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PublishedJuly 26, 2024
Gordon L. Weil: Many unknowns about new presidential race
Last December, I wrote a column headed, “Biden versus Trump? Not so fast.” A month earlier, I had described a scenario in which Trump could face somebody other than Biden. I recall these columns not to say, “I told you so,” but to underline again how much we should be skeptical of campaign punditry and […]
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PublishedJuly 26, 2024
Just a Little Old: The Gathering Place feeds many souls
“Isolation is not good for anyone,” said Judy Bowman, president of the board at the Gathering Place. “We provide a loving place for people to go.” Talk with some of the Gathering Place volunteers, and you’ll discover that everyone benefits from the warm welcome of this special place. “I used to cross the street when […]
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PublishedJuly 25, 2024
Sen. Eloise Vitelli: Taking care of Maine’s hardworking farmers and farmworkers
July is often the peak season for vegetables in Maine. We have a relatively short growing season, so the long, hot days — along with the warm summer rains — provide an abundance of produce for stalls at farmers markets and shelves at grocery stores. For years, I have tended a small vegetable patch at […]
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PublishedJuly 25, 2024
Stories from Maine: A most delightful time with first lady Roosevelt
On Saturday morning, Dec. 12, 1942, three young men stood upon the platform of the railroad station in Brunswick. Behind these young men stood one Secret Service agent, a handful of dignitaries and nearly 200 anxious locals. America’s Great Depression was over, yet the country’s fight in World War II had just begun its second […]
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PublishedJuly 23, 2024
Alexandra Paskhaver: Doing the dirty work
My roommate and I are at war. She just doesn’t know it yet. There’s a speed-bump-sized lump of dust beneath our rug. If you spilled coffee on our tablecloth, it’d get cleaner. The dishes she left in the sink are supporting their own ecosystems. It’s a wonder I haven’t called in the National Guard. But […]
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PublishedJuly 23, 2024
Harpswell adopts ‘right to fish’
Harpswell has a new right-to-fish policy intended to protect the town’s working waterfronts and fishermen.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2024
Seniors Not Acting Their Age: Navigating windy Quahog Bay
One of the benefits of being a member of the Penobscot Paddle and Chowder Society is that if you want to organize an impromptu outing, there is usually someone available to join you. That was true when I recently decided to organize a sea kayak trip on Quahog Bay near Cundy’s Harbor. Hot, sunny but […]
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PublishedJuly 22, 2024
Jase Graves: Go for broke in New England
This summer, my wife and I took a vacation with our three semi-grown daughters to one of the most expensive places in America. No, we didn’t visit our local insurance office. We toured several beautiful and fascinating cities in New England. Our first stop was Newburyport, Massachusetts. We hadn’t planned to visit this charming coastal […]
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PublishedJuly 21, 2024
Pet Prattle: The dog days of summer
Summer is the busiest season in the animal sheltering world, especially here in Maine. Like our growing season, our breeding season is short; Mother Nature is smart and makes sure babies aren’t born into a Maine winter they won’t survive. However, we are seeing more kittens being born in people’s homes than we are used […]
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PublishedJuly 12, 2024
Just a Little Old: The GOP’s real 10 commandments
Republican Gov. Jeff Landry of Louisiana recently signed legislation into law that requires a poster-sized display of the 10 Commandments in “large, easily readable font” in all public classrooms, from kindergarten to state-funded universities. The law should ultimately be struck down by the Supreme Court, but with the current justices, one never knows. Legalities aside, […]
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