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Student Loans Aren't Working

BUT FREE COLLEGE WON’T FIX THIS SLOW-MOVING CATASTROPHE

Star Wars' Identity Crisis AND OUR OWN

“IT IS A period of civil war,” begins the opening scroll of the very first film in the Star Wars series, which just goes to show that these movies have always been more than space chases and lightsaber fights.

IS THE CRACKDOWN ON PAIN PILLS FINALLY WORKING?

Probably not

INDIA'S MODI IMPORTS AMERICAN DISCRIMINATION

AMERICA’S SUCCESS IN delivering enviable living standards while protecting human rights has made it the moral gold standard of the world, inspiring global movements for social justice, freedom, and democracy.

How the American Dream Became Unaffordable

THERE’S NO DENYING that a big chunk of the economy feels pretty screwed up right now for millions of working-class and middle-class Americans.

How Doctors Broke Health Care AND POLITICIANS MADE THINGS EVEN WORSE

IF THERE’S ONE thing that almost everyone in America can agree on, it’s that the health care system is broken.

EARTH DAY TURNS 50

HALF A CENTURY LATER, A LOOK BACK AT THE FORECASTERS WHO GOT THE FUTURE WRONG—AND ONE WHO GOT IT RIGHT

Can't Afford Your Rent? - Blame Herbert Hoover.

THE FEDS PUSHED CITIES TO IMPLEMENT ZONING RESTRICTIONS. HIGH PRICES AND SOCIAL INEQUALITY WERE THE INEVITABLE RESULTS.

A Cruel Paradox: Beating Virus Means Causing US Recession

The coronavirus is dealing a death blow to the longest U.S. economic expansion on record, triggering layoffs and putting intense strain on the nation’s financial system.

Sedgwick voters approve $3.1 million budget

GSA tuition vote later

Odd Fellows, cribbage and honing math skills

Governor Brooks Lodge #142 mixes fun and learning for students

This Will Get Worse

The grim math of a coronavirus future.

Stonington ballfield project handed over to town

Now it’s up to Town Meeting

School board election voided

Deer Isle approves warrant articles, funding requests

Elvis rekindles memories in Stonington

STONINGTON—When Elvis impersonator Don Boudreau began to croon “Love Me Tender” at the March 5 Salt Air Seniors lunch at the Community of Christ Church, Edie Courville smiled and said, “That was one of my favorites.”

DISES students take aim at packaging waste

STONINGTON—Four students from Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School stood up in front of the local select boards and asked them to support state legislation that would push companies such as Amazon to cut down on wasteful packaging.

Cheer contest draws hundreds to DISHS

DEER ISLE—An estimated 800 cheerleaders, families, friends, judges and a DJ filled the Deer Isle-Stonington High School gym on Saturday, March 7, for the fourth annual DI-S cheering competition.

SOMETHING IN THE WATER

Opposition to water fluoridation, while often vocal, has been largely a fringe crusade. But solid evidence for fluoridation’s value is surprisingly hard to find.

Reiki Can't Possibly Work. So Why Does It?

The 20th-century Japanese healing therapy is now available in many hospitals. What its ascendance says about shifts in how American patients and doctors think about health care.

WHAT HAPPENED TO JAKE MILLISON?

WHEN A YOUNG RANCHER WENT MISSING, HIS FAMILY SAID HE’D SKIPPED TOWN. BUT HIS FRIENDS KNEW HIM BETTER THAN THAT, AND THEY REFUSED TO LET HIM SIMPLY DISAPPEAR.

IT'S ALL SO… PREMIOCRE

A guide to the new age of Potemkin luxury

The World's Favorite Drug

The dark history of how coffee took over

THE PERKS OF BEING A WEIRDO

How not fitting in can lead to creative thinking

Hilary Mantel Takes Thomas Cromwell Down

As the author’s remarkable trilogy ends, her epic hero’s self-mastery is newly in doubt.

The Reigning Master of Family Drama

Hirokazu Kore-eda’s latest film, his first set outside of Japan, showcases the great director’s signature theme.

How to tackle a Giraffe

The planet’s tallest animal is in far greater danger than people might think. Saving it begins with a daunting act of physical courage.

Shocking Fear: Pope Dying Of Coronavirus!

Coughing fits strike terror as Rome reels from killer plague

Cluster Of Coronavirus Cases Is Tied To US Biotech Meeting

A biotech meeting at a hotel in downtown Boston appears to be the source of a cluster of the coronavirus in the U.S. — and a warning for employers who are still holding big gatherings as the outbreak spreads.

US Wholesale Prices Fall 0.6%, Biggest Decline In 5 Years

U.S. wholesale prices fell 0.6% in February, the biggest decline in five years, led by a sharp drop in energy costs.

Why was Iran hit so hard?

Iran is dealing with one of the world’s worst outbreaks of the new coronavirus, and the disease was quick to reach the top ranks of the government.