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We can help you fight fish fraud – for starters, buy local
In 2013, the seafood industry watchdog group Oceana found that one-third of the 1,200 seafood samples it tested were mislabeled.
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Get busy dressing your windows for winter
Sign up for inserts and stay a little cozier this season.
Posted inSea Change, Source
Try cover crops – a living blanket for your garden
They suppress weeds, attract pollinators and add nitrogen to the soil.
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Snakes and bats and wasps, oh my!
When you try to rewild your garden, you don’t always get what you expect.
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What to do when you think your grill is cooked
After a long summer, do you kick it to the curb or do you try to salvage it?
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World, Religion and Values
Sex abuse scandal: Pope seeks prayers to fight ‘devil’
A Vatican statement appears to be an indirect response to accusations that Francis himself was complicit in covering up the sexual misconduct of a now-disgraced American ex-cardinal.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, Religion and Values
Sisters of Mercy in Greater Portland celebrate jubilee anniversaries
The eight are among 78 members of the Northeast Community who have at least 50 years of service.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Pope defrocks priest in abuse scandal
Francis laicizes the Rev. Fernando Karadima for having sexually abused minors in Santiago, Chile.
Posted inLife & Culture, Religion and Values
Kids who attend religious services are happier adults
In fact, they are about 18 percent more likely to report higher happiness as young adults than those who never attended services, a study finds.