Virtue Good behavior or character. Amanda was honest and fair and those were her virtues.
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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Current events/ Dussehra
Dussehra, also called Vijayadashmi (or Bijoya in Bengal), is the culmination of the nine-day Hindu Navaratri celebrations in India. It is a festival that marks the killing of Ravana, his son Meghanatha and brother Kumbhakarna, by Rama. It is seen as the victory of good over evil The Ramayana The epic Ramayana, describes the story […]
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Kids in the Kitchen
Going Bananas Cookies You won’t believe these delicious moist cookies are VEGAN! Bananas, Chocolate Chips, Oatmeal, Nuts YUM! A parent should be close by when using a heat source. Makes about 2 dozen cookies Ingredients · Nonstick cooking oil spray · 1 ripe medium banana – the riper, the sweeter! · ⅓ cup canola oil […]
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How do they say that in…
English homage French hommage Spanish homenaje Italian omaggio German huldigung Chinese zūnjìng 尊敬
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Healthy cooking for the whole family
Grown Up Grilled Cheese with Apples Lunch doesn’t feel more Fall like than this cheddar and apple combo lunch! Serves 4 · 5 tablespoons unsalted butter · 1 large Granny Smith apple, cored and thinly sliced · 1 small shallot, thinly sliced · 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary, chopped · salt · ½ cup apple butter […]
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Rowe SRO embraces new school
NORWAY — Norway Police Officer and SRO Ashley Rich, 35, of Mexico is not new to law enforcement. She is, however, new to Norway, The Guy E. Rowe School and being a School Resource Officer. And she’s loving it. Rich grew up in Byron and graduated Mountain Valley High School in Rumford. She then […]
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Kids in the Kitchen
Whole Grain Banana Muffins These healthy muffins with give you energy to start your school day or hike! · 1 ¼ cups whole-wheat flour · 1 teaspoon baking powder · 1 teaspoon baking soda · 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon · ½ teaspoon kosher salt · 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (from about 2 large bananas) […]
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English Indigenous French Indigène Spanish Indígena Italian Indigena/Indigeno German Indigene Arabic alsukaan al’asliayn السكان الأصليين
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Word of the week
Indigenous Living, existing, or produced originally or naturally in a particular region or environment : native Native Americans are indigenous to North America and were here before Columbus discovered the continent.
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Current events/Columbus Day
Columbus Day celebrates the landing of Christopher Columbus in the Americas on October 12, 1492. The holiday used to be celebrated every October 12, but that was changed in 1971. Columbus Day is now celebrated every year on the second Monday in October. It was enacted as a holiday by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt […]