Why it's on the front page
May 12, 2008
Our city editors argued; you decide who's right
We had a competitive, fun exchange between two key editors at Monday's front-page meeting. We hold this meeting each day at 3:30 p.m. to decide what's likely to go on the front pages the next day.
George Myers, city editor at the Morning Sentinel, said a photo by David Leaming of a man catching alewives near the Fort Halifax Dam in Winslow would be "the best photo in either paper tomorrow."
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May 01, 2008
Are small public schools an endangered species?
You'll find out this Sunday.
Morning Sentinel reporter Alan Crowell has been working on a story about how declining student populations in some of central and western Maine's smallest towns are forcing major changes.
In some cases, programs like Head Start are affected. Students from different grades sit in the same classrooms with the same teacher.
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Are small public schools an endangered species?
You'll find out this Sunday.
Morning Sentinel reporter Alan Crowell has been working on a story about how declining student populations in some of central and western Maine's smallest towns are forcing major changes.
In some cases, programs like Head Start are affected. Students from different grades sit in the same classrooms with the same teacher.
Continue reading "Are small public schools an endangered species?"