English: porcelainFrench: porcelaineSpanish: porcelanaGerman: PorzellanItalian: porcellanaArabic: alkhazaf الخزفChinese: Cí 瓷
A.M. Sheehan
Staff Writer
A.M. Sheehan has been in the news business for 40 years, including time as an editor at the Chatham Courier in N.Y., Kitchenware News, Beachcomber and Dover Community News in N.H., and the Summerville Journal Scene, Georgetown Times, Waccamaw Times and Inlet Outlet in S.C. In Maine she has been an editor for the
Advertiser Democrat, Bethel Citizen, Franklin Journal and Livermore Falls Advertiser, and is currently managing editor for the Sun Journal's group of western Maine weeklies. She is a former journalist of the year in Maine, a Pulitzer finalist and winner of the Michael Kelley Award, the Polk Award and the Casey Medal Award. A.M. enjoys reading, theater, cooking and gardening.
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Word of the Week
Porcelain(POUR-suh-lin – the last four letters are lain, but they don’t rhyme with pain, but rather with ten. The whole word sort of rhymes with FORCE a pen.)A ceramic material made by heating clay-type materials to high temperatures. It is often used for fancy, expensive plates, cups, and bowls.
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Current Events: Sister Maria Innocentia Hummel
One of the most popular artists in the world had two different names in her life. When she was born and growing up, her name was Berta Hummel (HUM-el). But when she was an adult, she became a Catholic nun and changed her name to Maria Innocentia. Maria is a form of the name, Mary, […]
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How do you say that in …
English: armisticeFrench: armisticeSpanish: armisticioGerman: WaffenstillstandItalian: armistizioArabic: alhudna الهدنةChinese: Tíngzhàn 停战
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Word of the Week
Armistice(ARM-is-tiss—rhymes with farm is this)An armistice is an agreement between two countries or groups to stop fighting while an attempt is made to officially end a war.Meg, whose father was a Marine, was glad when an armistice was reached so the fighting would stop and he would be safe.
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Current Events: Memorial Day
There are two American holidays that might be hard to tell apart, because both honor people who have served in the United States military. One is Memorial Day, which takes place on the last Monday in May. The other is Veterans Day, which is on November 11 each year.The simplest way to describe the difference […]
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Two escape burning home in Norway
NORWAY — Two people were able to get out their burning home Tuesday night minutes before the second floor collapsed, Norway Assistant Fire Chief Ryan Fox said. He was the first firefighter to arrive on the scene in a hilly and remote neighborhood, and by then the house was engulfed in flames. “Report of a […]
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Current Events: Laylat al Qadr Night of Power
Imagine a night when whatever you did would count, not as one time, but as a thousand times. What if you were doing push ups every day, trying to grow stronger, but on one special night, each push up you did strengthened you as much as 1,000 push ups. Or you were preparing for a […]
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How do you say that in …
English: amateurFrench: amateurSpanish: aficionadoGerman: AmateurItalian: amatorialeArabic: hua هواةChinese: Yèyú 业余