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Using shellfish to build confidence in middle schoolers.

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Brenda Foster has taken it upon herself to rescue abandoned and neglected wolves, and to educate the public about the wolf.

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Two young women build a robot.

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Is Maine immune to a deadly bat disease?

Poz Rayz (00:06:03)
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Nigel Chase spent much of his youth learning the art of making and playing steel drums with his father. Nigel now makes a living making pans, playing pan music professionally ...

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I was once told that the 1960s didn’t reach Maine until the 1980s. I learned that it took longer.

Bury Me Deep (00:11:36)
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Two hospice workers invite us into the world of death and dying.

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From Sudan to Portland to Iraq and back.

Lucas' Mama (00:05:28)
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A young mother’s role in guiding her deaf son toward hearing and speaking.

Cougar (00:09:15)
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Mainers see cougars all the time. Here's the problem: There are no cougars in Maine.

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