“HELL IS SO GREEN” By Lt. William Diebold. Lyons Press. 259 pages. $22.95. The first time Lt. William Diebold flew into the Himalayas in a drafty Douglas C-47 cargo plane in World War II, his reservations about volunteering to parachute into them were justified. “They were the biggest, highest hunks of earth I have ever […]
2012
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Bob Keyes: He knows the score on lumberjack culture
Sumner McKane’s new music and movie experience “In the Blood” aims to teach people about Maine’s lumberjacks.
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Author Q&A: Fight of their lives
Maine native Charles Hamlin, an Air Force gunner in World War II, revisits that time with ‘True Stories of the Mighty Eighth.’
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Audience Calendar
ART “Gather Up the Fragments: The Andrews Shaker Collection,” Shaker furniture, printed works, visual art, tools, textiles and small crafts, Portland Museum of Art. 775-6148; portlandmuseum.org. Through Feb. 5. “Focus on India,” photographs by Lawrence Elbroch, Red Door Pottery Studio and Gallery Shop, Kittery. 439-5671. Through Feb. 1. Michele A. Caron, paintings in gouache, egg […]
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Arts Planner
• Portland Ovations brings a touring version of the musical “Mamma Mia!” to Merrill Auditorium at 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and at 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday. This show features the music of the pop band ABBA. It’s a story of summer love that unfolds on a Greek island, featuring familiar songs such as […]
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Movies: A life-affirming drama about 9/11? Director thinks yes
LOS ANGELES — When British director Stephen Daldry first met his cast for “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close,” he did not start by asking their thoughts about 9/11, the precipitating event in Jonathan Safran Foer’s novel on which the movie is based. He skipped a presentation about how he planned to depict Asperger’s syndrome, the […]
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Maine Observer: Neighbor will be missed, not forgotten
The little kindnesses stacked up over years mean so much when the person who provided them is gone.
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Another View: Canadian oil sands offer a responsible source of energy
Before we transition to alternative energy sources, we could benefit from domestic oil.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor, Jan. 8, 2012Setting the record straight on subs
I have no idea what ax letter writer Ray Arft is grinding (“Time to take a close look at hiring of substitutes” Dec. 18). Let me see if I can set him straight on some of the erroneous points he raised. In order to substitute teach in Maine, it is a requirement that you have a […]
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Our View: Maliseet representative a welcome addition in Augusta
A Maine tradition has been expanded in a meaningful way with a new House member.