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🌱 How Caribou 8th graders tackled a real State House finance bill

Caribou, Maine Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hi there, Caribou! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Caribou 8th graders tackled a real State House finance bill

Also on today's calendar: Men’s Twilight League and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: How far can a fast dog run into the woods? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Cloudy and cooler, with a high of 62 and low of 42 degrees.
  • Thursday: Colder with showers around, temps: high: 50, low: 37.
  • Friday: Cloudy and cool with a shower, with a high of 54 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Caribou Students Bring State Government to Life (wagmtv.com) — Caribou eighth graders recently turned their classroom into a mock State House, debating a real bill that would require a year-long personal finance math class to graduate high school. Students took on legislative roles, weighed pros and cons of LD 315, and came away with a clearer sense of how laws are made and how their voices can matter.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Halfway. After that, the dog is running *out of* the woods. (Thank you Jake M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Caribou

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Caribou

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