Hints for Current Events quiz

Busted and fined: Giving the finger after getting "caught up in the excitement of a great day."

Even lobster fishermen think green in Maine! Read about the trading of float ropes in Ellsworth.

A new lunar discovery: Is living on the moon becoming more and more reachable? Watch this.




A step towards the shutdown of Gitmo, or a threat to national security? Read and watch the video about the controversy behind the prosecution of some of the alleged conspirators of the 9/11 attacks.

**Image: Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, one of the conspirators being tried

Image retrieved 17 November 2009 from http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/14/us/14terror.html

Read the Maine Campus article about the ongoing layoffs at UMaine, one case being that of Mr. Loredo.

Read about the deadly crash that happened Friday.

Friendly friction: President Obama discusses the economy, trade, the Internet, and Iran in China. Read and watch about it.

The winding road of health care reform: Where's it at now? Read about it, and use interactive graphics that supplement the article.

School board/ local govt. committee meetings

http://www.bangorschools.net/assets/SC_Meetings_2009.pdf --> Bangor area
http://www.breweredu.org/content/307/Meetings_0910/ --> Brewer area
http://www.maine.gov/portal/government/calendar.shtml --> public governmental meetings for the whole of Maine

Useful (and more general) resources for the nearby communities:
Orono town website
Bangor city website
Brewer city website
Local government of Maine: Penobscot (You can specify cities and towns, and find official websites, etc.)

Hints for the Current Events Quiz!

A historic rendezvous for a historic event! (I didn't even know Gorbachev was alive!) Watch this video.



A benchmark legislation was (barely) passed by the House of Representatives last Saturday. Read about it, and about the decisions Maine's Congressional representatives reached about this legislation. The ragged road does not end right yet, though...

Read CNN and NYT articles, and find out what happened in a Texan army base, last Thursday.

When will the US economy and labor force see light at the other end of the tunnel? Read about the current situation of the job(less) market...

Get acquainted with your future student representative; check Maine Campus for information on the UMaine student govt. presidential/ vice presidential candidates and their debate, which took place last Thursday.



Read about the war that the Aussie media tycoon--also the chairman and chief executive of News Corporation--is waging against Google!

RESOURCE FOR THE COURT BEAT & some other info regarding assignments

http://www.courtreference.com/Penobscot-County-Maine-Courts.htm

This should help you locate local courts, their hours, and phone numbers. You must call these courts or contact them in other ways to obtain info on open sessions.

YES, BE PREPARED TO CALL THEM OR GO TO THESE COURTS TO GET INFO ON COURT SESSIONS, IN CASE YOU CAN'T EMAIL THEM!!

The assignment is due on the 20th of November on our syllabus, but since we are one class behind, make that the 23rd.

Additionally, the police beat is due on the 13th, rather than the 11th of November(the 11th is the deadline strictly according to the syllabus).

By the time we get to the sports beat, we would have caught up with the syllabus, so no extended deadline for the sports beat!

LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD AND GOVERNMENT MEETINGS ARE HARD TO FIND! Start looking now, because "I couldn't find any to attend" will not be a legitimate excuse. (Yes, I am heartless.)

If you need help or have questions, come talk to me.