WINSLOW — Winslow Public Schools recently announced its bus routes for the upcoming school year.
August 2012
Posted inCommunity
GPS training to be offered in Smithfield
SMITHFIELD — North Pond Association will host GPS Mapping Training for North Pond from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at the Fairview Grange.
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Posted inNews
Retail spending in Maine trails that of nation
The U.S. saw a jump in retail spending in July, while the picture in Maine shows that the rate of growth in sales may be slowing.
Posted inNews
Morning Sentinel police log: Aug. 16, 2012
OAKLAND — A state employee was injured in a two-car crash Wednesday morning.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Social Security a foundation of fiscal safety for millions
Social Security marked its 77th anniversary on Aug. 14.
Posted inOpinion
MAINE COMPASS: Largest tax shift in Maine history puts big hurt on working families
Serious economists agree that fair, affordable tax policies are needed to produce jobs, surpluses and a strong middle class.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Evenings seem empty without Olympic efforts
You’d think a 17-day Olympiad couldn’t stretch long enough to be habit-forming, but this week, the evenings seem awfully empty.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Rolling Stones’ song foreshadowed pill-popping
It’s been suggested that over-the-counter and easily obtainable prescription drugs — and their clearly stated side effects — may be a catalyst for the abhorrent behavior we’ve seen in our country lately and repeatedly.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Discounted education handicaps school district
Soon, like Vermont, Michigan, Connecticut, Oregon and Delaware, we will spend more for our correctional system than for our children’s education (“The Clash of Generations,” Kotlikof and Burns, 2012 MIT press).
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Leaving Maine with memories of friends
It is with mixed feelings that I write this letter. I have been in Maine for 26 years and have had the distinct pleasure of making some very special lifelong friends.