Back in March 2000, Katie Couric had a colonoscopy in living color on network television. Ever since then it has been socially acceptable to talk about things like colons in places like this. So, with a tip of the hat and a “thank you” to Katie, I offer the following. My doctor said I needed […]
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Down the road a piece – New math for the fiber-challenged
Back in March 2000, Katie Couric had a colonoscopy in living color on network television. Ever since then it has been socially acceptable to talk about things like colons in places like this. So, with a tip of the hat and a “thank you” to Katie, I offer the following. My doctor said I needed […]
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Quinn's Corner – A timeless novel endures
Lucius Flatley opened this week’s coffee seminar by recommending a book, an American novel published 50 years ago this past July 11. According to him, this little novel was the finest book many would ever read. “To Kill a Mockingbird,” he claimed, qualified for intelligentsia approval – those limp-wristed critics who looked for hidden meaning […]
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Quinn's Corner – A timeless novel endures
Lucius Flatley opened this week’s coffee seminar by recommending a book, an American novel published 50 years ago this past July 11. According to him, this little novel was the finest book many would ever read. “To Kill a Mockingbird,” he claimed, qualified for intelligentsia approval – those limp-wristed critics who looked for hidden meaning […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Steps taking to curb footprint of popular races
Two road races, the TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K, the largest such race in the state, and Tri for a Cure, Maine Cancer Foundation’s annual triathlon, are set for next month, and they bring thousands of racers and onlookers to Cape Elizabeth and South Portland. Maine has become well known for its oceanside clam […]
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Group seeking items for Scarborough soldier
SCARBOROUGH – Old Orchard Beach’s Hugs of Love continues mission with care package for Scott Delano, a 2008 Scarborough High grad. SCARBOROUGH – Iraq is more than 5,600 miles away. Afghanistan is more than 6,300 miles away. But one local mother has made it her mission to make sure men and women from Maine who […]
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Group seeking items for Scarborough soldier
SCARBOROUGH – Old Orchard Beach’s Hugs of Love continues mission with care package for Scott Delano, a 2008 Scarborough High grad. SCARBOROUGH – Iraq is more than 5,600 miles away. Afghanistan is more than 6,300 miles away. But one local mother has made it her mission to make sure men and women from Maine who […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
EDITORIAL – Dropout rate numbers don't always add up
The Maine Department of Education this week released high school graduation rates calculated for the first time using a soon-to-be-required federal formula. By requiring all states to use the same method when reporting graduation rates, officials hope to bring some consistency to a process that before varied widely from state to state, making it difficult […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
EDITORIAL – Dropout rate numbers don't always add up
The Maine Department of Education this week released high school graduation rates calculated for the first time using a soon-to-be-required federal formula. By requiring all states to use the same method when reporting graduation rates, officials hope to bring some consistency to a process that before varied widely from state to state, making it difficult […]
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Hunt continues for missing Scarborough mom
Megan Waterman’s family distributes flyers in New York SCARBOROUGH – The family and friends of Megan Waterman have not lost hope that the young Scarborough woman who has been missing since June 6 will return home safely. More than a month after 22-year-old Waterman was reported missing during a trip to New York City, Waterman’s […]