Bangor, Maine

In 1996, the United States was struggling with the Iraq Disarmament Crisis, as Iraq continued to deny inspectors access to a multiple of sites. The U.S. fails in its attempt to build military support to investigate Iraq and aid the United Nations Council. From this event many people seen flaws in the department of defense and decided they wanted a reform in the chain of command. Many believed that the department of defense needed a lot of changes since it was created in 1947. William Cohen decided

Auburn Schools: Moving in the Right Direction In 2011, ten years after Maine began issuing laptops to all seventh graders, the Auburn School System launched an initiative to provide an iPad 2 for each of its students entering kindergarten. At a cost of roughly $200,000- representing a 5% increase in the school budget (Opinions Divided…) some taxpayers were less than pleased- calling it a complete waste of money. But in Auburn- and schools around the country- trends are emerging and showing the iPad

When you think of the word "drug" what comes to mind? Probably marijuana, cocaine, lsd, prescriptions but what about bath salts? When I first heard stories about people on bath salts my reaction was you have to be kidding right, but no first popping onto the radar of the DEA and poison control in 2010, this product is causing quite a stir in the United States. Mark Ryan from the LA poison control says in an interview on the Dr. Oz television show "that he has never seen a drug that has caused the

Throughout the novel Orphan Train, there is the reoccurring importance of names for characters. Niamh receives a total of three different names in her lifetime, each name representing a different persona. Niamh is naïve and acts her age, Dorothy experiences hardships and is forced to suppress her emotions, Vivian is identified as the Neilson’s child and has a more stable home life. On the other hand, Molly has a significant name to her culture that helps her to relate to her culture with the events

Kenneth Denicola Professor Phelan English 102 6 June 2018 The King Of Horror Stephen King Stephen King is known to be one of the best horror writers out there. Born in Portland Maine Stephen King was raised by a single mother named Nellie Ruth. Stephens father Donald Edwin disappeared one night after saying he was stepping out for cigarettes then never return home. So Stephen never saw his father again and him and his mother were on their own. After the father abandon them they decided to move

I may be an elected senator for the great state of Maine, but one of the best experiences in my life was simply growing up in Hancock county on the edges of Acadia National Park. I would venture into Bar Harbor sometimes to watch the fisherman bring in the day’s findings and see how excited the tourists were to go whale watching. Just walking around, people watching as I liked to do, I learned a lot about our states industries and what made the economy thrive, the other crazy, lucky inhabitants of

Often we hear that Maine can be broken up into two separate bodies based on terms of socioeconomic status, urban vs. rural, or even North vs. South. Maine is a diverse state, and the idea that there are, “Two Maines,” is a plausible theory that can be applied based on these terms. Based on urban-rural division, the state could be divided in two, with the counties who have coast line, including Androscoggin, and Kennebec rely heavily on their fishing industries and tourism for their economy. The Northern

borders, Maine is comprised of small, quaint towns who survive mainly because of the abundance of small, hardworking, local businesses. These businesses most typically consist of family owned and operated restaurants, gas stations, and inns, but can be stretched to include dealerships of all sorts as well. Though these businesses work tirelessly to thrive, they possess a demand for customers outside of just local residents. Fortunately, Maine’s whether conditions are generous enough to bless Maine with

ackground Governor LePage’s administration and the Maine State Legislature have been in gridlock for many months over the proposed two-year state budget beginning July 1. Maine faces the real possibility of a state government shutdown at the end of the fiscal year if that a budget agreement is not reached June 30th. The most recent state government shutdown lasting 16 days occurred in 1991 when then Gov. John McKernan failed to reach an agreement with the state legislature about workers compensation

The health of the United States has been declining in recent years. More individuals are suffering from health issues such as obesity and high cholesterol. This is particularly true of Know County in Maine. There are many health concerns in Know County. In order to address these problems a community program called ACHIEVE reached out to the YMCA to help improve the health of the area. In order to assess the success of this program it is important to understand the area in which it is implemented