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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PublishedJune 22, 2021
Current Events/ Town Meeting
During the spring months a lot of towns hold Town Meeting. This is a meeting that usually happens once a year when all the people who live in the town and pay taxes are asked to come together to vote on how the town will operate in the next year. Town Meeting serves many of […]
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PublishedJune 21, 2021
Do you have room in your heart?
Do you know that comfortable feeling you get when you slip into a pair of old jeans? That’s the feeling you will have when you meet Blue Jeans. This sweetie is playful and lovable. It is difficult to ignore his cute, brown nose when he pops to the front of his kennel to say hello. […]
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PublishedJune 16, 2021
How do they say that in…
English – Father’s Day French – Fête des pères Spanish – Dia del padre German – Vatertag Italian – Festa del papà Chinese – Fùqīn jié 父亲节
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PublishedJune 16, 2021
Word of the Week
Sacrifice An act of giving up something especially for the sake of someone or something else– for the sake of helping others. Parents often sacrifice what they want to do what their children need.
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PublishedJune 15, 2021
Current Events/ Father’s Day
Father’s Day is a holiday that honors fathers. It is celebrated in more than 50 countries around the world. In the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and many other countries, Father’s Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in June. In Australia, it is observed on the first Sunday in September. In Roman Catholic […]
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PublishedJune 8, 2021
Current events/Government
As long as people have lived together in communities there have been governments to rule those communities. Types of Government Long before there were governments ruled by kings, queens, presidents, and dictators, early peoples organized themselves into tribes. Tribes organized their power around family. Leaders guarded the customs of the group and recorded its history […]
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PublishedJune 8, 2021
Word of the week
Government That which has the control and direction of public business (as of a city or a nation). In the United States the President is the head of government for the country but in Maine it is the Governor who is the head of government for the state.
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PublishedJune 8, 2021
How do they say that in…
English – Government French – Gouvernement Spanish – Gobierno German – Regierung Italian – Governo Chinese – Zhèngfǔ 政府
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PublishedJune 3, 2021
How do they say that in
English – discrimination Spanish – discriminación French – discrimination German – Diskriminierung Italian – discriminazione Arabic – altamyiiz التمييز
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PublishedJune 3, 2021
Word of the week
Discrimination The practice of unfairly treating a person or group differently from other people or groups of people. Sometimes people discriminate against others who are different from them.
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