A teacher ponders the implications during a ‘code red’ drill aimed at rehearsing for the day an active shooter calls.
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Maine Observer: It felt as if Nana was in the car with me
The Maine accent and lingo are rarely heard in our modern world of Midwestern accents and bland national vocabulary.
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Maine Observer: Coffee snob? Yes. Cup snob? Not so fast
Baristas at high-end shops are aghast when asked to fill a Dunkin’ Donuts-logoed mug, but nothing compares to it.
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Maine Observer: What do you find at the end of a rainbow?
It turns out that sometimes at the end of a rainbow you will find a lilac bush entwined with a rogue grapevine.
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Maine Observer: Is cottage cheese the whey of the future?
This former longtime loyalist gets bored with the curds and turns to coffee yogurt and the Indian staple naan for breakfast.
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Maine Observer: Being from Maine? It’s a state of mind
A Navy brat and Army spouse who moved here 22 years ago keeps her answer simple when asked, ‘Where are you from?’
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Maine Observer: Pediatrician’s legacy lives on at Mercy
Dr. Harry kept an office at the bottom of Munjoy Hill from the early 1920s, when he began his practice, until he died in 1963.
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Maine Observer: Summer ice cream – in moderation?
Cookies may have inspired a certain French classic, but here in Maine, memories are made of sundaes and cones.
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Maine Observer: Time travel on the Allagash waterway
A paddle trip takes us back, away from civilization into a half-million acres of northern Maine forest.
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Maine Observer: Here’s what it’s like to feel blissed out
It’s a fleeting experience that comes rarely and unexpectedly. It feels unearned, but that’s the mystery and the joy of it.