This has been a sad week for Maine. Last Thursday, Hancock County Deputy Luke Gross died in the line of duty when he was struck by a vehicle at the scene of an accident. While finishing high school, my eldest, Eilon, was simultaneously enrolled in the law enforcement program run through the Hancock County Technical […]
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Mainewhile: Food for thought
Farming and food have been much on my mind of late. I suppose it is just that time of year. Once the mornings get crisp, I am all about apple picking, pumpkin pie, hot cider and making soup. This is the time of harvest fairs and stocking up. Coincidentally, some really cool stories about emerging […]
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Here’s Something: Amazing Aroostook County
My knowledge, respect and admiration for the state of Maine grew 1,320-fold last week after spending six days driving – you guessed it – 1,320 miles around Vacationland in a counterclockwise circumnavigation, mainly along Route 1. Aroostook County – simply and reverently referred to as “The County” and especially the far northern reaches of it, […]
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Forum: Preparing for local fallback from climate change
Given the wide range of weather/climate disruptions witnessed during past decades – e.g., severe droughts on the West Coast/middle America, some concomitant with raging wild fires, torrential rains and 100- and 500-year flood events, record-setting heat waves, more numerous/ stronger hurricanes and tornadoes, enhanced melting of polar ice caps – it is now evident that […]
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Through My Lens: 9/11 anniversary brings chance for change
Twenty years after 9/11, the United States still has a chance to correct what went wrong. If social media existed at the time, the hashtag #IstandwiththeUnitedStates would have taken over the world and people would have written from every corner of the globe. If 9/11 happened today, it may not have been a trending hashtag. […]
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Mainewhile: You can recover from a stroke, but work to prevent one
Last year at this time, my parents spent their 66th anniversary together in the hospital. My father died the next day. In a lot of ways, we were extraordinarily lucky. My father was 89. He lived a full and extraordinary life, was beloved by all of us and, what’s more, he was aware of being […]
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Forum: Smaller shelters are a better fit for the homeless
To those of you who have never been homeless, you should be very grateful. It is a horrible thing each hour of the day. Not having a place to clean yourself, cook food or even go to the bathroom. In my experience, you become a time bomb to yourself. What will you do to feel […]
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Here’s Something: Remember the Maine ties to Sept. 11
They say as people get older, they get wiser. I don’t think so. There are many wise young people and too many old fools. I also don’t see politicians getting wiser as they age. They callous over. They spin lies. They believe their own fairy-tale views of the world. Proof of that is last month’s […]
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Life Unwound: What are your hungers?
Grocery shopping, I spotted a box labeled, “Entertaining Crackers.” I chuckled. “I’ve never found crackers to be entertaining.” The sign leading to another aisle read, “Functional water.” I laughed. “Isn’t all water functional?” I wondered about how we market food, advertisers desperate for sales, to entice, as if a buyer might say, “These crackers will […]
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Mainewhile: MOFGA marks milestone
Yours truly has just celebrated a birthday. This one was a milestone year and I was eyeing it a little dubiously when I discovered to my great joy that I share this particular milestone with one of my most favorite organizations, the Maine Organic Farmers and Growers Association – MOFGA to its friends. MOFGA was […]