New initiatives, both online and on-site, examine the role of slavery on the Jefferson plantation.
2012
Posted inUncategorized
Maine Gardener: Lacking the wow, maybe, but tried and trusty
The plants of the year for 2012 seem to be hard-working lunch-pail types — plants that will get the job done, but won’t cause you to stand back in awe. The Cary Awards, Perennial Plant Association, All-America Selections and All-American Rose Selections come out with plant recommendations every year. This year, it looks like all […]
advertisement
Posted inUncategorized
Savvy Senior: Many services available for one-shot financial advice
DEAR SAVVY SENIOR: Can you recommend any resources that provide affordable one-shot financial advice for folks on a budget? I’m about six years from retirement and would like a quick financial checkup and get a few questions answered, but I don’t want to pay an ongoing financial advisor to manage my money. — Seeking Advice […]
Posted inUncategorized
Families Today: Humor is a versatile tool for many situations
When a child reacts to an event with laughter and humor, the world around him laughs, too. For a young child, as with us all, humor arises from the unexpected. When a parent plays peekaboo with a 1-year-old, the disruption of the expected rhythms leads the baby to giggle. An older child recognizes the context […]
Posted inUncategorized
Ex-Etiquette: Communication stream needs to be more open
Q: I am married to a guy with two kids, ages 8 and 9. I want to know how to “talk” to them when their mom tells them not to say what is going on at home. I don’t ask anything too personal — usually “How is school?” They aren’t allowed to even tell us […]
Posted inUncategorized
No longer a rarity, the shimmery moth orchid maintains exotic allure
To some minds, the poinsettia is cheapened by its ubiquity. But somehow that everywhere orchid, the phalaenopsis or moth orchid, always seems elegant and exotic, even when herded in the big-box store or supermarket. Mass cloning techniques and industrial-scale propagation in places like Taiwan have kept the market well-fed with unnamed varieties, big whites, pinky […]
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Snowmobiling: When snow finally arrives, renting may be viable option
If you’ve never been on a snowmobile before or have just hit the trails a few times, renting a sled may be the way to go before you spend thousands of dollars on a sled, equipment, clothing, insurance and a trailer if you plan to take your sleds to different parts of the state. Renting […]
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Allen Afield: For every action in nature, there’s an equal and opposite reaction
Recently, at Barnes & Noble’s cafe in Augusta, Katelyn, my 23-year-old daughter, listened to me expounding on the 1995 wolf reintroduction in Yellowstone National Park. Habitat destruction, livestock owners, trappers, hunters and poison-laced bait had extirpated wolves from Yellowstone by the 1920s, but 17 years ago amid controversy, government officials began returning wolves to the […]
Posted inNews
Portland kitchen fire displaces family
PORTLAND — A fire that started in the kitchen of Brighton Avenue apartment has displaced a woman and two children. The fire, which was reported about 3:40 p.m. Saturday, started near the stove in the first-floor apartment of the three-unit building at 234 Brighton Ave. Portland Deputy Fire Chief Bill Flynn said the fire was […]
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Deirdre Fleming: Deer herd gets help from IFW
AUGUSTA – A century from now, Mainers will look back and say the state’s fish and game department did what it promised, vowed Chandler Woodcock on Friday. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife chief told sportsmen and women gathered at the 17th annual Sportsman’s Congress that IFW will repair the state’s withered deer herd — […]