SOLON — Mr. and Mrs. Gary Davis of Solon announce the engagement of their daughter, Erica Lynn to Shane Michael Wheeler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Lavasseur of Emden.
May 2013
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Boutin, DiGeronimo
WINSLOW — Gerard and Susan Boutin of Winslow are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Nicole Elizabeth Boutin to Jeff DiGeronimo, son of Joe and Jane DiGeronimo of Sturbridge, Mass.
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Ryder,Tracy
INDUSTRY– Jeffrey and Cheryl Ryder are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Lynn, to Joshua Michael Tracy, son of Brian and Deborah Tracy.
Posted inLifestyle
Drunk driver, this column’s for you
Several weeks ago, I asked for your help to stop a college student from driving drunk. Thank you for the responses. The first one I’ve included is a handwritten letter from a convicted drunk driver serving time. The rest are from people who have been impacted by drunk driving or are just plain upset. I’ll post them all at www.HelpMeHarlan.com. Thank you!
Posted inLifestyle
Reach out to all those mothers out there
Dear Readers: Happy Mother’s Day. Please phone your mother, grandmother, mother-in-law, stepmother or foster mother and wish them the best. And our special good wishes to all the new mommies who are celebrating their very first Mother’s Day. Also, please don’t forget those for whom this day, for whatever reason, is filled with sadness. Give them a call and say you are thinking of them.
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Adams,Harville
FAIRFIELD — Jack and Eva Adams, of Fairfield, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Mae Adams, of Scarborough, to Robert Curtis Harville, of Scarborough, son of David Harville, of Skowhegan and Jane Earle, of Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Posted inOpinion
THEODORA KALIKOW: A monopoly no more, education is now a commodity, with competition
Last time, when I wrote about disruptive change, I told you about Clayton Christensen’s example of the steel industry and how the big traditional steel companies lost out to new ones with cheaper manufacturing processes.
Posted inOpinion
CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: Obama’s red line turns pink with lack of decision in Syria
You know you’re in trouble when you can’t even get your walk-back story straight. Stung by the worldwide derision that met President Barack Obama’s fudging and fumbling of his chemical-weapons red line in Syria, the White House leaked to The New York Times that Obama’s initial statement had been unprepared, unscripted and therefore unserious.
Posted inOpinion
MAINE COMPASS: Gang’s plan modernizes Maine’s tax code
Could this finally be the time for major tax reform in Maine? With Democratic majorities in the House and Senate, a Republican governor, a budget gap that defies easy solutions and fatigue with stopgap measures and one-time fixes, the opportunity may never be better.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Tax reform bill a real chance for Maine to win
The minute the word taxes is mentioned we all probably think of three things: We don’t like to pay them, we surely don’t want them raised and Maine desperately needs tax reform.