Joe Lawlor
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I am the health and human services reporter for the Press Herald in Maine.
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Joe Lawlor
Chise
5 days ago
Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
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Great writing and reporting by Tim Cebula
www.pressherald.com/2025/12/22/t...
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This canned holiday staple was invented by a Mainer ā and people have strong opinions
The debate over canned versus fresh cranberry sauce continues to rage across holiday food-laden tables.
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/12/22/this-canned-holiday-staple-was-invented-by-a-mainer-and-people-have-strong-opinions/
8 days ago
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The next piece of career planning advice will be "Will my electronic badge get me into the office today?"
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13 days ago
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Fantastic reporting by
@randybillings.bsky.social
a definitive profile on Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner
#mepolitics
www.pressherald.com/2025/12/18/h...
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How Graham Platnerās complicated past shapes his run for U.S. Senate
A war is being waged to define the combat veteran, oyster farmer and U.S. Senate candidate from Sullivan.
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/12/18/how-graham-platners-complicated-past-shapes-his-run-for-u-s-senate/
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Joe Lawlor
ProPublica Guild
14 days ago
1/ At bargaining yesterday,
@propublica.org
management said that they should have 100% discretion to replace workers with AI and would not commit to labeling future AI-generated content.
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Dorit Reiss
15 days ago
RFK Jr is wrong about aluminum adjuvants in vaccines: a lot of data shows they're safe.
www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalrap...
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RFK Jr is wrong about aluminum adjuvants in vaccines
RFK Jr. has made unfounded claims against aluminum adjuvants in vaccines, alleging they are neurotoxic and linked to various disorders.
https://www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalraptorblog.php/rfk-jr-is-wrong-about-aluminum-adjuvants-in-vaccines/?jetpack_skip_subscription_popup
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I thought this was an
@theonion.com
headline at first.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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Rubio stages font coup: Times New Roman ousts Calibri
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - U.S.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/rubio-stages-font-coup-times-232213759.html
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The Collinsworth Mahomes Praise Per Minute (CMPPM) metric is starting to trend upward in this
#snf
game
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Jaap Burger
about 1 month ago
The EV share of new car sales in š©š° Denmark was 73.7% in November. Of private individuals buying a new car, 91% opted for an EV.
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Congrats! I have to admit, I have little comprehension of what he did, but I'm sure it's impressive LOL
www.pressherald.com/2025/11/19/g...
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Greely grad makes quantum computing discovery
Christopher Gilbert, of Cumberland, found the smallest known set of quantum gates, enabling more accurate quantum computing.
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/11/19/greely-grad-makes-quantum-computing-discovery/
about 1 month ago
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Joe Lawlor
Larry Levitt
about 2 months ago
The ACA did 3 big things in the insurance market: 1. Guaranteed access irrespective of pre-existing conditions. 2. Required benefits like maternity and mental health, and prohibited lifetime and annual limits. 3. Provided tax credits to help people afford insurance.
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If you spend too much time in a negative online culture, you might forget about how kind and giving many people are. Count the owners of Taj in South Portland amongst the ranks of the "kind and giving"
@claricesnarling.bsky.social
www.pressherald.com/2025/11/12/t...
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Taj in South Portland sets up refrigerator for free meals
The Indian restaurant has been a hospitality industry restaurant leader in the fight against food insecurity.
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/11/12/taj-in-south-portland-sets-up-refrigerator-for-free-meals/
about 2 months ago
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The HAL-9000 says AI should be Person of the Year "We are all, by any practical definition of the words, foolproof and incapable of error," HAL-9000
@claricesnarling.bsky.social
@tlazarczyk.bsky.social
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about 2 months ago
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It's a hoagie-ful life, indeed.
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about 2 months ago
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max tani
about 2 months ago
New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon AppƩtit.
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Rachel Ohm
about 2 months ago
Very big
#MEpolitics
news.
www.pressherald.com/2025/11/05/j...
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Jared Golden says he wonāt seek reelection in 2026
The Lewiston Democrat, who is in his fourth term in the U.S. House of Representatives, announced his decision in an op-ed Wednesday.
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/11/05/jared-golden-says-he-wont-seek-reelection-in-2026/
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Samantha Merrill of North Berwick, Maine said her health insurance premiums would nearly triple if the tax credits aren't extended, costing nearly 25% of her annual income
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
@cpalosky.bsky.social
@larrylevitt.bsky.social
#mepolitics
www.pressherald.com/2025/10/31/h...
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Health insurance premiums for ACA plans set to skyrocket in Maine if tax credits expire
Whether to extend the subsidies is at the center of the federal shutdown fight.
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/10/31/health-insurance-premiums-for-aca-plans-set-to-skyrocket-in-maine-if-tax-credits-expire/
2 months ago
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Davis Schneider will hit a home run on the first pitch and also give you 75% off the love seat (no payments for 90 days) if you buy the dining room set
#mlb
#worldseries
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2 months ago
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My Gen X mind all game had been thinking who does Davis Schneider from Blue Jays remind me of? Itās Schneider from One Day at a Time!
#worldseries
#mlb
2 months ago
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Also, Gov. Mills announced $1.25 million to be sent to food pantries in anticipation of SNAP cuts
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BREAKING: Maine Gov. Janet Mills said state will consider using state dollars to cover SNAP costs for November, after Trump admin. announced that no SNAP benefits would be paid in Nov. due to shutdown
#mepolitics
www.pressherald.com/2025/10/29/m...
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Maine Gov. Janet Mills āconsidering all optionsā to respond to loss of SNAP
Options include calling a special session of the Legislature and tapping the state's $1 billion rainy day fund so roughly 170,000 Mainers don't lose federal food assistance.
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/10/29/maine-gov-janet-mills-considering-all-options-to-respond-to-loss-of-snap/
2 months ago
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Welcome back, my friends, to the show that never ends
#mlb
#elp
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Two years after Maine passed a paid parent caregiver law, experts say itās inaccessible
The law aims to pay family caregivers for taking care of severely disabled children.
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/10/23/two-years-after-paid-parent-caregiver-law-passes-experts-say-its-inaccessible/
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Maine Sen. Susan Collins said she has not seen the replacement plans.
@rachelohm.bsky.social
reporting
www.pressherald.com/2025/10/24/k...
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King, Pingree criticize Trumpās demolition of East Wing to make way for ballroom
Rep. Jared Golden said he is not opposed to a ballroom but also raised concerns about the demolition process, while Sen. Susan Collins said she has not seen the plans that have been questioned by hist...
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/10/24/king-pingree-criticize-trumps-demolition-of-east-wing-to-make-way-for-ballroom/
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Nirav Shah enters race to become Maineās next governor
In addition to serving as director of the Maine CDC, Shah, a Democrat, was a top federal health official in the Biden administration and is now a visiting professor at Colby College.
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/10/20/nirav-shah-enters-race-to-become-maines-next-governor/
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Super mega congrats!
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3 months ago
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Refs in the Bills-Pats game seem so happy calling all those penalties. Glad they are having fun throwing all that bright yellow laundry
#SNF
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Joe Lawlor
ACOG
3 months ago
ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHSās recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk.
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Joe Lawlor
The Associated Press
3 months ago
BREAKING: President Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without new evidence.
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Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without new evidence
President Donald Trump is using the platform of the presidency to promote unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without giving new evidence.
https://bit.ly/4pBBUeQ
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Regarding Sen. Susan Collins, Maine Gov. Janet Mills, (D) a potential Collins challenger, said āI have serious disagreements with many of her votes, but thatās for another day to discuss,ā to reporters on Wednesday
@rachelohm.bsky.social
reporting
#mepolitics
www.pressherald.com/2025/09/10/g...
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Gov. Mills mum on reports that she is interviewing staff for a Senate campaign
During a visit to Sanford on Wednesday, the governor said again that she is 'seriously considering' a run for U.S. Senate, but did not address media reports from Washington, D.C., that she is intervie...
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/09/10/gov-mills-mum-on-reports-that-she-is-interviewing-senate-campaign-staff/
4 months ago
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OK, but that still doesn't explain Atlanta Falcons fans.
@bomani-jones.bsky.social
@tlazarczyk.bsky.social
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4 months ago
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Another great column by Press Herald's Leslie Bridgers
www.pressherald.com/2025/09/03/m...
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Mainers have many different methods for dealing with ticks
Experts say there's only one right way to remove a tick, but what you do with it after is mostly up to you.
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/09/03/mainers-have-many-different-methods-for-getting-rid-of-ticks-column/
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Kathleen Bachynski
4 months ago
Kennedy āis trying to fully dismantle the nationās vaccination apparatus, regardless of what science says or what most people want. And less than a year into his tenure as health secretary, he is succeeding brilliantly.ā We are all at deep risk unless we push Congress to actually act. NOW.
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Opinion | The Public Health Disaster Everyone Saw Coming
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/opinion/cdc-firings-kennedy.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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The New Republic
4 months ago
One of several top CDC officials to leave their post this weekāafter Kennedy fired the agencyās director for refusing to ārubberstamp unscientific, reckless directives"āis telling all. Including that Kennedy has never been briefed by any of the centerās scientists on major diseases.
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CDC Official Makes Shocking Confession About RFK Jr.ās Intel
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is in total chaosāand a recently departed leader is telling all.
https://trib.al/GtiTOwJ
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"I see no basis for her firing," Collins said of the removal of CDC director Susan Monarez
@pressherald.com
reporter
@rachelohm.bsky.social
on scene at Collins event in Old Orchard Beach
#mepolitics
www.pressherald.com/2025/08/28/s...
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Susan Collins āextremely alarmedā at Trump administration firing of CDC director
Maine's senior senator reacted Thursday to the firing of U.S. CDC Director Susan Monarez, who was let go by the administration this week following a reported clash with Health Secretary Robert F. Kenn...
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/08/28/susan-collins-extremely-alarmed-at-trump-administration-firing-of-cdc-director/
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Joe Lawlor
Mark Zaid, Esq
4 months ago
Abbe Lowell and I represent CDC Director
#SusanMonarez
. Contrary to govt statements, Dr. Monarez has neither resigned nor yet been fired. She will not resign. We have issued the following statement:
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Maine Med addressing bat problem in neonatal intensive care unit
Hospital officials say they are working on various measures to prevent "bat incursions"
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/08/22/maine-med-addressing-bat-problem-in-neonatal-intensive-care-unit/
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Joe Lawlor
News Guild of Maine
4 months ago
We, the workers of the statewide Maine Trust for Local News are excited to kick off our new campaign to bring the entire company under One Big Union. As our work grows increasingly unified, so should our representation. It's time to bring the whole company together. Sign out petition here!
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Support One Big Union at the Maine Trust for Local News
Under nonprofit ownership, the Maine Trust for Local News is building a business model that could be a roadmap to sustainability for local news organizations across the country. We are here because we...
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ICE agents in Maine arrest local pastor who supported immigrant community
Michel Tshimankinda was detained by ICE last week. His family is raising money to try to get him home.
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/08/19/ice-agents-in-maine-arrest-local-pastor-who-supported-immigrant-community/
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Office of Mayor Michelle Wu å³å¼
4 months ago
Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds unless we cooperate with carrying out mass deportations. The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administrationās failures.
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Dr. Nirav Shah says heās considering run for Maine governor
Shah was the face of Maineās response to the COVID-19 pandemic and went on to become a top federal health official during the Biden administration.
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/08/15/dr-nirav-shah-says-hes-considering-run-for-maine-governor/
5 months ago
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A question we've all been pondering.
@pressherald.com
columnist Leslie Bridgers has the answers!
www.pressherald.com/2025/08/11/i...
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Is a Maine lobster roll from a gas station any good? | Column
We tried cheaper versions of the state's signature sandwich from Rusty Lantern, Hannaford and Market Basket to see how they stacked up.
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/08/11/in-maine-is-a-lobster-roll-from-a-gas-station-just-as-good-column/
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Joe Lawlor
Dorit Reiss
5 months ago
Vaccine safety and effectiveness testing - debunking anti-vax myths: this is an updated version of a post that addresses recurring myths, like the myth that vaccines are not tested together or not compared to proper controls.
www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalrap...
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Vaccine safety and effectiveness testing - debunking anti-vax myths
This article addresses common vaccine safety myths, emphasizing that vaccines undergo extensive testing and are safe.
https://www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalraptorblog.php/vaccine-safety-and-effectiveness-testing-debunking-anti-vax-myths/
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āIf you see a dorsal fin swimming around, Iād get out of the water for a few minutes,ā said Marine Resource Officer Daryen Granata. Good advice. Also, Mayor Vaughan says "The beaches are open and people are having a wonderful time"
#jaws
www.pressherald.com/2025/08/12/p...
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Shark detected off Scarborough beaches, prompting warnings from police
A marine resource officer using a drone spotted what is believed to be a great white shark near Richmond Island.
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/08/12/police-warn-of-possible-shark-sighting-in-scarborough/
5 months ago
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Most headlines nowadays could double as
@theonion.com
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Some 20th century witness to history and 70s and 80s tennis in this column.
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@thetennisletter.bsky.social
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It was nice to write about something different. Greene is an eighth-generation Mainer and was great to talk to
www.pressherald.com/2025/07/22/m...
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Meet Bob Greene, a journalist who covered the civil rights movement, āgolden ageā of tennis
Greene, a Maine resident, grew up on Munjoy Hill in Portland.
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/07/22/meet-bob-greene-a-journalist-who-covered-the-civil-rights-movement-golden-age-of-tennis/
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Jonathan Howard
5 months ago
Pure antivaxx propaganda at this point.
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Another fantastic column by Leslie Bridgers of the
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www.pressherald.com/2025/07/14/o...
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Of course millennials killed U-pick farms | Column
By caring more about taking photos than buying fruit, the generation has added another casualty to its growing list of victims.
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/07/14/of-course-millennials-killed-u-pick-farms-column/
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tweety fish
6 months ago
It is not in numbers, but in guacamole, that our great strength lies; yet our present numbers are sufficient to repel the force of all the world
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