PORTLAND (AP) — Fishery regulators are expected to make decisions about habitat protections to key federal fishing grounds. The New England Fishery Management Council is discussing the protections today. The council voted in April to keep protections to Cashes Ledge in the Gulf of Maine when it approved pieces of a long-awaited habitat plan. One […]
2015
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The ‘Secret Sauce of Success’
Community colleges are “the secret sauce of success” for jobseekers and the companies that hire them. Those aren’t my words. They came from U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Thomas Perez during his recent visit to Maine to get a first-hand look at the great workforce training programs at Bath Iron Works. Southern Maine Community College […]
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Jeb Bush and Single Mothers
Last week, Jeb Bush was asked to answer for a passage from his book from two decades ago, “Profiles in Character,” in a chapter titled “The Restoration of Shame,” in which he blamed the “irresponsible conduct” of births to unmarried women on a flagging sense of community ridicule and shaming. Bush responded, according to MSNBC: […]
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Fathers
Sunday is designated as a holiday called Father’s Day. Many fathers will have their children and wives treat them to a special day with cards, a special meal, and maybe even a present or two. What is the big deal with fathers? Are they really that important? Judeo-Christian heritage for thousands of year has taught […]
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CALENDAR
TUE/16 MISCELLANEOUS WEST AFRICAN DRUM EVENT, 6p.m., 44 Middle Road, Dresden. Join Jordan Messan Benissan, a member of the Ewe people, to hear stories told with his hands and voice. All children and adults and welcome to this free event. 737- 8810. PJ STORY TIME FOR FAMILIES, 6p.m., Cundy’s Harbor Library. Monthly story time with […]
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Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: My 17-yearold stepdaughter, “Audra,” got her driver’s license a few months ago and has started pressuring us to put her on our car insurance. When we told her we can’t afford it, and if she wants to be on the insurance she has to get a job and pay for it, she had […]
