BENTON — A free five-week series of parenting classes, Guiding Good Choices, is open to the community and will be held from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Oct. 11 through Nov. 8, at Benton Elementary.
September 2012
Supper, raffle setfor area ski club
MOSCOW — Baker Mountain Ski Tow Club will host a potluck supper and raffle from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at the lodge. Tickets for supper cost $7 for adults, $3 for students $3, or $20 for a family.
Remembrance event for murder victims set
AUGUSTA — The sixth annual National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims will be Tuesday. The Maine Chapter, National Organization of Parents Of Murdered Children and Other Survivors of Homicide Victims, will commemorate the day from 1 to 3 p .m. Tuesday in the Fireplace Lounge, Randall Student Center, University of Maine, Augusta.
NASCAR: It’s too early to count anyone out of chase yet
It doesn’t take long for the pretenders to be separated from the contenders in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.
King the clear choice for open Senate seat
I came to Maine this summer simply to make money.
Islamic radicals flout all we believe in
Peace cannot prevail when tyrants persist. We cannot apologize for each differing opinion on every religion or person. We are a country and people that value the freedom of speech.
National debt is our country’s No. 1 problem
It is surprising that so many people do not consider our national debt as our country’s No. 1 problem.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Mt. Blue’s Hyde makes the most of his chance
FARMINGTON — Nick Hyde’s right thumb is tightly taped and perpetually sprained.
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Our kids ain’t writing so good
Even with the aid of word processing technology, only about a fourth of American eighth- and 12th-graders can be considered reasonably conversant with Mother English.
Chase wants to put partisanship aside
Our family has had the privilege of observing state government through the experiences of our son, Andy O’Brien, as he served as representative from District 44.