By Matthew Gagnon It is that time of year again, friends.

By David Farmer What if there was a way to predict the future? Not all of it, but one little, potentially terrible piece of it? And what if, through that knowledge you could make the outcome a little bit less terrible? New research published this week in JAMA, which is an international peer-reviewed medical journal, provides evidence of just such an opportunity.

By Greg Dufour As fall fades into winter in Maine, and the number of COVID-19 cases grows, the public health crisis threatens that we all could be house-bound once again.

By Matthew Gagnon This is a time of unparalleled division in America, yet there is one thing that virtually every single person you meet will agree on: 2020 has been the most miserable year ever.

By David Farmer Like many families, we won’t be traveling for Thanksgiving this year.

By Nancy Battick If you’re new to genealogy you may expect to find uncomplicated paths to your ancestors with new grandparents in each generation.

By Matthew Gagnon It was fascinating to watch, really.

By David Farmer By this summer, a whole lot of Maine people are going to move.

By Matthew Gagnon Prior to Election Day 2016, predictions of an impending Hillary Clinton victory were nearly universal, and those predictions were built on the preponderance of publicly available polling.

By Rand O’Leary and Lori Dwyer We need your help.

By David Farmer We can’t be trusted – not even when it comes to acting in our own self-interest and well-being.

Maine Senate Republicans elected their caucus leaders for the 130th Maine Legislature that convenes for the first time on Dec.

By Nancy Battick In the first half of the 20th century most people graduated from eighth grade and went to work.

By Matthew Gagnon On Tuesday evening, Maine sent a powerful message to the nation: We cannot be bought.

By David Farmer Waking up on Election Day, like a lot of Democrats I allowed myself to entertain an easy election night.

By James Cote  As I sit in my home office this Election Day morning, drinking coffee and watching the snow fly outside my window, I realize the world is about to be consumed with even more “noise” than usual.

By Joseph Hennessey Though I used the term frequently throughout my year of service and public platform as Maine’s 2019 teacher of the year, “essential public service” has taken on different meaning since the COVID-19 pandemic has taken root in the United States.

By Aaron M.