CENTRAL POINT, Ore. — Poetryfest is sponsoring a free poetry contest. There will be 100 prizes and a $1,000 grand prize to the last poet standing.
March 2013
Unity College to show ‘Chasing Ice’ free
UNITY — CIFF Selects and Unity College will present a free screening of the award-winning documentary film, “Chasing Ice” at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Unity College Center for Performing Arts, 42 Depot St. The screening is co-sponsored by the Sheepscot Wellspring Land Alliance.
Curves accepting food bank donations
WATERVILLE — Waterville Curves is accepting nonperishable food or monetary donations for area food banks.
Muzzle velocity, not shape of bullet, causes damage
John Madden, in his letter published on March 6, wrote that the shape of the bullet causes the damage in the shootings. He is wrong.
OUR OPINION: Government can be divided, but still function
The trick with divided government is being able to make a deal after a long day of dropping bombs on each other.
GEORGE SMITH: Private landowners getting robbed by commercial harvesters
It’s a license to steal. Last session, the Legislature enacted a law requiring commercial mushroom foragers to be certified by the Health and Human Services Department. The certification does not require foragers to have the permission of those who own the land where those mushrooms are picked.
Most state workers don’t earn $40,000 per year
As a current state employee, I know I am fortunate to have a job.
Loaded guns in vehicles the height of insanity
Has the Republican Party lost its collective mind?
Hospital payment compromise elusive
Lawmakers and LePage make progress but not enough to get the governor to begin signing bills.