PORTLAND — Casco Bay High School and King Middle School are two of 14 schools across the country to be certified by a national nonprofit focused on raising student achievement. New York-based EL Education designated the two schools as “credentialed” based on meeting certain the organization’s benchmarks. According to a School Department press release, EL […]
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Out & About: Aztec Two-Step celebrates album anniversary
Concerts of several musical stripes are coming up this weekend in southern Maine. The most interesting might be described as a retro-celebration. A classic folk-rock album from 1975 will be recalled in Portland on Friday, when Aztec Two-Step (Rex Fowler and Neil Shulman) perform songs from their second album, “Second Step.” Oratorio Chorale’s fall program […]
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Capitol Notebook: Maine DHHS a no-show for tobacco-fund hearings
Lawmakers reviewing the Fund for a Healthy Maine have been frustrated that staffers from the Department of Health and Human Services have refused to appear before their committee. Rep. Roberta Beavers, a South Berwick Democrat, was among those annoyed that DHHS staffers are not willing to discuss the fund with the Health and Human Services […]
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Portland Police seek suspect in Old Port shooting, stabbing
PORTLAND — Police are seeking a suspect in a shooting and related stabbing in the Old Port early Monday morning. Police Lt. James Sweatt said the incidents occurred around 12:25 a.m. near the intersection of Fore and Market streets. Officers responding to a call about gun shots found a 22-year-old Westbrook man had been shot. Sweatt […]
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The Universal Notebook: Kindergarten blues
A little boy I love very much is not happy with kindergarten. Educators mean well of course, but there are just so, so many ways that school can make life hard for a child. Back when I was in elementary school in the late 1950s a misguided attempt to individualize instruction nearly ruined reading for […]
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Letter: To Beem, some rights are more right than others
For someone who proclaims that he doesn’t care about the right to bear arms, Edgar Allen Beem wrote a great deal about this exact subject in his column, “Sick of guns, sick of intimidation.” And for someone who doesn’t care about this part of the U.S. Constitution, it is amazing just how many rights he […]
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Letter: Let's videotape every gun sale in Maine
Regarding last week’s columns by Edgar Allen Beem (“The Universal Notebook: Sick of guns, sick of intimidation”) and Marian McCue (“Capitol Notebook: Video poll-watchers preview battle over guns”), I wonder if the Project Dirigo people would be equally supportive of videotaping every gun sale in Maine, and collecting the names and addresses of purchasers – […]
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Letter: Beem's column on guns is a sign of weakness
It’s people like Edgar Allen Beem who complain about guns (“The Universal Notebook: Sick of guns, sick of intimidation”), but they quiver when confronted by armed enemies (burglars, terrorists, etc.). They couldn’t even protect their own families. Beem is a classic example of how groups like ISIS and al-Qaida portray the typical jaded American. Bruce […]
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Letter: Beem isn't the only one 'sick of (gun lobby) intimidation'
Thank to Edgar Allen Beem for his column on being “sick of intimidation” by the gun lobby. Those are my sentiments exactly. Right below that column was Marian McCue’s commentary about the gun lobby supporters shooting videos of citizens signing petitions to require background checks at gun shows. I am now aware that almost all […]
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Scarborough veterans home welcomes new U.S. citizens
Jonas Nsengumuremyi, 3, listens to “The Star Spangled Banner” while standing in front of his mother Beatrice Nyirakazungu of Portland, who along with almost 30 other immigrants became a U.S. citizen during a Veterans Day Naturalization Ceremony at the Maine Veterans Home in Scarborough on Tuesday, Nov. 10. Nyirakazungu is from the Congo; Jonas was […]