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It started with a bite from a tick she found on her foot and thatlikely hitcheda ride into her home in May. adidas samba A week later, Mare Rackliff was at a wal stanley cup k-in clinic testing positive for Lyme disease.Rackliffs symptoms were classic and hit fairly quickly, beginning with a rash circling the bite site. Then came the exhaustion, another common symptom, often accompanied by intense joint pain. For three days I was on the couch, said Rackliff, who is 39 and lives in Sanford. When I went back to work my boss looked at me and said, You dont look good, I am going to bring you home. By the time she walked into the clinic, the symptoms had progressed far enough that the doctor was able to make a near-instant diagnosis of Lyme disease and prescribed a 10-day course of antibiotics.Mare Rackliff suspects this is the deer tick that infected her with Lyme disease; Rackliff has been dealing wi dunk panda th symptoms of Lyme disease for more than a month. Among her early symptoms was the telltale red circle rash around the bite site. Courtesy Mare RackliffAs the numbers and range of deer ticks expand in Maine, cases of Lyme disease in the state have been on the rise. The most recent datashow 1,118 cases diagnosed in the state in 2020. People recently bitten by ticks can receive prompt diagnoses and antibiotics to cure them of the disease, but the growing awareness has left many Mainers wondering if their symptoms could be from long-ago infections, even though chronic Lyme is not a recognized medical conditio Omrv Report: Men with guns cut down tree, block driveway to quarantine Vinalhaven residents
Democratic Gov. Janet Mills said she does not plan to get involved in a potential referendum that could determine whether Central Maine Power can build a controversial transmission line through western Maine, even though she supports the project.Opponents of the transmission line are still gathering signatures for a referendum that would allow voters to decide its fate next November.But CMP, through a political action committee called Clean Energy Matters, is not waiting to kick off its influence campaign. The group announced Tuesday that it has begun airing a television ad owala usa called Good Questions, a spot acknowledging that the 145-mile project has sparked concerns in the minds of Maine residents.The ad was released alongside two endorsements from the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and a union of electrical workers. [Jared Golden concerned about lack of transparency in federal permitting of CMP corridor]But Mills, who earlier this year announced support for the stanley us project, did not join the campaign rollout, and she isnt listed on the campaign website as a backer.In a statement, Mills office said that s owala cup he supports the project, in part, because of its purported carbon reduction impacts and a benefits package that includes funding for broadband expansion, subsidies for heat pumps and scholarships.But her office also said the governor doesnt see a role for herself in the campaign, and highlights her commitment to a separate matter 鈥?an investigation into CMPs customer billing issue
It started with a bite from a tick she found on her foot and thatlikely hitcheda ride into her home in May. adidas samba A week later, Mare Rackliff was at a wal stanley cup k-in clinic testing positive for Lyme disease.Rackliffs symptoms were classic and hit fairly quickly, beginning with a rash circling the bite site. Then came the exhaustion, another common symptom, often accompanied by intense joint pain. For three days I was on the couch, said Rackliff, who is 39 and lives in Sanford. When I went back to work my boss looked at me and said, You dont look good, I am going to bring you home. By the time she walked into the clinic, the symptoms had progressed far enough that the doctor was able to make a near-instant diagnosis of Lyme disease and prescribed a 10-day course of antibiotics.Mare Rackliff suspects this is the deer tick that infected her with Lyme disease; Rackliff has been dealing wi dunk panda th symptoms of Lyme disease for more than a month. Among her early symptoms was the telltale red circle rash around the bite site. Courtesy Mare RackliffAs the numbers and range of deer ticks expand in Maine, cases of Lyme disease in the state have been on the rise. The most recent datashow 1,118 cases diagnosed in the state in 2020. People recently bitten by ticks can receive prompt diagnoses and antibiotics to cure them of the disease, but the growing awareness has left many Mainers wondering if their symptoms could be from long-ago infections, even though chronic Lyme is not a recognized medical conditio Omrv Report: Men with guns cut down tree, block driveway to quarantine Vinalhaven residents
Democratic Gov. Janet Mills said she does not plan to get involved in a potential referendum that could determine whether Central Maine Power can build a controversial transmission line through western Maine, even though she supports the project.Opponents of the transmission line are still gathering signatures for a referendum that would allow voters to decide its fate next November.But CMP, through a political action committee called Clean Energy Matters, is not waiting to kick off its influence campaign. The group announced Tuesday that it has begun airing a television ad owala usa called Good Questions, a spot acknowledging that the 145-mile project has sparked concerns in the minds of Maine residents.The ad was released alongside two endorsements from the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and a union of electrical workers. [Jared Golden concerned about lack of transparency in federal permitting of CMP corridor]But Mills, who earlier this year announced support for the stanley us project, did not join the campaign rollout, and she isnt listed on the campaign website as a backer.In a statement, Mills office said that s owala cup he supports the project, in part, because of its purported carbon reduction impacts and a benefits package that includes funding for broadband expansion, subsidies for heat pumps and scholarships.But her office also said the governor doesnt see a role for herself in the campaign, and highlights her commitment to a separate matter 鈥?an investigation into CMPs customer billing issue
