Testing to see if we’re 38 percent Irish can be fun, but a strong, united future isn’t about our past.
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The humble Farmer: Vegan power – Are these skinny Americans too healthy to die?
Can we really give up pork at baked bean suppers and forgo 60,000 clean restrooms at McDonald’s?
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Maine Observer: Beach to Beacon is the way a race should be
Take it from a nonracing spectator who has made watching the race an annual family tradition.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Garrison Keillor: Class reunion takes stock in ordinary goodness of life
Donald Trump has been making front-page news for months, but among my old classmates, not a word.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Observer: Boogie boarding a great summer pursuit
Nothing says summer in Maine like finding a way to get out into the cool — or cold — water and catching some waves.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The humble Farmer: Newfangled computer technology turns old folks into madmen
For instance, have you ever seen a new web page that was better than the one that preceded it?
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Gina Barreca: Hate-filled letters bring out the best in me, even if for a stingy reason
When I treat angry readers with respect, it defuses the verbal violence for me and their replies turn friendlier.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Maine Observer: Haven doesn’t have to imagine a place where it’s always safe and warm
The gift of new sight through 8-year-old eyes is enough to turn a heart-shaped rock into a completely full heart.
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Garrison Keillor: Mystery of Amelia Earhart’s fate shouldn’t be left up in the air
At least in my book, her going AWOL overshadows whatever it was that happened to Jimmy Hoffa.
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Maine Observer: When the ants can’t be antagonized
Here in southern Maine, pestilence is a perennial problem that comes crawling or burrowing each summer.