Q: How do I deal with blisters while hiking? A: First, let’s take a few steps to prevent the blister – which is actually a burn. The heat comes from friction between your boot and skin. So you need to keep your boot from rubbing against the foot. As Goldilocks will tell you, that […]
March 2010
Posted inJournal Tribune
Rural school has formula for success
A web of support keeps teens from dropping out, and almost all of them go on to college.
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Posted inJournal Tribune
Social worker cultivates ties with at-risk teens
To retain students, Portland’s Sophie Payson drives them to court dates and knocks on their doors.
Posted inJournal Tribune
Youth’s mindset shifts after volunteering abroad
A former dropout who will return to the Dominican Republic next week wants to be a vet or a physician.
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster
Rural school has formula for success
A web of support keeps teens from dropping out, and almost all of them go on to college.
Posted inForecaster Sports, The Forecaster
Letters to the editor: March 21, 2010
Blowing hot and cold on wind There are legitimate complaints about wind power, but grossly untrue statements by overzealous critics like Jonathan Carter (Maine Voices: “Wind power comes at great cost,” Feb. 28) do little to reveal them. He says the 48-tower Highland Mountains project in western Maine proposed by former Gov. Angus King […]
Posted inSports
Solloway: On the way back to prominence
BOSTON — For anyone who still believes Maine hockey is lost and has no sense of itself: stop. Restart the video of Saturday’s 7-6 overtime loss to Boston College for Hockey East’s championship. Watch again Friday’s 5-2 Hockey East victory over Boston University. Find the audio or the transcripts of what was said in the […]
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NCAA Men’s Tournament: No. 1 Kansas shocked in biggest tourney upset
Northern Iowa holds on under pressure to knock out the overall top seed.
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Celtics top Mavericks, winning streak hits 4
DALLAS — The Boston Celtics got the split they wanted with the Dallas Mavericks. Paul Pierce scored 29 points, Rajon Rondo added 20 points and 10 rebounds, and the Celtics stretched their winning streak to four games with a 102-93 victory over the Mavericks on Saturday night. Ray Allen had 21 points for the Celtics, […]
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Maine Event: Zoom in on film festival kickoff
The Maine Jewish Film Festival opened Saturday with a reception at Portland’s Greenhut Galleries. Wine flowed, food tempted, and like-minded company – film buffs, festival organizers and filmmakers – was plentiful. At 8 p.m., the festival’s first film, “Ajami,” was set to begin at the nearby Nickelodeon Cinemas, which hosts nearly all of this year’s […]