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 […]
Mind over Matter: An introduction from the Managing Editor
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Another World
By Clayton Hoyle It’s hard to think that there could be any good in what our world and communities have been so unexpectedly faced with in the past six months. Even though […]
The Adventures of COVID in Childcare
Photo taken by Samantha Jacobs, showing how Jenny, preschool teacher, practices COVID protocols, six feet apart and wearing masks. By Samantha Jacobs It was seven in the morning, when I walked through […]
A Spiritual Silver Lining
By Connie Clarkson “With our thoughts; we make the world.” Buddha I remember thinking to myself, “This year is gonna be a rough one.” When the pandemic first started, the lines at […]
Working from Home in a Pandemic: A Boon for Disabled People
By Anna Lise When I first started college, I discovered my passion for American Sign Language. During my first class, I met my friend Nicole who has Cerebral Palsy. She uses Lofstrand […]
Poetic License
Leviathan (For the death of Enlightenment) by Liam Woodworth-Cook I missed the memo, where to sign to be under the body of Christ: We the holy people, shall be governed. This […]
Conversations with Chris Jordan
by Ayreal Ziegler Only a friend on social media? We’ve all done it. Added someone whom we didn’t know well or followed some celebrity we had little chance of actually connecting with. […]
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