Jolene McGowan
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PublishedDecember 31, 2016
Port City Post: People aren’t speaking, so why bother saying anything?
Our society seems so angry and divided that I'd really prefer to leave until it's all settled.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2016
Port City Post: Talent for tap dancing can lead to overconfidence, bigly
Being great at one thing doesn't mean you excel at everything, especially leading the nation.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2016
Port City Post: Blocks from New York City bomb, the blast rattles sensibilities
People carried on with their evenings as if everything was normal, but we were just lucky.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2016
Port City Post: Answering the call of rural Maine’s wild since childhood
The Maine we read about in glossy magazines does not, and never did, exist for most of us locals.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2016
Port City Post: There’s room in feminism for dudes, but not for jargon
A conversation with an analytical Facebook friend named Dan leads me to craft a definition shaped by personal experiences.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2016
Port City Post: Examining dreams while wide awake
My reoccurring dreams serve as a reminder that it is not possible to control everything in my life.
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PublishedJune 18, 2016
Port City Post: Silence feels right after yet another horrific shooting
But when I felt like speaking up, I wrote to two people who can do something about this mess: Maine's U.S. senators.
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PublishedJune 4, 2016
Port City Post: Without a farm, a plan to bring country life to Portland hatches
Neighborhood kids and spring chickens don't mix well when it comes to finding an eggshellent name.
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PublishedMay 7, 2016
Port City Post: Forget greeting cards and gifts, let’s talk about our mothers
Don't get swept up in a fabricated holiday; share stories about the women who made us who we are.
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PublishedApril 23, 2016
Port City Post: Madonna, Prince remain my celebrity soul mates
Unlike when David Bowie passed, I felt protective of Prince in a way that was more like a friend.
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