Founding CivilTEA Helps to Promote Open and Productive Design “‘Remember you are always the head and not the tail,’” our mother would tell us every
Category: Culture
“Anger. Love. Worry.” Repeat.
The Joys of Communicating with Family, in Susan Conley’s New Novel, Landslide. Susan Conley’s novel Landslide (2021) takes place partly on a small island off
A Talk with AnnMarie Fredericks and Merideth Albert
About the Power of Vetted Cannabis AnnMarie Fredericks and her daughter Merideth Albert believe in the healing power of plant-based medicines—so much so that they
Sabattus Regional Credit Union
The Women-Led Credit Union Sabattus Regional Credit Union in Sabattus is managed and operated by an all-women group. In a “man’s world” of finance and
Taking Shelter, Finding Home
Part I of II Thirty years ago, Kathleen Hirsch’s book Songs from the Alley gave a street-level look into the lives of two homeless women
Fowsia Musse
Former refugee. Single mother of five. And Executive Director of Maine Community Integration in Lewiston. Fowsia Musse mentors hundreds of Lewiston-area girls involved with Isku-Filan—“Strong
The United States Cadet Nurse Corps in World War II
When the Nation Needs Them, Nurses Answer the Call The lack of nurses during World War II led to a massive advertising campaign, an abbreviated
Proud to be modest
Zehra Abukar, Miss Muslimah 2020 Growing up as a Somali refugee in Turkey, Zehra Abukar watched the Miss Universe and Miss USA pageants and never
Marching Forward
CEO Lisa DeSisto Listens to her Heart and Head Lisa DeSisto, who relishes organizing parties and events, devised an elaborate scavenger hunt for her son’s
Leigh Small
& Operation Babylift In 1975, two years after America withdrew from the brutal Vietnam War, the forces of communist North Vietnam were marching southward. This
