Editor’s Note: This is the fourth of a five part series. Look for part five Jan. 19.Silence hung in the air above us and I could tell I had to go on. “This was my step-father, Aaron Elliot. I curse my mother for inviting him into our family. You see, the other night we were […]

It’s a sweltering hot day in eastern Uganda. A young man runs across the dry, desolate plain on his way to draw water for his family from the only well in the area. The drought has dried out the entire country, killing crops, herds, and people. The young man and his family thank God for […]

It was day two of our freshman trip to Moby. The day before, all of us had set up our tricky tents and unpacked our really heavy bags. Today was the day of our exciting trip out on the sea to spot different kinds of whales. As soon as our bus driver stopped the bus, […]

“A remake of a classic film that brings us nonstop action and suspense!!”In the 60’s, there was no such thing as special effects. Actors were hired and they did all of their work without the help of computer animation or a blue screen. The original “Flight of the Phoenix” was made in 1965, under those […]

What better way to remember the assassination of President John F. Kennedy by shooting him again? You betcha, says Traffic Games, the creators of the horrific game “JFK: Reloaded.” But before you jump to your rash conclusions, there IS more behind this game than a couple of gung ho anti-Americans. The goal of the game […]

When teenagers get to high school, they often feel the need to change, not only in a physical way, but in a mental and emotional way too. Some find that they need to change their schedule, hang out with different people, or just do something different with their life. I found myself needing this change […]

For numerous years, the Lisbon High School Interact Club has donated their time by helping the Salvation Army. During the holiday season, members from this club stand outside local stores in Lisbon. We rang bells to encourage our community to donate money. As a member for two years now, I’ve helped in the bell-ringing at […]

Maine humorist, Gary Crocker, performed on Friday, Oct. 29 at the Monmouth Academy. The show was sponsored by the Monmouth Middle School’s Civil Rights Team. Mr. Crocker, a Monmouth Academy graduate, poked fun at many area residents including one of his former teachers. Mr. Crocker told jokes, Maine stories, and even had an idea for […]

In your junior year you may be thinking about what college you want to go to, what you want to do. You are on the right track. You don’t want to be a senior, rushing to find a college and do applications. Trust me, been there, it’s not fun.In your junior year you need to […]

As the tears run down her face and her wings spread out, she’s seem to forgotten whatlife was all about. I stand here watching this angel cry, 1 don’t know any way to help herbut ill have to try. I ask her what I could do to make her tears go away. she just looked […]