Bangor Metro - September 2008

September 2008

Beyond the Bell Tower

Mike Woelflein
Bangor’s Husson College will officially become Husson University in October. But President Bill Beardsley is more focused on the students Husson is here for. They’re probably closer to home than you realize.

Dam Excuses

Normand Laberge
Tidal power is one of the cleanest, most reliable energy sources in the world. Eastport has some of the highest tides on the planet. What’s standing in the way of turning on the tidal power button soon? One three-letter word: Dam.

Earl Hornswaggle

Mark Ricketts

Educating Fido

Brad Eden
Start your puppy off with these training fundamentals and enjoy a well-behaved pooch for life.

Global Principal

Henry Garfield
When Washington County’s school-aged population declined, Judson McBrine and his school board decided to comb the world for students. That decision has turned Washington Academy into a diverse, thriving private high school—with a globe-trotting head of school.

Katz's Eye

Annaliese Jakimides
For 57 summers, Alex Katz has used the “richer light” of Lincolnville to conjure up many of the pieces in his huge body of work: many eerily quiet, some passive-aggressive, all itchingly intriguing. Here is a glimpse through the eyes of the master.

Northern Brights

Henry Garfield
Gather smart, motivated students led by creative, dedicated educators, tuck them away on a rural planet called the Maine School of Science and Mathematics, and you get learning results that are nothing short of stellar.

Perspectives - Sarah Sorg

Photographs by Sarah Sorg

Simmer Time

Annaliese Jakimides
New kitchen tools can alter our dinner plans, but they can't uncook the past.

Soapbox Derby: The Fairness Doctrine

Scott K Fish and Sean Faircloth
The Fairness Doctrine was a 1949 FCC regulation requiring broadcast licensees to present controversial issues of public importance in a manner deemed by the FCC to be honest, equitable, and balanced. It was withdrawn in 1987; some politicians and activists are pushing for its revival.

So Green, It's Silver

Brenda Pierce
The Student Recreation and Fitness Center at the University of Maine is more than a campus hub and a visual wow. The green self-sustaining facility recently earned the Silver Level of LEED certification.

Uncommon Fare

Craig Idlebrook
One vital engine behind MOFGA’s Common Ground Country Fair is its team of volunteers. Barbara MacLennan and her crew stoke that engine with plates and bowls full of tasty, organic chow.

Young in Autumn

Craig Idlebrook
Maine has a lot of smart, active, giving citizens in their golden years. Here’s how some of your neighbors are keeping their zip.