Want to DIY, but don’t know where to start? Here’s what NOT to do: jump in without understanding, well, anything. My first DIY project went a little something like this… 𝑈ℎℎ 𝑤ℎ𝑦 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 2𝑥4 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 1.5” 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑐𝑘?? 𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡’𝑠 𝑎 𝑝𝑜𝑐𝑘𝑒𝑡 ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑒? 𝑊𝑎𝑖𝑡, ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑑𝑜 𝐼 𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡𝑜𝑜𝑙? 𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑑𝑜𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛?? Question after question filled me with overwhelm and confusion. How are you supposed to search for answers when you don’t even know w

We reported on the "Pine Project" back in 2024, a Maine DOE project aimed at bringing collections of children’s picture books about race, diversity and immigration into all public schools across the state. Fast forward to today, and this is still being administered across Maine public schools. Maine DOE is now promoting the 11th annual "Read to ME Challenge," an initiative designed to "foster joy in reading." The challenge specifically recommends parents "use Pine Project books to promote cultur