Whatever one’s beliefs and attitude toward religion, the angel’s message recounted in the Gospel of Luke is worthy of careful consideration in these times of such economic uncertainty: “Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy … . “ Or, in the more prosaic terms of an economic cheerleader: “For goodness […]
2011
Posted inBusiness
Datebook
Tuesday Christian Leaders in Maine Business (CLIMB), 7:15 to 9 a.m., breakfast meeting with guest Carolyn Krahn, director of sales at Comfort Suites in Freeport, at Keeley the Katerer, 178 Warren Ave., Portland. There is a suggested donation of $10. Thursday “It’s Not Always Lobsters and Lighthouses: Best Practices for Marketing Maine’s Schools,” 2 to […]
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Nordic ski festival for young women and girls comes to Bethel on Jan. 9
Fast and Female is preparing to host its third annual U.S. Cross Country Ski Festival, and after two years in Anchorage, Alaska, the event will be held on Jan. 9 at Gould Academy in Bethel. Female cross-country skiers and biathletes between the ages of 9 to 19 will participate in ski drills, a healthy lunch, […]
Posted inOutdoors
Hunting: A look inside the biologists’ black box
I guess it’s only human nature to complain about the things we don’t understand. People are forever besmirching weather men, but if they had even the slightest understanding of meteorology and nonlinear dynamics, they’d realize how remarkably accurate those guys are in predicting the weather. They criticize Jonathan Papelbon for throwing a ball low and […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor, Jan. 2, 2011’Cost shifting’ hurts the insured
Who pays for health care? A federal district court judge in Virginia has ruled the new federal health care law’s individual insurance mandate unconstitutional. The U.S. Supreme Court will eventually decide that issue. However, nonprofit hospitals (all Maine hospitals) are still required to provide care, regardless of ability to pay. So who pays? Who pays […]
Posted inOpinion
Maine Observer: Who’s thinking about gardens? Gardeners
It may be only January, but the seed catalogs are plowing some fertile mental ground.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: New START treaty received more than enough debate
The arms reduction treaty was not rushed through Congress as an editorial claimed.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Baldacci’s legacy forged in time of turmoil
The true test of his administration came at the end of his term, when hard times hit.
Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: Affordable Care Act needs Maine’s support
NORTH YARMOUTH – I urge the people of Maine to ask Gov.-elect Paul LePage to put people before politics. Allow the Affordable Care Act (also referred to as “Obamacare”) to help Maine’s people. Do people know that the leading cause of personal bankruptcy, more than 60 percent of the cases, is health care costs? Average […]
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Families Today: Therapy helps to stop patterns of anorexia
Q: I dealt with anorexia nervosa for 10 years. Though I am now healthy, I still consider myself a recovering anorexic. I’m terrified there may be some truth to the idea that eating disorders can be inherited. My mother has also struggled with her weight. How can I protect my 14-month-old daughter from this legacy? […]