The 2010 Census April 1, 2010 is Census Day. Every ten years the U.S. Census Bureau conducts a constitutionally-mandated count of everyone living in the United States. This population count determines representation in Congress, boundaries for local legislative districts, and affects the distribution of $300 billion of federal funds each year. The 2010 Census is […]

Searching your family tree Who knows what you’ll find? Are you the sleuthing kind of person who can solve a mystery novel before reading the final chapter? If so, you might want to try your hand in solving the mysteries of genealogy, well known as “tracing your family tree.” My journey began in 1968, in […]

Gifts of faith for everyone By Gemma Osborne Divine Inspirations It’s amazing the different types of Bibles that are available. There are audio, Catholic, children’s, large print, church and ministry, devotional, family, student and other language Bibles, to name a few. To fully understand the depth of the different types of Bibles, you need to […]

By Linda Galway Freelance Writer More than 40 years ago, the phrase “Reading is Fundamental” brought to light the importance of reading to young children as well as the importance of reading as the cornerstone building block for everyday activities. Do you want to follow a recipe? Drive a car? Fill out an application? Balance […]

By Will Fessenden Maine, like much of the nation, has really taken to sites such as FaceBook and Myspace. As of early September, there were 376,000 Mainers on Facebook, and of those, 41,000 listed their age as being 17 or younger. In my professional life, I love the idea that social networking sites provide so […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A company that has two major wind-power projects in Maine and is looking at developing more was represented at a meeting in Washington hosted by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Energy Secretary Steven Chu. FirstWind CEO Paul Gaynor participated in the discussion at the White House on Tuesday. Gaynor says FirstWind’s been […]