{"id":7152,"date":"2022-04-11T09:48:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T13:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/?p=7152"},"modified":"2025-06-27T16:21:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T20:21:09","slug":"editors-letter-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/2022\/04\/11\/editors-letter-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Editor&#8217;s Letter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dear readers,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I hope you are all hanging in there! I know I\u2019m starting to feel the pressure with finals looming in the very near future. Something I have been trying to do in order to stay sane is taking walks. Many of you wouldn\u2019t know this, but I have a black lab, Finn. Finn is still a puppy, just an 80-pound pup. Walking Finn in between classes and meetings has been a nice way for me to manage my stress.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Taking these walks down here in southern Maine, I\u2019ve made a discovery. I\u2019m happy to report that the grass is out! Most of the snow has melted. Really, the only snow left can be found on the ski slopes or shaded places in yards. Now let\u2019s see, that should mean the warmer weather will find its way to Presque Isle in\u2014 well, I\u2019m not sure when, but hopefully it\u2019s soon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Stay warm folks and remember Spring is right around the corner!<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7053\" style=\"width: 215px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/2022\/02\/28\/editors-letter-19\/img_2558\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7053\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7053\" class=\" wp-image-7053\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2022\/02\/IMG_2558-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2022\/02\/IMG_2558-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2022\/02\/IMG_2558-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2022\/02\/IMG_2558-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2022\/02\/IMG_2558-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2022\/02\/IMG_2558-1200x1600.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2022\/02\/IMG_2558-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7053\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abi Davis, editor.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yours truly,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Abi Davis<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear readers, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I hope you are all hanging in there! I know I\u2019m starting to feel the pressure with finals looming in the very near future. Something I have been trying to do in order to stay sane is taking walks. Many of you wouldn\u2019t know this, but I have a black lab, Finn. 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