The brain has a master clock that is set by exposure to sunlight and darkness. This circadian rhythm is a roughly 24-hour cycle that determines when we become sleepy and when we’re more alert. The patterns change with age, one reason that early-to-rise youngsters evolve into hard-to-wake teens.
The road in question is Beaver Ridge Road, a narrow, partially hilly stretch flanked by wild plants and songbirds that goes from paved to gravel to dirt as it stretches deeper into the forest. Several abutters of the road say the unimproved section is private and to use it for activities such as all-terrain vehicle riding constitutes trespassing. Donahue, and the town itself, hold that the entire road is public.A blaze painted on a tree with temporary surveyor’s paint is seen on a tree during Heather Donahue’s walk on a rural road, Tuesday, May 13, 2025, in Freedom, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
A blaze painted on a tree with temporary surveyor’s paint is seen on a tree during Heather Donahue’s walk on a rural road, Tuesday, May 13, 2025, in Freedom, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)Donahue painted the orange blazes using historical maps to show what she holds is the center of a public easement. Abutting property owners were incensed and the first successful recall petition drive in the town’s 212-year history followed. Donahue was removed in April and an election to pick her successor is planned for next month.Tyler Hadyniak, one of the abutting property owners, said the recall wasn’t just about the orange blazes or the woodland trail. He said it addressed a pattern of behavior by Donahue that chafed longer-established residents in the year since she took office.
Water flows beneath a dam, Tuesday, May 13, 2025, in Freedom, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)Water flows beneath a dam, Tuesday, May 13, 2025, in Freedom, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
“I was relieved that the recall was successful. I thought Heather’s demeanor and behavior toward others was just unbecoming of a town official,” Hadyniak said.
Donahue, who is originally from Pennsylvania and has spent long stretches of time living in California and traveling abroad, said she is aware of her status as what she called “a lady from away.”at a conference in China, Cook expressed doubt about whether the U.S. labor pool had enough workers with the vocational skills required to do the painstaking and tedious work that Lutnick was discussing.
“In the U.S. you could have a meeting of tooling engineers and I’m not sure we could fill the room,” Cook said. “In China, you could fill multiple football fields.”Stocks closed lower on Wall Street, breaking a nine-day winning streak. Crude prices fell to a four-year low Monday after the OPEC+ group of oil-producing nations said it plans to increase output.
The S&P 500 slid 0.6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2%. Drops in Big Tech stocks like Apple helped pull the Nasdaq composite down 0.7%.Berkshire Hathaway slumped after legendary investor Warren Buffett announced over the weekend that he would step down as CEO by the end of the year after six decades at the helm.