I sit in a cabin in the woods of Maine in Deer Isle as I work on this column. Looking through the window I am greeted by spruce trees, moss and granite ledge. After some rain fell in Maine over the past week it looks like the trees are as happy as they could ever […]
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Mainewhile: Mainers should be thankful for cheeky New York columnist
Each and every one of us owe a huge thank you to Cindy Adams, the visiting New Yorker who recently wrote about her trip to the Pine Tree State in an article for the New York Post. I’m guessing you’ve read it? Or maybe you’ve read about it? It is exactly the sort of ridiculous, […]
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Sustainably Speaking: A surprising climate action you could be taking
Let’s face it: the climate crisis is depressing. As I write this on a beautiful, cool summer day, I can almost forget about it. Almost. But it’s always there now, this knowledge of our shifting ecosystems and livelihoods at risk. The climate crisis is this huge, overwhelming thing that is, honestly, painful and hard to […]
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Life Unwound: A strong network of family and friends? Check.
Before total replacement surgery of my right shoulder March 29, I decided to do everything I could possibly think of to get ready for not using my dominant arm, hand and fingers for a month or so. I loaded the freezer with casseroles, vegan for me, omnivore-ish for my husband. I boiled and bagged a […]
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Mainewhile: Dark chocolate: How sweet it is – for your blood pressure
If you know me, then you know I am addicted to citations. I’ve never met a fact I didn’t love to research and verify, extrapolate upon, or disprove and debunk. Well, not this time. In this one instance, I am happy to let the headline stand, as is, unchallenged, unresearched, unquestioned. What might this outlier […]
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Sustainably Speaking: Being old in the time of global warming
I have a new friend. Her name is Susan and she lives in Reno, Nevada. We’ve only met once in person when we were serendipitously in Tuscon, Arizona, at the same time last spring. We are both old, both social workers with long careers and both heartbroken. “I didn’t think retirement would look like this, […]
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Mainewhile: Sunday should remain a day free of hunting
This past weekend, the youngest came home from his first year of college. I’ve been making my peace with the empty nest as best I can, but it’s no secret that I am overjoyed to have him back in the house, even if it is just for this one summer. I’ve been planning our time […]
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Here’s Something: BLM should learn to be more like MLK
Martin Luther King Jr., a reverend who charted a colorblind approach to racial injustice, was a man of honor. Read his famous speeches and you will be in absolute awe. Oh, how we need a King now. He’d set race-baiters everywhere straight. He’d tell them to love their fellow, flawed human beings as individuals, not […]
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Through My Lens: Here’s hoping that as Maine goes, so goes the nation
Thanks to Maine’s immigrants, our state made headlines in many languages in 2021. Every Mainer should be proud of the history Maine and the United States made in the last few weeks of 2021. This was the best holiday season for every single Maine immigrant. Imagine a Maine mayor whose story is published in languages […]
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Forum: ‘Tax gap’ proposal could adversely affect Maine residents
While we firmly believe Americans should honor their tax obligations, Congress’ efforts to raise more federal revenue from those who cheat our federal tax system risks ushering in unwelcome and unintended consequences for working men and woman across Maine. The “tax gap” proposal put forward by the Biden administration would require banks and other financial […]