Over the past decade, there has been an increase in research about how important the early years in a child’s life are, when the brain is literally being built. Providing strong foundations is key to children’s later learning and development. We know that thinking and communication are taking shape in these early years, but we often don’t give enough attention to another critical aspect of development — the social and emotional. With legislation like LD 1321, An Act To Promote Social and Emotional Learning and Development in Early Childhood, we have the opportunity to provide that for Maine children now. Social-emotional development is the ability to express and understand feelings, to focus and follow directions, to self-regulate behavior, and to build and maintain relationships.

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  • Map: Here’s the latest forecast track of Tropical Storm Sara
    South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Friday - 11/15/2024 - 06:32 AM

    Tropical Storm Sara, once forecast to be a potential threat to Florida or other parts of the U. S. Gulf coast, is now forecast to weaken and eventually dissipate as it crosses Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula. National Hurricane Center forecasters said Sara will not be a tropical threat after it enters the Gulf of Mexico, though moisture from its remnants will push east toward Florida later next week. Here’s the latest forecast path:

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  • ASK IRA: Could Heat’s Tyler Herro prove to be one who got away from Blazers?
    South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Friday - 11/15/2024 - 06:05 AM

    Q: Trail Blazers General Manager Joe Cronin traded away Damian Lillard for some role players, some late-decade draft picks but no difference maker. With Tyler Herro evolving into Miami’s leading man, do you think Cronin is now regretting the one who got away? – Sam, Miami. A: While there has been much second-guessing about the Blazers’ trade of Damian Lillard and steadfastness not to engage the Heat last year, it’s probably time to move on.

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  • Ex-officer sentenced, another withdraws plea in Lauderhill police misconduct case
    South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Friday - 11/15/2024 - 06:00 AM

    A former Lauderhill police officer was sentenced to four years in prison that he may not have to serve, while his colleague decided to withdraw his no-contest plea in a strange case of sexual police misconduct. Franklin Hartley, 44, pleaded no contest in August 2023 to unlawful compensation and battery. He was accused of luring two women from a Lauderhill strip club to the parking area behind a Tamarac tire shop in May 2012, then having sex with one of the women in exchange for refusing to write a traffic ticket. Prosecutors and the victim wanted Hartley to be incarcerated.

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  • Morning Update: South Florida’s top stories for Friday, Nov. 15, 2024
    South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Friday - 11/15/2024 - 06:00 AM

    Here are the top stories for Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. Get the weather forecast for today here. SUBSCRIBE NOW: Get our free Morning Update email. Sign up here. Tropical Storm Sara forecast to dissipate before reaching Gulf of Mexico Beachfront restaurant expects eviction notice ‘any day’ after it sparred with Deerfield Beach Fort Lauderdale warns drivers: Beware of bogus QR codes on parking meters Weekend things to do: Kai-Kai Farm Market, bonfires and s’mores in Lake Worth Beach, Dwight Yoakam The Wine Room Kitchen & Bar wasn’t making a profit.

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  • Trump’s big victory brings only despair | Letters to the editor
    South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Friday - 11/15/2024 - 05:00 AM

    It seems like a lifetime ago that I would wake up feeling hopeful for our country and America’s future. Now I wake up with a sick feeling in my stomach. Will it ever go away? I doubt it. I’m 77 years old. Did I ever believe that this would be the last stage of my life, knowing that our children and grandchildren would be in the hands of a tyrant? Donald Trump ran on hate — and won. I’m having trouble looking at friends of mine who I know voted for him.

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  • Today in History: November 15, Trump friend and ally Roger Stone convicted
    South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Friday - 11/15/2024 - 04:00 AM

    Today is Friday, Nov. 15, the 320th day of 2024. There are 46 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 15, 2019, Roger Stone, a longtime friend and ally of President Donald Trump, was convicted of all seven counts in a federal indictment accusing him of lying to Congress, tampering with a witness and obstructing the House investigation of whether Trump coordinated with Russia during the 2016 campaign.

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