March 2012 – Page 96 – Centralmaine.com

Skowhegan District Court

by Morning Sentinel Staff March 21, 2012

SKOWHEGAN — The following cases were closed Feb. 6 to Feb. 17, 2012 in Skowhegan District Court.

Area students named to dean’s list

by Morning Sentinel Staff March 21, 2012

LYNDONVILLE, Vt. — Jill Rancourt of Pittsfield; Jake Carlton and Brittany Robinson, both of Kingfield; were recently named to the 2011 fall semester dean’s list at Lyndon State College.

Community

Sinclair earns Principal’s Award

by Morning Sentinel Staff March 21, 2012

PITTSFIELD — Allison Sinclair of Pittsfield, a senior at Maine Central Institute, was recently selected to receive the 2012 Principal’s Award. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement and school citizenship.

Opinion

EDITORIAL REPLY: Speaker: Strength is service, not mindreading

by House Speaker Robert Nutting March 21, 2012

I never claimed to be a mind reader, as your paper’s editorial suggests (“Speaker likely misreads minds of Maine voters,” March 16).

Opinion

GEORGE SMITH: GOP chairman is no RINO

by George Smith March 21, 2012

Charlie Webster used to be the most conservative Republican I knew. So you can imagine how astonished I am to find out he’s now considered by some to be a RINO, a Republican in name only.

Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Madison voters don’t like executive sessions

March 21, 2012

On March 13, the voters of Madison sent a clear message to their selectmen: We really don’t like your going into executive sessions. Especially when you don’t even tell us what the meeting is about, as required by law. At the public hearing about the Richmond-Madison gas pipeline, the Madison selectmen, town manager and representatives […]

Opinion