A string of serious slope-side accidents over the past few winters leads us to believe Maine ski areas need to do more to better communicate with their paying customers and the public at large about the safety of their sport. Much like the daily trail report that highlights what trails are open and current snow […]
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Short takes on the week’s news
Cheers to Mountain Valley High School Assistant Principal Chris Decker of Turner, named one of the top three assistant principals in Maine. Decker, who has been at the Rumford school for five years, is a career educator who has worked with elementary, middle school and high school students in Rumford and in the Turner area […]
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Short takes on the week’s news
Cheers to Mountain Valley High School Assistant Principal Chris Decker of Turner, named one of the top three assistant principals in Maine. Decker, who has been at the Rumford school for five years, is a career educator who has worked with elementary, middle school and high school students in Rumford and in the Turner area […]
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Levesque claim against library is unfair, untrue
Jason Levesque launched his campaign challenging Rep. Michael Michaud for the 2nd Congressional District seat in Auburn last week with smiles and handshakes all around. Days later, Levesque posted a serious accusation on his Facebook page, claiming a “very liberal” member of the Auburn Public Library’s board of directors improperly canceled Levesque’s Tuesday campaign appearance […]
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Levesque campaign positioned on a falsehood
Jason Levesque launched his campaign challenging Rep. Michael Michaud for the 2nd Congressional District seat in Auburn last week with smiles and handshakes all around. Days later, Levesque posted a serious accusation on his Facebook page, claiming a “very liberal” member of the Auburn Public Library’s board of directors improperly canceled Levesque’s Tuesday campaign appearance […]
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Electronic media are no substitute for real life
Five years ago, authors of a Kaiser Family Foundation study predicted that the use of electronic media by children could not grow much further. After all, they figured, there are only so many hours in a day. Boy, were they wrong. The latest version of the study came up with a stunner — young people […]
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Electronic media are no substitute for real life
Five years ago, authors of a Kaiser Family Foundation study predicted that the use of electronic media by children could not grow much further. After all, they figured, there are only so many hours in a day. Boy, were they wrong. The latest version of the study came up with a stunner — young people […]
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NPSW board move stinks of a power grab
Every town needs a Janet Jamison. Someone who will push, prod, provoke and just plain pester the good graces out of town officials. No one has to like these people. But we do need to respect their standing as involved citizens. Jamison is what you might call a proud political activist in Paris. When she […]
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Paris needs action
The board of remaining selectmen in Paris must do voters a favor and call a special meeting to take visible, formal action on Selectman Troy Ripley’s resignation. It’ll take five minutes, and would clear confusion before next week’s elections to recall Ripley and three other selectmen. Ripley submitted a brief letter of resignation to the […]
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Paris needs action
The board of remaining selectmen in Paris must do voters a favor and call a special meeting to take visible, formal action on Selectman Troy Ripley’s resignation. It’ll take five minutes, and would clear confusion before next week’s elections to recall Ripley and three other selectmen. Ripley submitted a brief letter of resignation to the […]