Ray Routhier does everybody’s job. Really. He’s a Portland Press Herald staff writer who does unusal jobs found in Maine and then writes about them. Here’s the link to the story he wrote about learning to be an “ice technician.” He got to drive a Zamboni. Sweet!
Maine at Work: Skirting the boards might be easiest part | Portland Press Herald.
Today’s DownEast.com trivia question asks:
How much of Maine’s land area is covered with forest?
Answer
Ninety percent, 17.7 million acres, the most of any state. (www.forest.umaine.edu)
When it says “the most of any state,” I’m guessing that’s by percentage.
Below are links to news stories and commentary in Maine newspapers from the past day or so.
More troops, aid reaching Haiti
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=309852&ac=PHnws
Disaster draws attention to Mainers’ ties with Haiti
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=309743&ac=PHnws
Konbit Sante builds on background of trust
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=309819&ac=PHnws
MaineToday Media’s team in Haiti
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=309797&ac=PHnws
MLK breakfast focuses on Haiti
http://updates.pressherald.mainetoday.com/updates/mlk-breakfast-focuses-on-haiti
Eddington woman back home, tells of chaos in Haiti
It’s probably far too late to pass these along, but here you go anyway. Below are links to information on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Maine.
Mainers mark MLK Day with events across state
