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Maine Observer: For lifelong Portland resident, fond memories of high school teachers

by Robert McAfee Special to the Telegram January 29, 2017January 27, 2017

Each of the seven educators who became my patients was memorable in special ways. Two stand out.

by Linda Gerard DerSimonian Special to the Telegram January 22, 2017January 20, 2017

Many see them as destructive pests, but observation shows that squirrels are part of nature’s checks and balances.

by Gina Barreca Tribune News Service January 21, 2017January 20, 2017

If you’re so rich, Donald Trump, why aren’t you smart?

by Robert Skoglund January 21, 2017January 20, 2017

The key to a successful marriage is compatibility, which may mean saying nothing or just “Yes, dear.’

Small dogs that fit in laps can be just the thing in winter, but you’ll have to be on the lookout for prowling barred owls.

by Garrison Keillor January 14, 2017January 13, 2017

South Carolina and Georgia are enough to make an old Northern liberal leave his politics behind.

by Robert Skoglund January 7, 2017January 7, 2017

Here he is again, the old master of the broadcast con, still peddling books from a screen in my living room.

by Jolene McGowan December 31, 2016December 30, 2016

Our society seems so angry and divided that I’d really prefer to leave until it’s all settled.

by Garrison Keillor The Washington Post December 31, 2016December 30, 2016

Thanks to our gizmos, small talk is uncommon, and a person comes to feel he lives in a hostile world.

by Robert Skoglund December 24, 2016December 23, 2016

When a tall 23-year-old with shoulders 3 feet wide sets out to move a thing – get out of his way.