{"id":54,"date":"2022-08-02T03:50:33","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T07:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.umaine.edu\/umec\/?page_id=54"},"modified":"2025-06-17T10:28:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T14:28:21","slug":"four-goals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umec\/four-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"The Four Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading54_4896ef-94, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading54_4896ef-94[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading54_4896ef-94\"]{font-size:26px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading54_4896ef-94 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading54_4896ef-94[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading54_4896ef-94\"] 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