Both times Abbey Leonardi flew back to Maine from San Diego the past two Decembers, she carried a twinge of regret about her performance at the Foot Locker Cross Country National Championships.
December 2011
Posted inCommunity
Sebasticook Chamberseeks award nominees
PALMYRA — Nominations are being solicited for the Business of the Year Award and the Joyce Packard Community Spirit Award to be presented at the 2012 annual meeting and banquet for the Sebasticook Valley Chamber of Commerce Thursday, Feb. 9.
advertisement
Posted inNews
Morning Sentinel police log: Dec. 10, 2011
IN BENTON, Thursday at 5:52 p.m., an intoxicated driver was reported.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Doubling fuel efficiency standard is feasible
Last month, President Barack Obama announced a proposal that would double the U.S. fuel efficiency standard. Considering that my family’s hybrid gets about 50 mpg, the administration’s proposed target of 54.5 mpg by 2025 (signed onto by 13 major auto makers) seems entirely feasible. This is a taste of the kind of leadership on energy […]
Posted inUncategorized
DEIRDRE FLEMING: Start the year with a hike
It’s serendipitous that New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday this year, given the Maine State Park’s newly announced push to get folks outside and recreating on the first day of the year.
Posted inNews
Kingfield takes Maine water crown
FREEPORT — The western Maine town of Kingfield has been judged to have Maine’s best-tasting drinking water.
Posted inOpinion
COMMENTARY: Rape victim’s ordeal not just Afghans’ shame
The story of Gulnaz, a young Afghan woman who was raped and then jailed for having sex out of wedlock, has once again drawn international attention to Afghanistan’s legal system and its institutionalized discrimination against women.
Posted inUncategorized
SNOWMOBILING: Don’t forget safety as another season approaches
There are a number of things you can do to ensure that your first trip on the sled is a safe, legal and fun one.
Posted inUncategorized
ON HUNTING: It’s redleg season
They come on whistling wings in the gray light of dawn, inundating the estuaries and rocky coastline from central Maine to Cape Cod. The redlegs are coming.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Time to plan what kind of jobs we really need
As the next election approaches, I hear everyone, on both sides, talking about jobs. Lately, however, I find myself asking “Jobs doing what”? Shouldn’t we begin to have some plans about where the economy is moving? Shouldn’t we begin to decide which activities are beneficial to our Earth and help us create a safe world […]