NEW FACES • Harold Flachsbart joined Northeast Laboratory Services as director of its environmental chemistry department. Flachsbart has more than 20 years of experience in the analytical chemistry industry. • Sarah Olney was hired at Kennebunk Savings to work in its residential and consumer loan areas assisting customers who are having difficulty making their regular […]
February 2012
Posted inOpinion
Maine Observer: Gift of time brings its own illumination
The world’s details, even the movement of light, push to the front of the line when life slows down and invites us to look.
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Posted inOpinion
Feasting on junk info
With every click, we choose the type of information that is fed to us – and at the moment we are starving for facts and integrity.
Posted inOpinion
Our View: Don’t politicize state housing agency
Giving the governor control of Maine State Housing Authority undercuts its independence.
Posted inBusiness
Datebook
Tuesday “Wisdom at Work,” noon to 1 p.m., weekly series in February. The first session is “The Psychology of the Sale: Selling your ideas, products and yourself,” with entrepreneur Jill Wheaton. Portland Public Library, Monument Square, Portland. “Starting Your Own Business,” 2 to 5 p.m., at SCORE Offices, 100 Middle St., Second Floor, East Tower, […]
Posted inOpinion
Captains courageous not so easy to find
We’re all busy mocking the Italian cruise ship skipper, forgetting how rare noble behavior is.
Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: Bombings imprint like shadows – forever
The rules of normal life were suspended for a child in World War II Germany during Allied bombardments.
Posted inBusiness
Things are looking upscale
McDonald’s is in the midst of a massive remodeling project the company hopes will translate into more traffic and better sales and brand perception.
Posted inOpinion
Automakers should take the lead on domestic fuels
The industry should make cars that run on natural gas, methanol and ethanol, as well as gasoline.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Book Review: Bath author offers poignant portrait of ’70s
With suspense, fast-paced action and sparkling dialogue, ‘Venceremos,’ a new novel by Howard Wexman, has it all.