Morning Links - Sunday February 16, 2025

Sunday, February 16, 2025

Community

Good Samaritan shovels wheelchair ramp for Saco resident - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Constitutional Crisis

The Maine Millennial: America’s new F-word is more offensive than the original 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Common sense from an old Yankee 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: We all need our own Margaret Chase Smith moment 🏛 Portland Press Herald

CDC to lose one-tenth of workforce under Trump's probationary job cuts - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

IRS will lay off thousands of workers in the middle of tax season - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Maine research labs warn that Trump’s NIH cuts would be devastating 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Opinion: Maine farmers threatened by federal funding freeze 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Cutting climate-related funding will harm Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Canadian trade war could leave Mainers out in the cold 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Presidents Day Protest at State House in Augusta Announced for February 17th 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Lewiston, Never Change 🫡 🏛 Reddit

Food and Drink

Sunday Snow Day List 🏛 Portland Food Map

Meet Maine's 10 Semifinalists for the 2025 James Beard Awards 🏛 WBLM

Health Care

The number of mental health providers licensed in Maine is up 60 percent since 2019. It still isn’t enough. 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Letter: A double standard on raises by Maine’s leaders 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Labor

Letter: Get ready, Maine’s paid family leave law is coming soon 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Outdoors

Explore the underwater world of Maine’s lakes and ponds with this hobbyist 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

Rainbow Ice Igloo 2.0 update #1 🏛 Reddit

Politics

New bill aims at preventing deed fraud in Maine - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Susan Collins’ reelection bid already shaping up to be a pivotal — and very expensive — race 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Public Safety

Our View: Raise the cigarette tax in Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Things to Do

Port City Cornhole presents: Mud Season Social Cornhole League! 🏛 Reddit

Utilities

Total Maine: New public advocate Heather Sanborn - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Voter Suppression

New bill proposes giving ballots individual tracking information in Maine - YouTube - CBS 13 News