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National Poetry Month Spotlight: #3
Welcome back to another week of The Beacon celebrating National Poetry Month! This reporter is happy to share a favorite from a true New Englander, Robert Frost. Below is his piece “After Apple-Picking.” I found this poem to be so enlightening due to the shift of weather! Happy Spring, and stay tuned later this week… Read more
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New Bill could relieve Maine Nurses
Maine nurses are backing the Maine Quality Care Act, which is on its way to the House awaiting approval. The bill (LD 1639), passed on March 27th by the Maine Senate, will limit the number of patients that nurses are required to care for during their shifts. The amendment seeks to relieve the taskwork of… Read more
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Voices in the Fog
Story and photo by Joe Dehler It was 5:00 pm on a Tuesday. I was late for an Environmental Activist meeting that I was supposed to be covering for the SMCC Beacon. When I reached the conference room the lights were off. I knocked and entered. Nobody. I suppose that goes to show the commitment-… Read more
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Jobs for Maine Graduates Helps Hundreds of SMCC Students
Jobs for Maine Graduates (JMG) is an organization dedicated to supporting college students that are struggling in any way to succeed in school and get employment after college. Established in 1993, JMG helps about 12,000 students per year in the state of Maine have a better future. Their great work caught the attention of the… Read more
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Wickie of Week #3
Photo and Interview by Joe Dehler What is your job at SMCC and how long have you worked here? I’m an evening cook Monday through Friday. I’ve been here for two years. What brought you to SMCC? Cooking was one of the three adult skills I had when I left my house. I think everybody… Read more
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National Poetry Month: Spotlight #2
Welcome back! We’re here for a second week of celebrating National Poetry Month here at The Beacon, and this highlighted post comes from English Dept. Chair Kevin Sweeney. Kevin is working endlessly with other staff members across all departments to spread poems each week to celebrate, mostly per staff request. Here is Kevin’s first piece… Read more
