By DAWN GAGNON; OF THE NEWS STAFF BANGOR - Residents will have a wide field of school committee hopefuls to choose from when they go to the polls next week - or sooner, if they take part in the early voting program offered from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily this week at the Bangor Civic Center.

By KRISTEN ANDRESEN; OF THE NEWS STAFF The Yangtze River flows from the heart of China like an artery, pumping lifeblood in the form of fertile land, trade routes and commercial opportunity to the millions who inhabit its shores.

By Kristen Andresen, Bangor Daily News, Maine May 1--The Yangtze River flows from the heart of China like an artery, pumping lifeblood in the form of fertile land, trade routes and commercial opportunity to the millions who inhabit its shores.