Maine

Many award-winning children's authors have chosen Maine as the settings for their books, perhaps because of the rugged coastline, the ocean mystique, or because of the no-nonsense characters who live here. For example, Robert McCloskey (2003) was born and grew up in Ohio and was educated in Boston at the Vesper ...

Maine's stalled economy is resulting in the loss of more and more of the State's young people, as recent college graduates decide to leave Maine for more lucrative opportunities in other areas of the country.

The Maine legislature, like many other state legislatures, decided that they should have the same equal protection as any other Maine citizen. In March 2005, Maine's legislature voted to end discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in areas of housing, employment, credit, accommodations, and education.

p>The economy of Maine has taken a beating in recent years with the closing of many manufacturing enterprises—shoe factories, textile mills, paper mills. The list seems to go on and on. People once earning a living wage with health insurance coverage are now forced to either relocate or accept a lower ...

In previous months, we have learned about famous Maine artists, authors, and politicians. This month we will learn about an incredible Maine athlete, Joan Benoit Samuelson, who has equally inspired Maine’s young people to compete, to excel, and to dream.

In previous months, we have explored Maine authors like Kenneth Roberts and Mary Ellen Chase. Well, one of Chase’s contemporaries, and a woman ahead of her time, was Sara Orne Jewett. Like many of the other inspirational women of her time, Jewett did not resign herself to the traditional female role ...

Governor John Baldacci of Maine was born in Bangor, Maine on January 30, 1955. Baldacci was first elected to public office in 1978, when he became a member of the Bangor City Council. In 1982 he was elected to the Maine Senate and in 1994, Baldacci went to Washington to represent ...

In prior months I have included articles on fine artists like Winslow Homer and Andrew Wyeth—artists who captured the essence of Maine in their paintings. This month I would like to focus on a photographer who has likewise made significant artistic contributions. Terrell S. Lester, though not a native-born Mainer, has ...

There are many noteworthy Maine people throughout history who have succeeded in creative occupations: writers, directors, and artists. One of the recent success stories is celebrity Liv Tyler. Tyler is a famous actress and native-born Mainer, whose show-business roots led her into a career on the big screen.

On November 2, 2004, Mike Michaud was re-elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from the second congressional district of Maine. This is Michaud’s second term in the U.S. House of Representatives, though he represented the people of Maine for many years in both the Maine legislature and the Maine Senate. ...