I don’t understand why every time we have a mass murder committed with a military-style weapon, reasonable people, including law-abiding, responsible gun owners, can’t have a conversation about why people need to have military assault weapons with 100-round clips. While not a hunter, I support the right of hunters to shoot and eat wild game. […]
2012
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Michael Cuzzi: An act of political disloyalty
Summers felt compelled to kowtow to the tea-party activists, increasingly the GOP power center.
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Motherlode: ‘Sesame Street’ tackles a tough topic: hunger
How would you explain to Big Bird what a food pantry is? How might one Muppet explain to another why a family can afford food for only the first 25 days of a 30-day month? How does a parent talk to a child who is taking a smaller serving to make sure that a younger […]
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Maine Gardener: Trimming, weeding, cutting – getting ready for the Backyard Locavore Tour
Our garden is part of the of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Backyard Locavore Day next weekend — Saturday if it doesn’t rain hard; Aug. 12 if it does. It all began in February when Diana Hibbard, a home horticulture coordinator with the extension, sent me an email thanking me for writing about extension […]
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Rest in pieces
Erin Flett’s comfy pillows have an added benefit: the arty, original design vibe each brings to a space.
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Ex-Etiquette: Love stories trump older couples’ titles
So many “older” couples live together outside of marriage and have written that no term really seems to fit when introducing a “partner,” particularly boyfriend and girlfriend, that a couple of weeks ago my ex-etiquette column asked for suggestions from readers for what older couples should call the person with whom they live. My intention […]
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Follow the map to a hot trend in wall art, rugs and textiles
In a GPS world, physical maps are becoming quaint relics for travelers. But decor with a map theme is hot. There’s art in cartography: Street grids, the curve of a shoreline and topographic details lend themselves to wall art, rugs and textiles. Besides being great visuals, maps often chart our personal experiences, and that sentimental […]
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Savvy Senior: Clever gadgets keep golfers in the game
DEAR SAVVY SENIOR: Do you know of any golfing gadgets or equipment that can help senior golfers? My 78-year-old dad loves to play golf, but arthritis in his hands makes gripping the club difficult. He also has a hard time bending over to tee up or retrieve the ball. Is there anything out there that […]
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Headline act happy with Portland music festival
The band plans to go to the beach and have a cookout before heading out of Maine on Monday.
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Concert Review: Star attraction provides fine, fitting finish
PORTLAND — Tickets were more coveted than Willy Wonka’s golden one for the more than 15,000 concert goers assembled at Portland’s Eastern Promenade for the sold-out Mumford & Sons Gentlemen of the Road stopover festival. The British folk-rock band chose Portland as one of only four cities in the U.S. to host these one-day events. […]