Andy Capwell
How Bad Is Bullying In Maine Schools?
Source: WalletHub
A child is bullied every seven minutes in our country. According to the National Education Association, more than 160,000 children miss school every day out of fear of being bullied.
The Legend Of Catherine’s Ghost
There is something about a late evening ghost story around the campfire that is both scary and fascinating. Maine has some legendary ghost stories and maybe one of the most famous ghost stories from Maine is Catherine's Ghost.
Maine’s School System Is Ranked As One Of The Best In The Country
Source: WalletHub
The countdown to back to school is on, you see and hear all of the ads for back to school shopping and many schools will welcome back the kids and teachers in about one month. Good news for Maine kids and parents, Maine's school system has been ranked as one of the best in the country.
See Where Maine Ranks In The List Of Laziest States In America
Zippia.com has released their list of the 'Laziest States In America'. To create their 'lazy index' they factored in the lowest average hours worked, shortest commute time, fewest workers per household, highest unemployment rate and fewest adults with a college degree.
Maine Is One Of The Most Energy Expensive States
Source: WalletHub
WalletHub.com has complied their list of the most energy expensive states in the country. In the United States, energy costs eats up between 5 and 22 percent of families' total after-tax income. WalletHub looked at the total monthly energy bills in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. They based their rankings by constructing a special formula that accounts for the
Maine’s Favorite Ice Cream Flavor Is…..?
Twitter research between March 1 and May 18 of this year, mapped out all fifty states and which ice cream flavors each state tweets about the most. Overall, more than 30 million tweets about ice cream were sent out during that time frame.
Maine Food Favorites Reviewed By A British Family [VIDEO]
I stumbled across a YouTube video titled Maine USA Taste Test, it comes from a YouTube channel called My Virgin Kitchen. It's a channel started by Barry Lewis from Bristol, England. He created the channel to learn how to cook and share his experiences.
One Maine Town Makes The 25 Best Beach Cities In America (It’s Not Old Orchard Beach)
Thrillist.com has announced their '25 Best Beach Cities In America' and one of them is in Maine, but it's not Old Orchard Beach. Blue Hill, Maine made their list of the '25 Best Beach Cities In America'.
How Patriotic Is Maine?
Source: WalletHub
The July 4th holiday is less than a week away and WalletHub.com recently posting their finding of the '2016's Most Patriotic States'. To get their findings they used 12 key metrics, including the number of residents enlisted in the military, veterans per capita , 2012 Presidential voting percentage and highest volunteer rate.
2016’s Best & Worst States For A Summer Road Trip: See Where Maine Ranked
Source: WalletHub
We are 'Vacationland' after all, but where did Maine rank in WalletHub's rankings of the '2016 Best & Worst States For Summer Road Trips'?