Bangor Metro - March 2008

March 2008

Natural Instincts

Chandler Hendrix
As a child, Audubon's Judy Kellogg Markowsky was fascinated by nature. Today she's still helping nature lovers of all ages learn the secrets of the forest.

Lit Majors

Writers and readers met to celebrate the written word and raise scholarship dollars, too.

Canine Comfort

Melanie Brooks
Pharmaceuticals can help many things. Surgery can fix a lot. But sometimes the love of a loyal animal is the best medicine of all.

Straw Fun House

Craig Idlebrook
These Franklin homeowners used old-fashioned straw-bale insulation to keep their house warm. . .and kitchy '50s treasures to make it cool.

The Quest for Core Truth

Mike Woelflein
University of Maine professor Paul Mayewski is using the chemistry of Antarctica's ice cores to find man's fingerprint on recent climate changes. His conclusions have implications far north of the south pole.

Busing It

Henry Garfield
Two-car families: Want to save nearly $7000 this year? Turn in one of your cars for a bus pass. Here's how.

Visual Jazz

Annaliese Jakimides
How do you turn color and emotion into dynamic music for the eye? Ask artist Abby Shahn.

Good Kid Food

Craig Idlebrook
Food service director Linda Mailhot is out to get Mount Desert Island Elementary School kids eating better, one cafeteria tray at a time.

Earl Hornswaggle: Pamola Park

Mark Ricketts
That ol' Earl is up to no good again...

Perspectives: John Paul Caponigro

John Paul Caponigro

Soapbox Derby: Inspirations

Scott K Fish and Sean Faircloth
Mentors come in all political persuasions. Margaret Thatcher was a mentor to John Major. FDR was a mentor to LBJ. Ever wonder how the Soapbox boys got the fever? We asked them this month.

Drinking the Green Kool-Aid

Jon Reisman
What does "green" really mean? To this member of the environmental right, Maine's green agenda is as economically potable as Jim Jones' kool-aid.

March Madness

Brad Eden
Winter making you outdoor sports enthusiasts stir-crazy? Here are some suggestions for making it through to mud season.

Snow Day Owl

Todd Nelson
The wise owl knew a snow day was coming. Or did he bring it?

County Hold

Annaliese Jakimides
When kindness triumphed over wrestling rivalries, we all won.