Archive for April, 2009
Margaret Gould Wescott doesn’t say she was laid off. She says she was fired.
“I’m an old union girl. All these euphemism words that come from downsized, laid off, those take the person out of it. I …
Katie Bradley jammed on ukulele, djembe and acoustic guitar to take home a $500 gift certificate to Mark’s Music in Brewer on Tuesday night, the winner of the semester-long acoustic competition. She competed against Solo featuring …
When the illustrious Russell Crowe says, “Nah dawg, I ain’t frontin’” in a movie, you know you’re in for a treat; in this case, the twisty-turny thriller, “State of Play.” The film is a standout in …
So far, this column has mainly dealt with new music. But there are so many new artists in so many different genres these days that sometimes we forget to go back and listen to the music …
“I saw the execution of my tomorrow, saw it and bowed
in the theater of hellfire; the inferno is now.
I am lost again. I lean against the purgatory gates.
To ease my suffering, you’re offering to unlock my …
With the weather heating up, the University of Maine is looking for some big performances to cap off the season in the coming weeks. This past weekend, the Black Bears headed to the College of the …
Coming into this weekend’s home series, the University of Maine baseball team has won six straight games, seven of their first eight conference games and sits in sole possession of first place in America East. Hitting …
According to an article published April 6 in “Runner’s World” magazine, only 10 percent of Americans who complete a marathon each year meet the strict age and gender graded qualifying standards set by the Boston Marathon …
Pretend you’re the head coach of a high school basketball team. What is the last possible thing that you can ever imagine getting fired for? Probably winning, right? Well, that’s the reason that a Texas high …
As I listened to Jack Edwards ramble about Boston history at the end of the Bruins’ game three win on Monday, I could not help but think about the past. As far back as I can …
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