This past weekend, the youngest came home from his first year of college. I’ve been making my peace with the empty nest as best I can, but it’s no secret that I am overjoyed to have him back in the house, even if it is just for this one summer. I’ve been planning our time […]
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Mainewhile: School crisis merits deployment of National Guard
This past winter, as our hospitals began to buckle under the strain of COVID, Gov. Janet Mills took a bold step and activated the National Guard to help. Guard members were deployed to hospitals across the state, temporarily taking over nonmedical duties to allow medical staff to focus their efforts, ensuring that communities continued to […]
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Mainewhile: Mainers shouldn’t take voter rights for granted
A government “of the people, by the people, for the people.” That is the great, shining vision of our nation as a vibrant, thriving democracy Abraham Lincoln spoke of in November 1863 during the Gettysburg Address. That’s the thing about democracy. Flawed and imperfect as it may be, it is also arguably the most interesting […]
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Mainewhile: Housing solutions for New Mainers a top priority
In recent years, Maine has become a haven for people fleeing conflict and violence in their home nations. Naturally, it would be ideal if there simply were no wars or famines and no one ever in such a situation. However, life is often hard and so I think it is wonderful that we are offering […]
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Mainewhile: Paving the way with constructive solutions
As I jounced and bounced my way into town, I found myself thinking about the state of our roads. It’s a good idea to be thinking about this while driving, because if your mind is on something else, anything else, you’re likely to come a cropper in a pothole large enough to house a small […]
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Mainewhile: Food for thought – support Maine farmers by eating local
When the skies are gray and the wind blows from the north, it doesn’t feel like spring. And yet, spring really is here. The chittering, twittering, raucous birds flitting all about the dooryard are proof positive. Saturday was the last pickup day of my family’s winter farm share at our local farm. Shout out to […]
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Mainewhile: Restrictions are relaxed, so let the show go on
As we in Maine are beginning to emerge from winter’s icy clutches, the possibilities of spring seem particularly tantalizing. Please do not mistake me; I am grateful for the forced introspection and quiet winter brings. I appreciate having to slow down, stay in with a good book and be reminded that nature is just so […]
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Mainewhile: World Central Kitchen rebuilding lives through food
I confess to being something of a reverse snob. If something is really trendy or popular, the odds are pretty high I will dismiss it out of hand without even really giving it a fair shot. I’m not saying I’m proud of this character trait, just acknowledging it. I don’t watch reality shows, I don’t […]
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Mainewhile: Thank you, Rose Marie, for your final and thoughtful gift
While the news of the world continues, both the hopeful and the grim, for our family it has been a particularly sad week. My partner’s mother experienced a freak accident and died. Her death brought home a lot of life’s lessons really fast, but first I want to tell you just a little bit about […]
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Mainewhile: It’s more than all right to be wrong
Man, if there is one thing I hate, truly hate, it is being wrong. Hate it. It’s not so much that I hate admitting when I’ve been wrong, I hate being wrong. Full stop. This is why it got right under my skin that just the other week, here in this column, I was wrong. […]