University of Southern Maine News

By ERIC GORSKI AMES, Iowa - The sign is propped on a wooden chair, inviting all comers: 'Ask an Atheist.'Whenever a student gets within a few feet, Anastasia Bodnar waves and smiles, trying to make a good first impression before eyes drift down to a word many Americans rank with socialist .Bodnar is the happy face of atheism at Iowa State ...

If something terrible happens at your home or business, William Ashland says he has you covered.

Loren Coleman on November 17th, 2009 Due to a benefit on behalf of the International Cryptozoology Museum, organized by volunteer coordinator Jeff Meuse, at Ricetta's on Tuesday, November 17, 2009, the museum itself will be closing at 3:30 pm, so I and the docents may attend that event.

How safe are Mainers when it comes to gun crime in their home state? Very safe, according to studies and crime statistics compilations.

A bright light seen in the skies over the Midcoast Nov. 13 may have been caused by a meteor shower taking place as the Earth passes through a trail left by a comet, according to Edward Gleason, manager of the Southworth Planetarium at the University of Southern Maine in Portland.

Pardoning has gotten a bad name, and a recent visitor to Maine hopes to do something about it.

Expert says the State could put its decentralised system to good use to promote algae farming for empowering women Ira A. Levine Thiruvananthapuram: Back in 1975, when Ira A. Levine decided to give up medical education to indulge in his favourite sport, rugby, he had no idea of what he would end up studying.

This lot offers privacy with the convenience of being only minutes from Rockland.

READ GWI'S filing asking a judge to rule on its dispute with FairPoint. A long-running court dispute involving FairPoint Communications and Great Works Internet of Biddeford is coming to a head, with FairPoint threatening to pull the plug on some of Great Works' key business circuits if it doesn't pay $3 million by Dec.

Laura Reynolds , the young wife of a schoolmaster at a New England boys' boarding school in the '50s, has been advised about her proper role there: "Interested bystander." She should offer a friendly ear to the boys who board in her house, without involving herself in their lives, and should certainly avoid any emotional attachments.

Gary and Doris Demers of Berwick are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Tammy Demers, to Joshua Schlesinger, son of Dave and Betsy Schlesinger of Ithaca, N.Y. Miss Demers graduated from the University of southern Maine and is currently a news anchor/producer with Portland Radio Group.

I am writing with concern about the front page article, "Felon keeps hand out," about the homeless man who comes to Auburn to panhandle.

Hours after Mainers approved a people's veto to repeal the state's same-sex marriage law, leaders of the campaign that tried to prevent the repeal vowed not to quit what they called a civil rights struggle.

Police in Portland are looking for the man they say robbed the Key Bank branch at 400 Forest Avenue on Tuesday.

Supporters of the Protect Maine Equality campaign hold signs prior to a debate on referendum Question 1, the proposal to rescind the Legislature's approval of same-sex marriage, Wednesday, Oct.

A Maine economist is giving a good news-bad news report to state lawmakers. Charles Colgan told the Appropriations Committee on Monday that the good news is that the worst of the recession is over.

Supporters of the Protect Maine Equality campaign hold signs prior to a debate on referendum Question 1, the proposal to rescind the Legislature's approval of same-sex marriage on Wednesday at the University of Southern Maine in Portland, Maine.

Saint Michael's College BURLINGTON, VT. - Two area residents recently began their first year at Saint Michael's College.

ROCKPORT : On Friday, Nov. 6, when the curtain rises on "Honk!", Camden Hills Regional High School's 2009 musical, theatergoers will enter a world populated by geese, swans, turkeys and cats.

A supporter and an opponent of same-sex marriage made their respective cases on live television Wednesday, less than a week before a statewide referendum on whether to allow gay marriage in Maine.