The SMCC Beacon

by Connie Clarkson Let’s talk about death. You’ve probably heard that death is not the end or is the beginning of something larger than ourselves, in some form most of us believe that. Given that we’ve just come off the month of October, a month we dedicate to the notion of death, pumpkins, candy, scary… Read more

By Sam Jacobs The current health crisis has taken lives, strained relationships, and even challenged our beliefs. In addition, the Coronavirus has taken a toll on our wallets and pocketbooks. Many american bank accounts are struggling to stay alive.   Alexis Reynolds, a former student at Southern Maine Community College, was working at Smitty’s, the… Read more

by Anna DesLauriers While things like medication, eating well, and exercising are known for helping to maintain or improve our general health, Eastern practices have been around for many years and have many benefits. Meditation and yoga have become popular in Western culture, but crystals and herbs can help our health as well. Each crystal… Read more

by Krista Nadeau  Breathlessness, racing heart, sweaty palms— it was a heart attack, for sure. After a call to 911, the ambulance came. Dean, the EMT, was very calm. I left my house on a stretcher heading for the hospital.  “I think I’m okay now,” I said, halfway to Maine Medical Center.  “We have to… Read more

by Krista Nadeau  Life has been perfect. That is something very few, if any, people can say. Life certainly doesn’t always go as planned, but it does equip us with many feelings as we navigate its meandering journey. Happiness, sadness, anger, joy, frustration, grief… and on and on the list goes. Sometimes, response to these… Read more

Story & Photo by Krista Nadeau  One of the keys to good health is good food. The question is whether we have access to this good food—most will say they do if they eat vegetables and fruits. But our food is not the same nutritionally as it was even a decade ago. By the time… Read more