The other night, the honey and I were watching a show. It was set here in Maine, and I have to admit they had done a decent job of making it look like they were actually here. Right sort of beach, working pier, proper looking boats, not a “Murder She Wrote”-style California cliff in sight. […]
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Forum: The wide availability of marijuana serves Mainers well
Heather D. Martin’s column posted Feb. 14 titled, “Mainewhile: Absurd concentration of pot shops a reason to worry?” begins with the author expressing sadness that the “tumbledown junk shop” she passes daily is closing, and readily admits in the next paragraph she “had never once, not in the many decades of driving past, gone into […]
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Through My Lens: You can call yourself a patriot, but so can I
In recent years, the words “patriotism” and “patriot” have taken on new meanings, particularly in the United States. Here in New England is where “patriotism” in the traditional American sense originated. You know, the Boston Tea Party, Paul Revere’s ride, the Minutemen at Lexington. And we have that professional football team that has won a […]
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Mainewhile: ‘Vacationland’ no longer reflects Maine’s true identity
Apparently there is a new “standard issue” license plate under consideration, and people have feelings on this. This plate, an adaptation of the 1901 flag design, is intended to replace the chickadee and pine tassel design. We adopted the chickadee plate 24 years ago to replace the lobster plate which, I’m going to be honest […]
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Mainewhile: Honey is an ancient superfood and Maine has plenty
Well, it finally happened. After several winters of anxious but virus-free living, I caught a cold. It’s my own fault. I got busy, and careless, and neglected to follow all the things I’ve had in place since we all started to really think about having such things to follow. And I got sick. It’s not […]
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Life Unwound: Everyone is a teacher – thank you
There is a quote which I cannot recall exactly nor find the source. It goes something like this: “The people who show up are the right people. What happens is what is supposed to happen. And when it’s over, it’s over.” I have been submitting columns to the Portland Press Herald and The Forecaster since […]
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Mainewhile: Absurd concentration of pot shops a reason to worry?
Maine is a strange and quirky place. It’s why I love it, why I call it home. One of the things that makes me smile inside is that we manage to have such an “eclectic” mix of buildings. I don’t trust places that are too perfected, too uniform, too manicured. So I was a little […]
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Through My Lens: Welcome Corps welcome news for refugee resettlement
I wrote recently about the declining population and labor shortage in Maine’s towns. In recent years, Maine has not seen a significant influx of refugees through traditional resettlement methods due to the Muslim ban and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite President Biden’s promise to resettle 125,000 refugees in the United States in fiscal […]
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Life Unwound: Are you breathing deeply or just enough?
Do you wonder if what keeps you busy distracts you from what really matters? As in, “what I want is this, so I’ll do that to see if it helps.” Sometimes I think rearranging things I can control on the outside will shift my inside world. Let’s say I want to be a better writer […]