Who’s got time to trawl for strangers in bars when there’s an app that does the hard work for you?
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Maine Observer: Driving in fog is clearly a Maine rite
Though it doesn’t cancel flights like it used to, it still has Mainers straddling the centerline and pulling into the wrong driveway.
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The humble Farmer: When you hear ‘Progress for Maine,’ know it means the opposite
All it means when a casino comes to town is someone far from here will make a lot of profit.
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Maine Observer: Many find a second act after retirement
Striking a balance between a work identity and a new path can be the most important part of a person’s golden years.
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Garrison Keillor: If only the TSA lady had been there, my life would have been different
If she had followed me around, telling me to pay attention, things would have turned out better.
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Gina Barreca: Watch for me in the Columbus Day parade on New York’s Fifth Avenue
Part of the fun will be celebrating my Italian heritage, and not from the other side of the tracks.
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Maine Observer: The library’s library opens a vast portal
The interlibrary loan department connects 10,000 different collections to allow a massive reach through time and place.
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Gina Barreca: Nurses do the heavy lifting of binding wounds and lifting spirits
Anyone who has ever been seriously ill probably has a story of the tough, kind nurse who helped them.
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The humble Farmer: B&B guests turn the tables on humble and The Almost Perfect Woman
In another tale of lodging, some repairs get done and a meal gets made without the aid of management.
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Maine Observer: Following the lines easier said than done when writing in script
For some folks, cursive writing just never took, no matter how hard poor Miss Frances C, tried way back in second grade.