In Maine, we have a tradition of leading the way and using our common sense and Yankee ingenuity to make life better for ourselves, our families, and our communities. It appears in our state motto “Dirigo” from the Latin word for “I lead.” We were the first state to elect a woman, Margaret Chase Smith, to both houses of Congress. We are home to the country’s first veteran’s hospital, and we are the first state to greet a new day as the rays of the sun touch our easternmost peaks and shores before any other place across the continental United States....
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