http://waldo.villagesoup.com?source=rss Latest posts by The Republican Journal Editorial Board Wed, 22 May 2013 12:55:30 EDT Wed, 22 May 2013 12:55:30 EDT en-us Copyright 2011 Courier Publications, LLC http://waldo.villagesoup.com?source=rss http://waldo.villagesoup.com/p/rfd-maine-the-happy-list/1003430?source=rss In musing over column topics, the thought came to me to write a list of things that irritate me. But that seems a pretty common theme nowadays. Then it hit me. How about a list of things that make me happy? It’s so very easy to complain. Everyone does it. But how many of us take time to note things that make us happy? Not too many, I’m afraid. So let me present my list of nice things, my “happy list.” Most of ... http://waldo.villagesoup.com/p/rfd-maine-the-happy-list/1003430 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:47:00 EDT news@courierpublicationsllc.com (Tom Seymour) General Column http://waldo.villagesoup.com/p/administration-s-school-grading-system-is-flawed/1001227?source=rss As a state we must come together and support our students, teachers, and schools by challenging the letter grades our state’s current administration has assigned to our schools. These grades don’t accurately portray what is really happening in our schools. They are demeaning. They dismiss the time and hard work our educators invest in our children’s success, and they don’t properly recognize the hard work and ... http://waldo.villagesoup.com/p/administration-s-school-grading-system-is-flawed/1001227 Thu, 16 May 2013 10:01:00 EDT news@courierpublicationsllc.com (Representative Brian Jones) General Column