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Maine must do better at welcoming diversity
Island Institute is reflecting on and addressing this impediment to growth
Spartan Marine, stuck in the Bronze Age
Machine shop in Georgetown continues to cast and refine marine hardware
Maine has an official merchant mariner flag
John Worth enjoys seeing it fly on vessels across Maine and beyond
Voter support sought on broadband investment
July 14 ballot includes $15 million for ConnectMaine grants
Dinner in the time of COVID
Turning back to Maine traditions is a good strategy
How the next generation is building a better climate
From Wiscasset to Bar Harbor, high school students are organizing
Island education: more than picturesque schools
Deep lessons of community are being imparted, and embraced
Lobstermen rally to fight right whale ruling
Federal court finds regulators violated protection law
Mythic story-poems of spirit and survival
Native poetry is rare, but rendered so powerfully here
Spring comes, regardless of the state of humans
The signs are all there, and it’s worthwhile noting them
Island Postcards
EPISODE 10: Keep the Light Shining
Two ambitious young women swam around the entire Island of Isle au Haut during the summer of 2019 to raise money for crucial renovations to the lighthouse.
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