Career-Oriented Education vs. the Liberal Arts
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Do You Speak Eastport?
A town teaches itself to talk positive.
Who Are You Calling a Vocational School? In Defense of Maine Maritime
In Defense of Maine Maritime
An Educational Surprise From Down East: The Maine Maritime Academy
How a school you've (probably) never heard of is preparing students for good jobs.
Report From Rural Maine: What It Takes to Make a School
Shead High School, home of the Tigers, sits on a hill in Eastport, Maine, just a short walk from everything else in town. I went to visit, curious about what…
America-Going-to-Hell Watch, Heady Topper Dept.
Ever closer to the magical-unicorn ideal
Down East Down Under
When ships sailing downwind are sailing east
Small Town, Big Tides, Bigger Ambitions
Ocean Renewable Power in Eastport
How the #1 ‘Breakthrough’ Helps Modern Communities Survive
The importance of communities, imagined and real.
Between Flights
Recognizing a kindred spirit.
Two Ways of Looking at a Landing
"The sea gull ... that would have been the worst."
Flying Up Down East
Travel to Eastport
Eastport Road Map: Global Meets Local in a Very Small Town
The consequences of a good kind of frustration.
Eastport, Maine, Population 1,300
On a per capita basis, one of the grittiest and most inventive places in America.
Eastport on Marketplace
Hearing voices you won't forget, from a small group of inventive and determined people.
Notes Cheering and Otherwise, From an American Frontier
Where the country first sees the sunlight each day.