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  • A Boston Resident on life in Maine

    04/25/2009 11:26:54 AM PDT · by mainestategop · 9 replies · 738+ views
    Mainestategop ^ | Mainestategop
    The following came from a blog called sperlings best places concerning a person who moved from Boston Taxachewsets to the communist dictatorship of Maine. Well... Get a load of what he had to say...The cost of living in Maine is very high. I moved to Biddeford from Boston so we could afford to buy our first home. We had just had a baby and felt it was important to ground the baby in a more permanent home environment and to build a life for her. We had a time constraint of finding and moving into home within a 2 month...
  • Parents Ponder Four-Day (School) Week

    01/29/2009 10:22:33 AM PST · by fight_truth_decay · 14 replies · 680+ views
    The Beaverton Valley Times ^ | Jan 29, 2009 | David Holley
    Parents tackled a tough issue at a community forum Jan. 22: the possibility of adjusting their routine. The Beaverton (OR) School District’s three schedule change proposals could mean a drastic change or slight adjustment for families with children if one of the ideas were implemented. A change to the district’s schedule won’t happen for at least a year, if not two. Parents who attended the forum, meant to garner feedback about three proposals that could change the district’s school year schedule, held drastically opposing views. A 10-month school year makes shorter summer vacations, lessening the gap between school years during...