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PublishedNovember 27, 2019
Letter: Balentine ignores Republicans’ behavior
With reference to John Balentine’s column in the Nov. 22 Forecaster, his basic premise is quite correct that the citizenry should willingly consent to be governed to avoid “discordant calamity.” However, he seems ignorant of recent history and is now seeing it repeated. Almost immediately after Barack Obama was inaugurated, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell […]
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PublishedNovember 27, 2019
People & Business: Nov. 27
Recognition Dead River Company is the first Maine-based company to be recognized by the U.S. Department of Labor with its Gold Medallion award, an honor from the department’s HIRE Vets program, part of the Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017. The Rotary Club of Yarmouth, in partnership with the […]
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PublishedNovember 27, 2019
Mainewhile: Owning the myth of Thanksgiving
I grew up in rural Massachusetts. Really rural. This was the Massachusetts of calendar pages. Still close enough to Boston that trips to the city were not uncommon, the landscape of my every day was all rolling fields, brilliant maples, white spired churches and old stone walls. It was the sort of town where no […]
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PublishedNovember 26, 2019
The Universal Notebook: Making nice with ICE
Last weekend I had dinner at an oyster bar in Burlington, Massachusetts. As we walked across the parking lot, we could see a crowd of people down the street. When we were seated, I asked our server what was going on. “Oh, it’s probably a protest,” she told me. “There’s an ICE office just down […]
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PublishedNovember 26, 2019
Here’s Something: Remembering Pilgrim pride, part II
As we gather with family and friends this week giving thanks to God for the abundance we enjoy, Thanksgiving is also a chance to remember the foundations of American civilization. The Pilgrims, who have taken on mythic proportions almost four centuries after landing in Plymouth, came to the New World from England to find religious […]
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PublishedNovember 25, 2019
Sande’s Picks: Sample Maine’s best specialty foods
Craft fairs, especially at holiday time, are festive, lively and filled with the sights and smells of the season. These next few weekends a huge variety of fairs are offering unique and lovingly created items for gifts and your own pleasure. Specialty foods abound and many are available for sampling. Here are a few suggestions […]
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PublishedNovember 25, 2019
Coastal History: A Maine Thanksgiving
I wish I could say the Pilgrims settled in Maine. Maybe if it hadn’t been for the failure of the Popham Colony, they would have considered it. Alas, they decided to land in Massachusetts instead. Well, technically they decided to land in New York at Hudson Bay. But a storm blew them 220 miles north […]
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PublishedNovember 25, 2019
Moooove over hay, seaweed is the new feed
Cows at Wolfe’s Neck Center in Freeport will be fed a seaweed supplement and studied to see if it decreases the production of methane gas.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2019
Cooking at the Cove: Let the celebration begin
“The most wonderful time of the year” is upon us and here at the cove, the baking has begun in anticipation of the Annual Family Cookie Exchange, one of the highlights of the season. Back in the day, I used to make about 20 kinds of cookies all by myself. At present, however, I just […]
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PublishedNovember 22, 2019
Arts Calendar: Nov. 27-Dec. 7
Greater Portland Exhibits/Galleries “Serenity – 2019,” Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps St., Peaks Island, paintings that evoke tranquility, through Nov. 30, richardboydartgallery.com. “Tall Tales and Short Stories” by Nancy Morgan Barnes, Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St., Portland, to Nov. 30, greenhutgalleries.me. “Autumn,” featuring John Wilkinson at Hawk Ridge Farm, 90 Minot Road, Pownal, 1-4 […]
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