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Lisa DeSisto, CEO and Publisher for MaineToday
By A.S. Kinsman This morning members of SMCC’s The Beacon were treated to the privilege of being in the company of “Eggs & Issues”. Eggs & Issues is the Portland Community Chamber of Commerce’s monthly business forum where the community gathers to discuss business issues of the day, according to the official website. At this particular meeting,… Read more
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Eggs and Issues
By Jennifer Lague Have you ever wanted to be a journalist? If you do there is a woman who you should know about. Her name is Lisa DeSisto and she is the CEO and Publisher for Maine Today Media, Inc. She spoke at the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Eggs and Issues forum onApril 9th… Read more
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The Science Watchroom: The Big Bang Theory: Beyond the Sitcom
By Jason Glynn As existentialist thinking beings we have long pondered things such as: where did we come from and why are we here? Well, we are now closer to explaining that. The Big Bang Theory just had a breakthrough. No, not the TV show, I’m talking about the real theory proposed by Georges Lemaître.… Read more
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SMCC Lands In Guatemala
By Tiffany Crockett Surfing waves in Cancun, sleeping in every day, having a show marathon were not at all part of my spring break, instead working alongside one of the poorest villages in Guatemala was what my “break” consisted of. It was hard, heart breaking and eye opening, smelly and one of the most beautiful… Read more
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Examining Determinism and Free Will
By Dennis Fairweather I grew up in a really dysfunctional household with lots of drugs and violence around me. My father went to prison for 10 years for guns, and drugs, andmy mother got busted selling cocaine as well. She got out when I was 6 and began raising me again. I had become a… Read more
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Crime 101 and Beyond
By Kyle Scholes With the numerous crimes capable of being committed, ranging from arson to speeding, it would not be efficient to send officers equipped with only the most basic of tools; a baton, hand-gun, mace, etc. That is why since at least the nineteen hundreds scientists and manufacturers alike have been coming… Read more
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