English: equality French: égalité Spanish: igualdad German: Gleichstellung Italian: uguaglianza Chinese: Píngděng 平等
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.
Kids in the Kitchen
Sticky Chicken Lettuce Wraps Yield: 4 to 6 servings A new way to serve chicken – its like a taco but its in a lettuce wrap inside of a tortilla. The crisp lettuce tastes great with the chicken Ingredients: 1 cup orange juice 1/2 cup ketchup 1/4 cup light brown sugar 2 tablespoons white wine […]
How do they say that in …
English commence French commencer Spanish comenzar Italian iniziare German beginnen Chinese Kāishǐ 开始
Word of the Week
Commence 1. Begin; start On January 1, the new year commences.
New Year’s
People around the world celebrate the start of a year on New Year’s Day. It is one of the oldest holidays. In the Western cultures of Europe, North America, South America, and Australia, most people celebrate New Year’s Day on January 1. People of other places and cultures observe the new year at other times […]
How do you say that in …
English heritage French patrimoine Spanish herencia German erbe Italian eredità Swahili urithi
Word of the Week
heritage The traditions, achievements, and beliefs that are part of the history of a group of people. Celebrating our heritage is an important way of remembering where we came from.
Current Events/Kwanzaa
Kwanzaa is a week long celebration held in the United States to honor universal African heritage and culture. People light a kinara (candle holder with seven black, red and green candles) and give each other gifts. It takes place from December 26 to January 1 every year. It was created by Maulana Karenga and was […]
Word of the week
Christmas December 25 celebrated in honor of the birth of Jesus Christ. My family goes to midnight mass on Christmas.
Current Events/Christmas
Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus. The story of how this happened is told in part of the Bible known as the Gospels. There are four Gospels telling the life of Jesus. The Gospel of Luke tells the most about his birth, and the Gospel of Matthew tells another part of the story. The Gospel […]