Bangor Metro - December 2007

December 2007

Extra Credit Opportunity

Opportunity Maine Initiative proponents decided the best way to plug Maine's "brain drain" was with a large tax credit.

Top Shelf Librarian

Henry Garfield
After 16 years, Bangor Public Library director Barbara McDade is still finding new ways to rekindle the city's love affair with books.

Loving Home

Henry Garfield
In social services speak, Downeast Horizons provides residential facilities for individuals with special needs. To clients, it's simply the home they love.

Marking Time

Sheila Grant
A group of emerging leaders were so proud of their country's heritage, they decided to create a permanent tourist's road trip.

Cross-country Cousins

Henry Garfield
Maine and the Canadian Maritimes are alike in many ways. Many of us have family on one or both sides of the border. Here's why we "cousins" are visiting more often...and what it would take to get cross-country commerce really rolling.

Scoring Coach Blodgett

Hal Wheeler
Women's basketball phenomenon Cindy Blodgett is back at UMaine, this time as Head Coach. She's meeting high expectations the way she always has: full speed ahead.

Weaving a Life

Annaliese Jakimides
For nearly 70 years, Clara Neptune Keezer has quietly worked strips of ash and braded sweetgrass into a beautiful, textured heritage.

Let Them Eat Pie

Meridith Paterson
Milton Legassie was one of 15 children and literally cooked for an army. No wonder he's able to keep half the County in pastries, fudge, and pie.

Earl Hornswaggle: Holiday Spirit

Mark Ricketts
Ol' Earl's been hittin' the sauce a little hard this holiday season.

Perspectives: George Daniel

George Daniel

Soapbox Derby: Tracking

Sean Faircloth and Scott K Fish
This summer U.S. Senator Susan Collins was videotaped by a cameraman paid to "track" all her public appearances. Collins' office issued an open letter to Tom Allen, asking that this practice be stopped. Is tracking simply research? Is it stalking? Something in between?

Flipping the Bull

Brad Eden
Getting a trophy moose is still a thrill and a privilege, but it doesn't come without cost.

Sylvie's Box

Annaliese Jakimides
Buy books. Give them away. The world needs more bibliophiles.