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What draws foreigners to Maine?

Carolann Ouellette stood before the audience and talked about how prospective visitors to Maine need to see more than just the state’s classic images and messages.

The state’s most recent tourism slogan is, after all, “There’s More to Maine.”

And yet, on a slideshow behind Ouellette were three thumbnail images: a coastal lighthouse, a cooked lobster and a moose standing in water.

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Posted inLakes Region Weekly

ON THE RIGHT TRACK – Playing the blame game

In a recent column about education I stated my thoughts on improving education in America that relied on parents being more involved with their child’s education and improving competition between schools by having a school voucher that follows the child wherever the parents of the child desire to have their child educated. Although I can’t […]

Posted inLakes Region Weekly

ON THE RIGHT TRACK – Playing the blame game

In a recent column about education I stated my thoughts on improving education in America that relied on parents being more involved with their child’s education and improving competition between schools by having a school voucher that follows the child wherever the parents of the child desire to have their child educated. Although I can’t […]

Posted inLakes Region Weekly

ON THE RIGHT TRACK – Playing the blame game

In a recent column about education I stated my thoughts on improving education in America that relied on parents being more involved with their child’s education and improving competition between schools by having a school voucher that follows the child wherever the parents of the child desire to have their child educated. Although I can’t […]