Jane Ryerson said it was important to organizers to ensure that Veterans Honor Roll Park represented “strength and durability for years to come. Just like the American soldier.”
Judith Meyer
Judith Meyer is executive editor of the Sun Journal, Kennebec Journal, the Morning Sentinel and the Western Maine weekly newspapers of the Sun Media Group. She serves as vice president of the Maine Freedom of Information Coalition and is a member of the Right to Know Advisory Committee to the Legislature. A journalist since 1990 and former editorial page editor for the Sun Journal, she was named Maine’s Journalist of the Year in 2003. She serves on the New England Newspaper & Press Association Board of Directors and was the 2018 recipient of the Judith Vance Weld Brown Spirit of Journalism Award by the New England Society of Newspaper Editors. A fellow of the National Press Foundation and the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism, she attended George Washington University, lives in Auburn with her husband, Phil, and is an active member of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine.
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Memorial Day ceremony, Honor Roll Park dedication
BETHEL — When Bethel celebrated the dedication of the Civil War Soldier’s monument in 1908, The Bethel Citizen reported that “every fluttering flag waved patriotism and every heart throbbed with love of country.” The newspaper reported: “It was a glorious day and we cannot be too grateful to the enthusiastic mind which conceived it and […]
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20 wars, 100s of names
The panels on the Veterans Honor Roll Park contain names of all who served in American conflicts and who were honorably discharged. They include: American Revolution: 1775-1783 War of 1812: 1812-1815 Mexican American War: 1846-1848 American Civil War: 1861-1865 Spanish American War: 1898-1899 World War I: 1917-1918 World War II: 1941-1945 Korean War: 1950-1953 Vietnam […]
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Finding the right zone, in The Green Room
When a student first enters The Green Room they are asked to look at a zone chart and assess what zone they think they are in. A student then will find a tool to help relax themselves.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
A recession won’t be as scary as it sounds
Recessions always have a human cost. It may be some small comfort, though, that a mild recession in the near term means you can avoid a very bad recession in the future.
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Why Wall Street can’t escape the culture wars
Banks must compete harder to recruit young people against their stronger aspirations to work in technology or health care. This is why banks such as Goldman Sachs are also bringing in an array of progressive benefits and why many are being forced to allow more flexible working.
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Celebrating 175 years of journalism, and our readers
President Theodore Roosevelt once famously said, ‘There are two newspapers that I always like to get a hold of. One is the Philadelphia North American and the other is the Lewiston Evening Journal.’
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Pealer wins national art award for ‘Days End’
Her art is influenced by painters like Dean Mitchell and Mary Whyte, both painters of interesting portraits and dynamic design, she said. In the past, she had been heavily influenced by book illustrators, N.C. Wyeth primarily.
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Memorial Day ceremony planned in Oxford
OXFORD — Anderson Staples Post #112 will hold a Memorial Day celebration at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 30, at the post at 169 King St. It will be an outdoor ceremony unless the weather is bad. In that case, the ceremony will move indoors. Refreshments will be served.
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Cause for Laughter: Healing pain through comedy
Bethel comedian Kate Carroll has recorded a video to raise money to build a home for her friend, who is raising two granddaughters. It’s a bawdy show for a good cause.