This month s RiverTown Reads looks at memoir Chanel Miller, originally known as Emily Doe. Written By: Rebecca C. Mariscal | 1:00 am, Apr. 1, 2021 ×
“Know My Name” by Chanel Miller recalls the publicized case of sexual assault that led to a guilty verdict, but a sentencing of six months. Miller walks readers through every step of the case, sharing the trauma and grief she and her family experienced as she made the decision to press charges and illuminating what victims face in a court process. Know My Name: A Memoir, by Chanel Miller. Photo by Rachel Fergus/RiverTown Multimedia
Chanel Miller’s “Know My Name” is one of the most powerful pieces of writing I’ve ever read. I had wanted to read this book for a while since reading her victim impact statement. I knew from that letter that she was well-spoken, and I wanted to further bear witness to what she went through, but I was not prepared for just how beautiful, raw and evocative this me
Library features Maine writers
ELLSWORTH Maine authors Susan Conley, Irene M. Drago, Kate Russo and W.S. Winslow are the Ellsworth Public Library’s featured writers in its online Maine Authors Series through March. The event is free to attend and will include a question-and-answer session
Portland author Susan Conley speaks at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 11. She is the author of five critically acclaimed books, including
Colby College graduate Kate Russo will speak about her novel “Super Host” at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 1. Set in London, the novel is about a down-on-his-luck British artist (his wife has left him for America) who welcomes a series of renters to his home, including a few Yanks. TOM BUTLER PHOTO
The Lab s CEO and Medical Director recently sat down for an online chat with users of the Ellsworth Public Library to talk vaccines and what is down the road for us all.
The presentation was hosted by the Library and moderated by Democratic State Representative Nicole Grohoski. Both Jackson Laboratory CEO and President Edison Liu along with Jens Rueter, who is the lab’s medical director, gave everyone insight as to how recent vaccines were created and how they work.
To begin with, the two talked about how the scientific community dropped everything to come together and work relentlessly to produce the new COVID-19 vaccines. They then went on to say how very different they are from traditional vaccines of the past, because they use RNA molecules developed from sequencing the virus, according to a story in the Ellsworth American. The new process apparently was the reason why the new vaccines were produced so quickly.
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Jackson Lab CEO highlights the COVID-19 vaccine âstory,â then looks to the future
ELLSWORTH â Masks every winter? Annual vaccinations? Herd immunity? Variants of the virus? With many having questions about the COVID-19 vaccines and an uncertain pandemic future, Jackson Laboratory CEO and President Edison Liu led âCOVID-19: The Vaccine Chapter,â an online presentation hosted by the Ellsworth Public Library on Feb. 17. State Rep. Nicole Grohoski (D-Ellsworth) posed the questions, with community members also chiming in.
Liu and Jens Rueter, the labâs medical director, explained the different vaccines and how they work to protect humans against the virus that causes COVID-19 before entering into a little informed crystal ball gazing.