What if someone told you that every time you turned on your tap to get a drink of water you were pouring something harmful into your glass? If you were told that the toothpaste you use each day to clean your teeth, and your children’s teeth, also contained this same harmful substance you would no […]
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GUEST COLUMN: With your help, milfoil bill passes
If you have followed my previous articles in the Lakes Region Weekly, you would note I often mention the dysfunction of the state elected government. So, you may be surprised to see me writing about a process that succeeded. (I am a bit surprised myself.) However, to be balanced, I must report the good work […]
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GUEST COLUMN: Concert venue would add life to city
I attended a meeting last Thursday night to learn more about a potential proposal to build a live concert venue here in Westbrook, at Riverbank Park. You can read more about the meeting in Andrew Rice’s story this week. I wanted to offer my opinion from the perspective a local business owner, and as a […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: Mixed metaphors and other responses
When it comes to the columns I write for this space each week, it’s the same thing. You’d never know that two readers reading the same column can come up with such different responses. But I suppose that’s what makes life worth reading about in the first place. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy getting […]
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GUEST COLUMN: Keep tar sands out
I was invited to South Portland to tell my story and to help make people aware of the real dangers of tar sands. My name is Genieve Long, I am a mother of four children, a full-time college student, a lifelong resident of Mayflower, Arkansas, and I live next to the house I grew up […]
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GREETINGS FROM ZIP CODE 04074: A digital divide
Where does it all go? Where do you see it ending? Stop at an intersection in Scarborough for a red light (plenty of chance to do that nowadays!). Go at a snail’s pace through the parking lot at Cape Elizabeth High School or Middle School, at drop-off, or pick up time. Run up to Hannaford, […]
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EARTH SPEAKS: A nun vs. the rule of law
If an 84-year-old nun with two associates can hike two hours undetected and get into Tennessee’s Y-12 National Nuclear Weapons Security Complex, what am I doing sitting here at my computer in the warmth of my home in Windham? In July 2012 the trio cut through security fences, hurled human blood and spray-painted antiwar messages […]
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EARTH SPEAKS: A nun vs. the rule of law
If an 84-year-old nun with two associates can hike two hours undetected and get into Tennessee’s Y-12 National Nuclear Weapons Security Complex, what am I doing sitting here at my computer in the warmth of my home in Windham? In July 2012 the trio cut through security fences, hurled human blood and spray-painted antiwar messages […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
EARTH SPEAKS: A nun vs. the rule of law
If an 84-year-old nun with two associates can hike two hours undetected and get into Tennessee’s Y-12 National Nuclear Weapons Security Complex, what am I doing sitting here at my computer in the warmth of my home in Windham? In July 2012 the trio cut through security fences, hurled human blood and spray-painted antiwar messages […]
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ON THE RIGHT LANE: Going for the gold
I have that sneaky feeling that government at all levels is contemplating even more ingenious ways of robbing Peter to pay Paul. The United States has a federal deficit above $17 trillion and climbing without doing anything about it. There are stories about the Congress reducing the debt but all that has been accomplished to […]