Oyster farming appealed to me for many reasons, chief among them how inherently sustainable growing oysters for food is. Sea farming is often tucked under the larger “fisheries” umbrella because we go to work on the sea in boats and come back with food to sell. But there are big differences between the work of […]
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Through My Lens: Earning the right to vote makes us patriots
It is election season in our country and one critical message is needed in the information we provide to the newly naturalized community members as well as others who have become Americans through the naturalization process: We have earned the right to vote. We must vote as if we fought a war and won, that we […]
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Letter: Gass would be great for Gray, New Gloucester
Anne Gass of Gray, candidate for the Maine House in Gray and New Gloucester District 104, has been an active volunteer and community leader in our town for many years. She just completed a three-year term on the Gray Town Council serving as vice chair. Earlier she was elected to the SAD 15 school board. […]
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Mainewhile: Banned books broaden our horizons
Banned Books Week, the American Library Association’s annual celebration of the right to read, has come to a close. What a party it was! A book party is always a good idea: stirring up imaginations, starting conversations, providing inspiration. Shining a spotlight on attempts at censorship – that’s just extra fabulous. Recently, despite calling ourselves […]
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Life Unwound: Maybe accepting ‘good enough’ is a superpower
We did it, my friend Sarah and I. She started it. I never would have. Too embarrassed. Not good enough. I should be better than I am, more advanced after all these years of studying French. On our walk on Portland’s wide-open panoramic Eastern Prom, big enough for all the mistakes we would make, spacious […]
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Mainewhile: One man’s ascent to a generosity of spirit
Back in college, one of the first items of clothing to become a mainstay of my new Acadia hiking life was my beloved gray henley-style snap Patagonia fleece. Granted, it didn’t start out as mine. It belonged to a friend. But after several “borrowings,” it eventually took up residence in my closet full time. I […]
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Letter: Graham would focus on the issues in Augusta
More than ever, we need competent leadership in Augusta. North Yarmouth and Gray have a chance to vote for that in November by electing Anne Graham as our state legislator. Anne is a retired nurse practitioner, a former member of the North Yarmouth Select Board, a mom of three and she served in the Legislature […]
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Through My Lens: All in Maine, including immigrants, should take in fall splendor
In a few weeks the cooler temperatures of fall will start rolling in and I am itching for outdoor firepits and chilly nights, sipping hot chocolate and eating s’mores. Such an American thing, you say? In fact, during the rare rainy seasons in Somalia, we celebrated the start of rain by breaking out jackets and […]
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Mainewhile: Loan forgiveness benefits many more than just students
My parents are both children of the Great Depression. All through my childhood I heard stories about what that time of hardship was like. I heard about how hard it was to find food, about my grandmother buying cuts of meat for the family that she used to consider cat food, about my grandfather working […]
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Mainewhile: Maine needs to increase ranks of firefighters
A few hours after typing this, I will park myself on a metal folding chair and settle in to watch my eldest son graduate from firefighting academy. I’m pretty proud of him. I fully own that there is some plain ol’ mama pride going on here, naturally, but this sort of thing is good for […]