Lynn Gierie has been named the 2021 Maine Mother of the Year Honoree, according to a news release from President Lina Michaud of The Maine Chapter of American Mothers Inc. Gierie, of Scarborough, will represent all Maine mothers at the American Mothers Inc. National Convention which will be held virtually this year because of the pandemic, according to a news release from Michaud, of Augusta. Gierie was born and raised in a small community...

Obituary: Brenda Jane Morello KENNEBUNK - Brenda Jane Morello, 80, of Kennebunk, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough following ... Share Brenda Jane Morello KENNEBUNK – Brenda Jane Morello, 80, of Kennebunk, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough following a period of failing health. Brenda was born Sept. 3, 1940 in Lewiston, the daughter of Peter James and Virginia Irene Saunders DeRosa, and attended local schools in Everett, Mass. She married her high school sweetheart, Tom Morello, in Everett in 1958. They wou...