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Pink Yarn Runs Low in Southern Maine As Knitters Protest Trump

Matthew McDonald

Crafters in and around Portland, Maine are making pink knitted hats with cat ears to make a statement against President-elect Donald Trump.

http://www.pressherald.com/2017/01/14/knitters-have-this-protest-covered/

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Barbara Bush Endorses Trump Education Pick

Matthew McDonald

The former first lady and sometime Maine resident says Betsy DeVos is committed to literacy and will return authority over education to states and local communities. Bush, 91, is a longtime literacy advocate who has worked with DeVos in the past on education matters.

http://www.pressherald.com/2017/01/13/barbara-bush-devos-should-be-confirmed-secretary-of-education/

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