FAIRFIELD — Lawrence Adult Education will offer a free career planning workshop to help adult students prepare for a career in the growing field of energy services. The eight-session workshop will focus on the new Kennebec Valley Community College Energy Services and Technology program.
March 2013
Posted inCommunity
Gatsby play to be presented in Oakland
OAKLAND — MHS Players will present, “Gatsby,” a play based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 14, Friday, March 15, and Saturday, March 16, at Messalonskee High School Performing Arts Center. Tickets cost $3 for students and seniors and $5 for adults.
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Posted inOpinion
MAINE COMPASS: Demographics show Maine lacks in ‘prime working’ age group
Demography is destiny. Demography is the study of population and its characteristics, and is often used to highlight changes in the workforce and economy.
Posted inSports
MINOR LEAGUE HOCKEY: Dumoulin adjusting to life in minors
This time last year, Brian Dumoulin was gearing up to help Boston College make a successful run for the NCAA’s Division I ice hockey national championship.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
VIEW FROM AWAY: Australia-Japan whaling dispute heads to court
Japanese government has cited the eating of whales as justification for killing them, just months before the International Court of Justice in The Hague hears Australia’s challenge to Tokyo’s “scientific” whaling program.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
High-capacity magazines should be taken off shelf
In his current constituent response about the gun-control discussion and legislative proposals, Sen. Angus King says he has serious reservations about limiting “assault weapons” as there is “too much emphasis on the cosmetic appearance of particular firearms rather than their actual functionality.”
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
We need to wean ourselves from fossil fuels
The debate about the tar sands pipelines in Maine and the Midwest has centered on the potential for oil spills.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
We need new accountants in Washington
Would someone explain to the public why the government is giving $60 million to Syria and cutting our internal spending by $85 million?
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
OUR OPINION: Government is transparent, except when not
The people’s right to know is an essential ingredient in a democracy. If people don’t know what their government is up to, they cannot make informed judgments in the voting booth.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Best gun control would be to arm every citizen
The Second Amendment reads: “A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”