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How technology affects end of life issues

by MWC Bot April 7, 2015November 10, 2015

I recently supported a dear friend who was faced with caring for her terminally ill husband. The conversations I had with my friend ran deep, and the main challenge was supporting her in determining the prognosis clearly from the various doctors and providers. The questions for her to answer were: Why is he still on […]

Schools and Education

UMA aviation program expanding to Brunswick Landing

by Paul Koenig April 7, 2015

The University of Maine at Augusta will offer classes and housing at the former Naval air station to students in its four-year aviation program starting this fall.

College Connection

Why does Augusta get a bum rap on crime? It’s a city thing.

by MWC Bot April 7, 2015November 10, 2015

When the real estate website Movoto declared Augusta to be the “#1 most dangerous place in Maine” this February, was that fair? An article in the Kennebec Journal listed a number of sensible complaints about this label. In this post, I’d like to develop one thread of criticism a bit further: crime rates in Augusta may […]

Schools and Education

Readfield and Wayne math teachers learn from each other

by Paul Koenig April 6, 2015April 6, 2015

Teachers and administrators say a new practice of visiting classrooms is improving instruction and creating a culture of teachers learning from each other.

Schools and Education

Education nonprofit awards college scholarships to area pupils

by Doug Harlow March 31, 2015April 1, 2015

Maine College Circle issued 65 scholarships, asserting that trying to motivate students to seek college should start much earlier than their high school years.

Nation & World, News, Schools and Education

Student loan recipients go on repayment strike, face default

by KIMBERLY HEFLING March 31, 2015February 20, 2018

The ‘Corinthian 100’ refuse to repay loans they took to attend for-profit colleges operated by now-defunct Corinthian Colleges Inc., saying the Department of Education should have done a better job regulating the schools.

Business, Local & State, News, Schools and Education

Business leaders applaud selection of Cutler for UMaine System post

by Whit Richardson March 26, 2015February 20, 2018

But faculty members at the University of Southern Maine remain skeptical about his overseeing a graduate business and law center.

Schools and Education

Augusta school board OKs $27.9 million budget

by Keith Edwards March 25, 2015

A reduction of $177,000 in anticipated insurance costs allowed the board to restore some staff positions and other expenses that it had cut from the budget previously.