Billions. That is the number of dollars that Americans spend on hair and skin products yearly, fueling their money into bottles of lotions and conditioners that are often swirled with harmful chemicals....

An original native from Iran, the pomegranate comes from a small deciduous tree that bears fruit, called the punica granatum. Over the years, it became known as a symbol of health and eternity. The word...

StoryCorps is an organization that is striving to record both America’s and the world’s stories. It began in New York in 2003 as a StoryBooth, but in 2005 StoryCorps began airing on National Public...

According to USA Today, there have been more than 200 mass shootings in the United Stated since the year 2006, and a mass killing can occur about every two weeks. Some of the largest shootings include...

In Syria, across the Atlantic Ocean, many native people have been facing relentless torment, primarily because of the civil war that started March of 2011. More than half of Syria’s population have been...

On the brisk morning of Thursday, Nov. 12, Orono High School’s very own student store opened for the first time in 2015. This year the store is run by seniors Samantha Norton and Piper Hennings. Both...

From this Tuesday, October 20 through Friday, October 23, there is an Interfaith Outreach Plymouth sponsored coat drive happening at OHS. Please donate new or gently used coats that will then be given...

The start of the new school year means the start of a new newspaper season, and we wanted to know who we are actually reaching with the stories The Spartan Speaks publishes. According to the poll sent...