INTRODUCTION
One of the problems in the present debate about neurochemical imbalances is that almost every word in the English language has at least two meanings, and sometimes four or five. Some English speakers deplore this state of affairs and regard it as an endless source of confusion. Others consider it an indication of the richness of the language and its ability to express finely tuned nuances. Others use it as a tool of obfuscation.
In ordinary English, as spoken and written by ordinary people, the terms illness and disease are largely synonymous, and they mean: a maladaptive condition caused by a biological pathology.
Gardiner city manager resigns
The Gardiner City Council accepted the resignation of City Manager Christine Landes on Wednesday after a 10-minute executive session.
GARDINER Christine Landes, who has served as Gardiner’s city manager for 2 1/2 years, resigned.
Gardiner City Manager Christine Landes during a February 2020 City Council goal-setting session at the Gardiner Public Library. The council, which met briefly in executive session on Wednesday, voted 7-0-1 to accept her resignation, effective immediately.
Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal file
The Gardiner City Council, which met briefly in executive session on Wednesday, voted 7-0-1 to accept her resignation, effective immediately.
“I would like to thank our city manager for her work over the last 2 1/2 years,” Mayor Patricia Hart said following the vote. “I think the city has accomplished a lot of important projects under her guidance. We thank her for that and wish her well.”
Residents, officials tell police problems prompting calls for reform in Maine too
Central Maine residents, police chiefs and other officials discuss policing in a wide-ranging virtual town hall session.
Residents and police and town officials meet in a virtual town hall Monday.
Problems that have prompted calls for police reforms nationwide exist in central Maine, residents told several local police chiefs and other municipal leaders in a sometimes heated virtual town hall session Monday.
There were some differing views expressed on whether Maine police departments need the same type of reforms being advocated for elsewhere in the country in response to police shootings and reports of discrimination.
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Central Maine police chiefs, officials go online for virtual town hall
Instead of meeting in person, southern Kennebec County police chiefs and other municipal officials will gather for the public session at 5 p.m. Monday over the Zoom videoconferencing platform.
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A virtual listening session Monday meant to solicit input on local concerns and discuss policing issues and policies will include a captive audience comprising central Maine police chiefs and municipal officials.
Listening to and interacting with members of the community is something police chiefs would normally do in person on their municipalities’ streets and at local eateries and other gathering places in their day-to-day rounds, according to event organizers. But the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions on public gatherings meant to help limit spread of the virus have severely limited social interactions over the past year.