• Artist of the Month: Jerry Uelsmann

    By Connie Clarkson As many artists know, the world is always changing, there are so many different forms of artbeing created, photography, graphic design, film, and painting are just a few of the commonforms. This leads me to think about American photographer, Jerry Uelsmann, Uelsmann makesbeautiful compositions using film negatives and darkroom techniques. These surrealistscompositions… Read more

  • The Reach of Ruth

    By Krista Nadeau By Supreme Court of the United States – Supreme Court of the United States (Source 2), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=55329542 My mother showed me how to never back down—she had the same type of influence, to a lesser but equally commanding way, that Ruth Bader Ginsburg has had on countless people across the… Read more

  • Mind over Matter: An introduction from the Managing Editor

    by Managing Editor, Tim Randall The Southern Maine Community College newspaper, The Beacon has been in operation for more than 35 years before becoming a college credit course. The Beacon began as a club – an extracurricular activity for students to cover stories on or off their campus and give them hands on experience in… Read more

  • Lessons from Grief

    By Krista Nadeau “We feel the world has changed and it has. We know this is temporary, but it doesn’t feel that way, and we realize things will be different… This is hitting us and we’re grieving. Collectively. We are not used to this kind of collective grief in the air.” David Kessler, author, public… Read more

  • Pandemic Positives

    By Alexandra Griffin   Photo by Alayna Baldwin Dagnese. A lesson with kids and horses    Right now the pandemic is a subject that no one wants to bring up, and we might all wish that the pandemic never happened. But we can’t just change something because we want to; that’s not how it works. Granted,… Read more

  • Superstars of the Streets

    by Bretton Niles Harris Above: “Old Port Alleyway” I stowed the Polaroids I’d just taken down by Casco Ferry and decided to cruise down Commercial Street looking for an inviting establishment to have a drink. Passing DeMillo’s, I spotted an open spot on the corner and gently slid the car into park. Walking up the… Read more