When the news broke Tuesday that Megyn Kelly was leaving the Fox News bubble to pursue a broader audience at NBC, my initial thought was: Who cares? Talking heads frequently switch networks, and Americans increasingly get their news not from TV, but from social media sites. But Kelly’s imminent move is huge because it’s Kelly. […]
2017
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LETTERS
No to Synthetic Turf I am not against RSU5 having a nice field and track. I am against the synthetic turf. Our town has worked to maintain green spaces, decrease us of plastics and chemicals. So why would we out in a plastic field? They retain and emit heat at rates that are harmful to […]
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Bowdoin Women’s Basketball: A Legacy of Leadership
When Adrienne Shibles visited Bowdoin in 2008 to interview for the position of head women’s basketball coach, she met with the entire team. She vividly recalls one of the player’s questions: “Do you love to win or do you hate to lose?” Adrienne thought for a second and then said, “I really hate to lose.” […]
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It’s Not Business as Usual at SMMC’s Midcoast Campus
Southern Maine Community College’s Midcoast Campus does more than educate and train students for bright futures. Our campus also expands economic development and opportunities for the region. To accomplish our mission, we maintain partnerships and work hand-in-hand with scores of businesses across Maine, collaborating to identify and serve their needs as well as those of […]
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The Internet Has Become A Weapon Of War
At Burlington Electric, a Vermont utility, a computer has been hacked by a Russian organization whose footprint is well known because it has messed with so many foreign systems. The Clinton campaign was hacked by a Russian group, presumably trying to influence the election by exposing embarrassing, insider emails. A Chinese Army operation tapped into […]
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TODAY IN HISTORY
Today is Friday, Jan. 6, the sixth day of 2017. There are 359 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History On Jan. 6, 1967, U.S. Marines and South Vietnamese troops launched Operation Deckhouse Five, an offensive in the Mekong River delta. The 10-day operation reportedly claimed the lives of 21 Viet Cong fighters […]
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One of the last remaining Shakers dies, two are left in religious order
PORTLAND Sister Frances Carr, one of the last remaining members of a nearly extinct religious society called the Shakers, has died. She was 89. Carr died Monday surrounded by family and friends in the dwelling house at the Shaker community at Sabbathday Lake in New Gloucester after a brief battle with cancer, said Brother Arnold […]
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FAITH NOTES :
If your heart has not been pulverized by sorrow, disappointment and injustice by the time you reach midlife, you are either sorely disconnected or extremely lucky. During the first week of this New Year, I find myself wanting to simply lay my head down and weep at the hardships that encompass from within and without. […]
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Maria Creek Chapel: Little church, long history
VINCENNES, IND. For over 150 years, one of the oldest Baptist churches in Indiana sat nestled in a grassy glade on the banks of Maria Creek on the outskirts of Vincennes, slowly succumbing to Mother Nature until history nearly passed it by. But in 1963, thanks to Vincennes University, Maria Creek Baptist Church was given […]
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Living the Word
“The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in the land.” Song of Solomon 2:12 A Spoonful of Poetry Someone once told me that the poet pours sunlight into a spoon. Imagine that! A spoonful of sunshine just waiting to be swallowed, lighting […]