DUDLEY, Mass. — Ally Kennedy of Readfield scored two goals late in the game, but the Thomas College field hockey team couldn’t finish the rally, and lost its season-opener 4-3 to Nichols on Saturday.
September 2012
People need to revoltagainst the wealthy
I don’t mind paying my fair share in taxes. It’s when I have to make up what the millionaires don’t pay that I say enough is enough. My parents were born in 1912 and 1911. The stories my mother told me about the Great Depression and how they got into that mess! History has repeated itself. There must be taxes to pay benefits for soldiers, disabled workers, firemen, policemen and all other public servants. Teachers are truly some of the most valuable in our system. Thank the educator for the education you have; otherwise, you are no more than a slave. What happened to physical education in our schools? Oh that’s right, they cut education funding.
Freedom of Access Act gives Mainers variety of benefits
Mainers who have trouble getting information from government agencies soon will have an ally at the State House. Gov. Paul LePage and the Legislature this year funded a public access ombudsman’s position in the Attorney General’s Office. The position was created in 2007 but had never been filled. It’s one of several significant changes in […]
D.C. NOTEBOOK: Texans remember Maine with T-shirts
TAMPA, Fla. — Texans who have rallied behind Maine’s contested Ron Paul delegates took their message outside the convention hall and onto the street on Thursday, hawking special T-shirts inspired by Maine’s fight and talking to passers-by.
TRUTH TEST: King speaks truth on bringing in tourists
“(State government under King) increased funding for tourism promotion from $1.5 (million) annually in 1995 to over $6 million annually in 2003, resulting in a significant increase in visits to Maine.”
— From Angus King’s “record” Web page
What are virtual schools?
Originally conceived as a way to educate homeschoolers, full-time virtual charter schools have emerged recently as an alternative to public schools for a wide range of students, from bored overachievers to victims of bullying.
Virtual schools have questionable records
A study released last month by researchers at Western Michigan University found that only 27.7 percent of the full-time virtual schools run by the nation’s largest online education company, K12 Inc., met federally mandated Adequate Yearly Progress goals, compared to 52 percent of public schools.
Those helping write virtual school policy positioned to profit from it
Stephen Bowen was excited and relieved. Maine’s education commissioner had just returned to his Augusta office last October after a three-day trip to San Francisco, where he attended a summit of conservative education reformers convened by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s Foundation for Excellence in Education, which had paid for the trip. He’d heard presentations […]
Paul backers say delegate unseating was unfair
They vent their frustration at a meeting of the GOP State Committee after the national convention.
Obama looks to build momentum
This week’s Democratic National Convention will give the president a forum for his economic agenda.