August 2012 – Page 204 – Centralmaine.com

OUTDOORS: Hiking trips create great family memories

by Morning Sentinel Staff August 4, 2012

Hiking picks up in a Maine summer, and often enough, the whole family participates, creating lifetime memories that may last decades and maybe more.

LePage wants local taxes to pay for remedial courses

by Kennebec Journal Staff August 4, 2012

In the “just when you think you have heard it all” department, now comes Gov. Paul LePage actually proposing that local school districts pay for remedial courses their graduates take in college.

Opinion

M.D. HARMON: Dick Richards, PI, called upon to ferret out party loyalty

by M.D. Harmon August 4, 2012

Velma had done her nails for about the 20th time, been through her newer magazines at least twice, and had called every living female relative she had, and maybe a couple of the more recently deceased ones.

Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Thanks to CMP workers for support of co-worker

by Morning Sentinel Staff August 4, 2012

On behalf of the family of Joseph Bennett of Winslow, I would like to express sincere appreciation to the many employees of Central Maine Power for the support they showed at Joe’s celebration of life on July 25.

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OUTDOORS: Appalachian Trail’s 75th anniversary a fine reason to celebrate

by Morning Sentinel Staff August 4, 2012

When Benton MacKaye proposed the Appalachian Trail in 1921, he envisioned a long trail extending from Georgia north to New Hampshire’s Mt. Washington. Were it not for the dogged determination of trail pioneers like Arthur Comey, Arthur Perkins, and Maine’s own Myron Avery, that’s where it might have ended. Instead the trail was pushed on through the wilds of the Maine woods. And on Aug. 14, 1937, the final two miles of the 2,000-mile AT were opened by a Civilian Conservation Corps crew on the remote ridge between Spaulding and Sugarloaf mountains in western Maine. The AT was complete, and its northern terminus was Katahdin!

Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Lachowicz showed concern for Clinton’s woes

by Morning Sentinel Staff August 4, 2012

We recently held the first meeting for a neighborhood watch group in Clinton. We were fortunate to have Colleen Lachowicz, a candidate for state Senate, attend the meeting. As a social worker, she shared knowledge about resources we were unaware of, and as a candidate, she expressed genuine concern for our small community.

Letters to the Editor, Opinion