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The Student News Site of Orono High School

The Spartan Speaks

The Student News Site of Orono High School

The Spartan Speaks

On the edge of a cliff: US economy and school funding hang in the balance

On the edge of a cliff: US economy and school funding hang in the balance

December 17, 2012

chools around the country, including the Orono District, could see funding cuts starting in 2013. With a package of federal tax cuts from 2001 and 2003 set to expire on Jan. 1, the United States economy...

Economy determines the current most profitable college majors

April 25, 2012

Deciding what to major in in college is a daunting task that almost every young adult faces. Some people have known almost their entire lives what they want to focus on, some decide as high school seniors...

News from around the world: March

March 16, 2012

South America Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez returned to work recently after a successful surgery to remove a lesion from his pelvis. Chavez was flown to Havana for the operation, where he was operated...

Silvio Berlusconi steps down amid European turmoil

December 18, 2011

Silvio Berlusconi served his fourth term as the Italian Prime Minister from May 8, 2008, until he resigned from his position on Nov. 12, 2011. The reasons for Berlusconi’s resignment include the severe...

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