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Wednesday, April 20th, 2011, 11:44 pm in Style & Culture
in typical fashion, it’s a day late, but these videos will still send you to the stratosphere
By Jamie Dandreta

Over these last few installments of the_channel, I have used my best YouTube wisdom to share with you some epic gems, hopefully encouraging you to discover your own. But this time, it’s the day after the …


Wednesday, April 20th, 2011, 11:43 pm in Style & Culture
Do videos detract from live shows?
By Derrick Rossignol

As part of a contest the Foo Fighters have been holding, the band has been traveling around the country and playing short sets in fans’ garages. Their music was made in a garage, so why not …


Wednesday, April 20th, 2011, 10:48 pm in Opinion

The concept of home becomes progressively more discombobulated with age. The room occupied now will be left behind for another, more convenient space in a more favorable town and home, as a notion, will transfer with …


Wednesday, April 20th, 2011, 10:44 pm in Opinion
By Pete Christopher

Democrats across the nation have been watching with excitement as Donald Trump’s unconventional presidential bid unfolds. Their excitement level went through the roof Tuesday when The Donald came in first in a CNN opinion poll.
Conservative pundits …


Wednesday, April 20th, 2011, 10:43 pm in Opinion
By Ryanne Nason

In a sluggish economy that has many Americans struggling to find jobs, we must search for reason and resolution.
Leading the economic issue is corporate America and its general push to outsource jobs to countries like …


Wednesday, April 20th, 2011, 10:42 pm in Opinion
By David Fullerton

I’m writing this in response to an article entitled “Sugarloaf quality goes
downslope under Boyne,” written by Rob Stigile for April 18, 2011.
I’m not one to side with major corporations, but I feel compelled to voice
my opinion …


Wednesday, April 20th, 2011, 10:42 pm in Opinion
By Billy Kramer


Wednesday, April 20th, 2011, 10:41 pm in Opinion
By Robert Stigile

I don’t know about you, but my trips to Sugarloaf in Carrabassett Valley this year have been a little less sweet than they have in the past.
Maybe it has something to do with last summer’s fiery …


Wednesday, April 20th, 2011, 10:38 pm in Sports
Black Bears score 3 in first inning to take care of Division III Colby College; Albany await
By Jesse Scardina

It took only 33 games into the season, but the University of Maine baseball team finally welcomed Mahaney Diamond to some 2011 baseball, and did so with a victory.
The Black Bears took care of Division III …


Wednesday, April 20th, 2011, 10:35 pm in Sports
Ambulance carts several away
By Jesse Scardina

After a routine track meet at the University of New Hampshire, a large group of the University of Maine track and field team suffered a vicious stomach ailment, with multiple members carted away in a University …