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It's estimated that there are 60 to 70 Mainers living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. But the true number is unknown. In fact, there's a lot about ALS that's unknown. The Maine legislature is considering a measure that supporters say aims to unlock some of the mystery by creating a state ALS registry.
A single question plagued Dustin Keelty long after he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, aka Lou Gehrig's disease: Why me? The Milton man wasn't.
weekly political column. Tim Newcomb Vermont has spent nearly $200 million in the past five years to clean up its waterways. But the threats to water quality only seem to have intensified, reinforcing the questions in some quarters about whether the state really has the will to do what s necessary to restore lakes and streams. Much of the focus in recent years has been on efforts to reduce phosphorus pollution, especially in Lake Champlain, because that nutrient fuels sometimes-toxic algae blooms, turns the water green and closes beaches. Now there appears to be a new reason or at least a newly discovered and scary-sounding one to worry about the health effects of the blooms.