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Maine Observer: Thanksgiving wasn’t the same, but still nice

by Cheryl Stitham White Special to the Telegram December 6, 2020December 4, 2020

Memories filled out the table when a meal for two took the place of a planned family feast.

by Vicki Sullivan Special to the Telegram November 22, 2020November 21, 2020

It’s been a long year with some bright days among the dark ones, worth remembering in solitary holiday.

by Steven Price Special to the Telegram November 15, 2020November 17, 2020

What books people choose to read offer real insight into who they are and what they care about.

by Sean O'Brien Stitham Special to the Telegram November 8, 2020November 7, 2020

Sean Connery made what had been an unusual foreign-sounding name as American as apple pie.

by Jim Fabiano Special to the Telegram November 1, 2020October 31, 2020

As we shelter in place, life’s annoyances get even more annoying.

by Anne Holliday Abbott Special to the Telegram October 25, 2020October 24, 2020

A tradition that started in Mexico can fit quite well in proper New England.

by Gail Donovan Special to the Telegram October 18, 2020October 17, 2020

Kids who didn’t grow up addressing envelopes in elementary school can be mystified by stamps.

by Jim Fabiano Special to the Telegram October 11, 2020October 10, 2020

A long-time teacher has often imagined what it would be like to leave the classroom. Now he knows.

by Ted Burns Special to the Telegram October 4, 2020October 3, 2020

A lesson learned long ago in a tomato patch gets passed on to an eager learner.

by Jamie Cypher Special to the Telegram September 27, 2020September 26, 2020

A simmering pot of garden tomatoes brings a writer back across many miles and years.