The mustachioed man gets no respect. His friends mock his razor aversion. Women cross the street to avoid his unshaven upper lip. Children duck behind their mothers’ legs at the sight of his confusing facial cultivation. “Or that skimpy mustache,” says Nick Callanan of No Umbrella Media in Portland, “that makes people wonder, ‘Why would […]
March 2010
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Life meaningless for man accused of mass slaying at Chinese school
BEIJING — The suspect in a Chinese elementary school stabbing that left eight children dead and five wounded said he felt life was meaningless after romantic failures and a fruitless job search, reports said Wednesday. Former medical worker Zheng Minsheng is accused in Tuesday morning’s knife attack in the Fujian province city of Nanping — […]
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Housing market recovery at risk of backsliding
New home sales fall again, and a federal program to help mortgagees is due to expire.
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Good Works
SAVING YARN MILL ARTIFACTS The Maine State Building and Construction Trades Council worked to save some of the artifacts at the Camden Yarns Mills as it is transformed into the Museum L/A. The Camden Yarns Mills was one of the first cotton mills in Lewiston and according to the museum’s Executive Director Rachel Desgrosseilliers helps tell the story […]
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Bull Moose Top 10
Top 10 for Portland store March 15-21: 1. “Twilight Saga: New Moon” (DVD) 2. The White Stripes, “Under Great White Northern Lights” (DVD) 3. “Ninja Assassin” (DVD) 4. Zach Jones, “Fading Flowers” 4. “God of War 3” for PS3 6. Jimi Hendrix, “Valleys of Neptune” 7. Gorillaz, “Plastic Beach” 7. “The Princess and the Frog” […]
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Bank of America to reduce principal on some home loans
Other banks may offer similar relief to troubled homeowners who are in danger of foreclosure.
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Shoptalk: A green place to play indoors for kids and parents
Q: What is GreenLight Studio? Jo Moser, partner, GreenLight Studio in Portland: The concept of GreenLight is an indoor, green-oriented play space for kids and their parents. I’ve always felt that in Maine, parents really don’t have a space to go to where they can relax and enjoy their children and watch their kids play […]
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Burlesque students share the joy of being sexy
“Sexy” isn’t limited by age or shape. It isn’t trumped by motherhood or faded by time. The women of Red Hot and Ladylike are hip-swinging proof of that. Founded and taught by local dance instructor Melissa Cloutier (Miss E to her saucy students), Red Hot and Ladylike is a class for the complete novice that […]
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U.S. sends two Gitmo detainees to Switzerland
WASHINGTON — The United States has sent two Chinese Muslim brothers to Switzerland, ending their eight years of detention at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The Justice Department announced the transfer Wednesday. It did not identify the detainees, but the Obama administration has previously said the Swiss had agreed to resettle two […]