Birth of the New Clinic

A review of Alan Petersen, The Body in Question: A Socio-Cultural Approach (Routledge, London, 2006)

EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS ON INITIAL LISTING PRICE, TIME ON MARKET, AND ULTIMATE SELLING PRICE

A house is comprised of many different attributes that may affect how well it performs when listed for sale on the market. This study examines how certain physical characteristics of a house affect its listing price, time on market, and ultimate selling price. The physical characteristics in this study include age of the house, size of the house, number of bedrooms, number of bathrooms, presence of a fireplace, number of stories, and whether the home is waterfront. Data were collected from an Eastern North Carolina county and regression analysis was performed. The findings indicate age, size, number of baths, and whether a fireplace is present in a house all have a significant impact on the list price and sold price. The physical attributes of a house have no clear effect on the total number of days the house is for sale on the market

The Role of Foundation Grantmakers in Responding to Community Aging: Maine Community Foundation

Meredith Jones of the Maine Community Foundation responds to a series of questions about the role of grantmakers in responding to community aging

Gautier, Don oral history interview

Donald Gautier was born in Portland, Maine on January 21, 1915. His Father was one of eleven children, born in Turner. He owned the Lawrence Music Store. His mother was a Welsh homemaker. They moved to Auburn when Donald was 5 years old. He lived in a residential area near Pettingill Park with no other French families in the vicinity. He attended Webster Grammar School. His family was not terribly affected by the Depression. He attended Edward Little High School and lived at home while attending Bates College, where he graduated in 1936. After graduation, Don owned a filling station. He first had a station in Auburn and then in Lewiston. He also owned a Firestone Tires dealership. He met his future wife in 1939. He enlisted in the National Guard in February of 1941 at Camp Landing. He attended Officer Candidate School. He married in May of 1942 at Fort Benning in Georgia. He served in the military for 5 years. He went to England in 1944, followed by France, Luxembourg, and the Siegfried Line. He remained active with the National Guard and later with the Reserve. He started a National Guard Batan as part of the 103rd Regimental Combat Team. He worked for the Veterans Administration as a contact representative in Lewiston. He was nominated to be the postmaster of Auburn in 1954. He eventually served greater Auburn, Augusta, and Waterville areas. He was involved with the Rifle Club in Auburn. He has been president of his Bates class since 1956. He is responsible for class reunions and letters. He was involved with the Lewiston-Auburn United Fund. In 1974 he ran for State Senate in district 12 but lost. He campaigned with Olympia Snowe. He was later involved with Kiwanis and Rotary