Opinion
Welcome to Meetinghouse, a community storytelling project hosted by the Maine Sunday Telegram. We publish reader submissions on a specific theme once a month. Jump in and read, but don’t stop there. Write something of your own on this month’s theme and send it to us.
'Luck' - published May 2023
'Bikes' - published March 2023
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The city is moving forward with 2 new trails that will fill gaps in the trail network that runs along the outskirts of the city. Cycling advocates are lauding the effort as a step forward for safety and clean transportation.
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Portlanders say they are noticing more frequent bike thefts. Police think those bikes are being resold for money or used for transportation.
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While the ambitious project currently includes more than 125 completed trails across 12 states and the nation's capital, significant gaps remain – particularly in rural Western states such as Montana and Wyoming.
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The city plans to apply for federal funding and begin work later this decade on a project that was approved in 2015 in an effort to make the area safer for bicyclists and pedestrians while creating space to build housing.
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More than 750 bikers gathered for the Maine Lighthouse Ride on Sunday, a fundraiser for the Eastern Trail Alliance. 25-, 40-, 62-, and 100-mile routes stretched from South Portland to as far as Kennebunkport.
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'Style' - Published February 2023
'Maps' - published January 2023
'Instructions' - Published December 2022
'Games' - published November 2022
'Decisions' - published October 2022
'Borrowed' - Published September 2022
'Up all night' - Published August 2022
'First Impressions' - published July 2022
'Broke' - Published June 2022
'Guests' - Published May 2022
'Grit' - Published April 2022
'Mischief' - Published March 2022
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Reading 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' in English class inspired us to play hooky in eighth grade.
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'Quitting' - Published February 2022
"New Kid" - Published January 2022
"Overheard" - Published December 2021
'Ghosts' - Published November 2021
'Old Friends' - Published October 2021
'Hometown' - published September 2021
'MOVING DAY' - Published August 2021
"Keepsakes" - Published July 2021
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This jewelry box doesn't contain much of value, but holds a wealth of history.
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'Mistakes' - PUBLISHED JUNE 2021
'Siblings' - PUBLISHED MAY 2021
'Gardens' - Published April 2021
'Haircut' - Published March 2021
'Rural Life' - Published February 2021
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Women living in rural Maine communities are driving long distances to deliver their babies and struggling to access other care, mirroring a trend that's expected to get worse.
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The UVM-USM report surveyed more than 300 practitioners and community stakeholders to evaluate the unique needs and barriers to treatment for rural patients.
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Shawna Kay Rodenberg recounts her childhood in a religious sect and in rural Kentucky.
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'Silver Linings' - Published January 2021
"Surprise" - Published December 2020
"Reunion" - Published November 2020
"The Attic" - Published October 2020
"Locked Out" - Published September 2020
"After the Storm" - Published August 2020
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A father's calm explanation made all the later storms of life easier to take.
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"Inheritance" - PUBLISHED JULY 2020
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But not everything passes from one generation to the next.
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'In the Driver's Seat' - PUBLISHED JUNE 2020
"THE LAST TIME" - PUBLISHED MAY 2020
"FORGIVE ME" - PUBLISHED APRIL 2020
"A FISH OUT OF WATER" - PUBLISHED MARCH 2020
'LET'S GO' - PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 2020
'ASK YOUR MOTHER' - PUBLISHED JANUARY 2020
"A CLOSE CALL" - PUBLISHED DECEMBER 2019
"SECOND CHANCES" - PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 2019
"BEST ADVICE" - PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 2019
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via pressherald.com
"A PHONE CALL" - PUBLISHED AUGUST 2019
"WORKING IN VACATIONLAND" - PUBLISHED JULY 2019
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A long-ago summer job helped shape the many years that followed.
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When you live in Vacationland, you spend much of your workday in the midst of somebody else's time off.
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"GRADUATION" - PUBLISHED JUNE 2019
"A REAL MAINER" - PUBLISHED MAY 2019
"LOST AND FOUND" - PUBLISHED APRIL 2019
"NOW WE CAN LAUGH" - PUBLISHED MARCH 2019
"A LESSON" - PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 2019
"Starting Over" - Published January 2019
"Heading Home" - Published December 2, 2018
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A new series in the newspaper is asking readers to tell stories. Here's one of mine.
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