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Lura Jackson

2016

Runner inspires people to chase their dreams

In a world where stories of conflict and strife permeate the media, people are occasionally gifted with a refreshing reminder of the common threads that unite them as human beings. No matter where they live or where they are from, they can relate to having dreams and aspirations...

2016

Climate-related challenges placing St. Croix Island at risk

Is St. Croix Island going to be a National Park Service (NPS) site in the future? This unusual question was among those raised by a group of approximately 20 scientists from the park service and elsewhere who convened recently to address the impact of climate-related challenges facing the St.

2016

Technical center student teams join in worldwide protein study

What started out as a competition between teams of students to build the most powerful computer evolved into an exploration at the frontier of molecular science. The students of Jon Bragdon's computer science class at St.

2016

Group shares resources to fight against poverty

Representatives from local organizations dedicated to empowering the impoverished met on Tuesday, May 24, at the Immaculate Conception Church in Calais to share and discuss resources for combatting poverty in the eastern Maine region.

2016

LePage responds to questions during Calais town hall forum

Governor Paul LePage came to Calais High School on March 15 -- coincidentally the state's 196th birthday -- to hold a town hall with approximately 80 community members.

2016

Emotions run high as tenants seek new relocation

The elderly and handicapped residents of the St. Croix Apartments in Calais are undergoing a difficult relocation process as a result of the building losing its subsidized housing contract with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on March 1.

2016

Former addicts tell about their lives at forum

"I was 22. The girl I'd been with for seven years -- we were engaged -- died as a direct result of a drug overdose. I had two of my best friends die within a year. Then it got worse," Chris Wood says.