Katherine Lee

If you need a little bit of light today, you could do worse than this story that will move you to tears.

Social Security official ended program for Maine newborns because he was ‘ticked’ at Mills The order, which only applied to Maine and was rescinded after an outcry, required parents of newborns to register their children in person at a Social Security office instead of filling out a form at...

The acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration admitted he specifically targeted Maine after watching Gov. Janet Mills clash with President Donald Trump at the White House.
“I was ticked at the governor of Maine for not being real cordial to the president,” Lee Dudek said.

Like many of you, we are gravely concerned about recent Federal government actions in regard to higher education. While we recognize that the government plays an important role in addressing discrimination and ensuring good stewardship of public resources, we see recent actions going beyond those purposes in ways that threaten core values: academic freedom, freedom of inquiry, and freedom of expression. We do not know what demands the Federal government may make of Berkeley, but do know that we will be steadfast and unrelenting in our efforts to defend those core values. A Berkeley without academic freedom, without freedom of inquiry, without freedom of expression is simply not Berkeley. We recognize that some of you may find our statement too timid or too bold or deficient in some other way. That’s okay—a key to Berkeley’s excellence is our diversity of opinion and perspective. Robust debate is essential to scholarly advance. The purpose of a university is not to present us with ideas with which we are comfortable. To borrow from Clark Kerr, it is to make us safe for ideas. We don’t know what will happen. In part because we don’t know what may be demanded of us and in part because we won’t be the only decision makers. But what we do know is that we will stand up for Berkeley’s values and defend them to the very best of our ability. For 157 years, through the education it provides and the research it produces, Berkeley has produced immense economic and societal benefit to its students, California, the nation, and the world; this societal jewel needs to be preserved and defended, and we will toil tirelessly to see that it is. Fiat Lux. Rich Lyons Chancellor Ben Hermalin Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost

Leadership from UC Berkeley.

"...we see recent actions going beyond those purposes in ways that threaten core values: academic freedom, freedom of inquiry, & freedom of expression.... we will be steadfast and unrelenting in our efforts to defend those core values."

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“I no idea where this will lead us, but I have a definite feeling it will be a place both wonderful and strange."

Every visit to Costco is just an exercise in rationalizing buying a shepherds pie the size of a hubcap

Advocates warn a Trump presidency could be a threat to Maine immigrants The president-elect has said he plans to oversee mass deportations when he takes office, and advocates are also worried about impacts on the asylum system.

“It’s yet to be seen what will actually take place in terms of policies, but given his previous administration and how things evolved, I feel the worst is yet to come."

This is indeed our account!

Yup, that's us!

Whatever happens, try to do the right thing, try to protect people weaker than you, try to stand up to bullies, try to speak truth to power.

It’s the least we deserve for slogging through so much dreck already

It’s a travesty this show isn’t winning every award. It is criminally underrated.

Maine players, families revel in atmosphere at Little League World Series The New England champions from Gray-New Gloucester/Raymond will take on the Northwest champions from Seattle in their opening game on Thursday afternoon.

"I knew there was something special about this group from the start. And they have just played better and better and better.”

Today's the day! Maine's boys of summer finally take the field in the Little League World Series.

'Trained' is doing a lot of lifting here.

I love when people who have never had a moment without privilege deliver lectures on how the world was so much nicer when other people knew their place.

They built houses on a 200-year-old dirt road in Cornish. Then a neighbor blocked their access. The town says its hands are tied and has punted the issue to the courts.

Fences make good neighbors but gates make contentious lawsuits.

https://www.pressherald.com/2023/08/13/they-built-houses-on-a-200-year-old-dirt-road-in-cornish-then-a-neighbor-blocked-their-access/