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Port City Post: People aren’t speaking, so why bother saying anything?

by Jolene McGowan December 31, 2016December 30, 2016

Our society seems so angry and divided that I’d really prefer to leave until it’s all settled.

by Jolene McGowan October 22, 2016October 21, 2016

Being great at one thing doesn’t mean you excel at everything, especially leading the nation.

by Jolene McGowan September 24, 2016September 23, 2016

People carried on with their evenings as if everything was normal, but we were just lucky.

by Jolene McGowan August 27, 2016August 26, 2016

The Maine we read about in glossy magazines does not, and never did, exist for most of us locals.

by Jolene McGowan August 13, 2016August 13, 2016

A conversation with an analytical Facebook friend named Dan leads me to craft a definition shaped by personal experiences.

by Jolene McGowan July 2, 2016July 1, 2016

My reoccurring dreams serve as a reminder that it is not possible to control everything in my life.

by jolene McGowan June 18, 2016June 17, 2016

But when I felt like speaking up, I wrote to two people who can do something about this mess: Maine’s U.S. senators.

Neighborhood kids and spring chickens don’t mix well when it comes to finding an eggshellent name.

by Jolene McGowan May 7, 2016May 6, 2016

Don’t get swept up in a fabricated holiday; share stories about the women who made us who we are.

by Jolene McGowan April 23, 2016April 22, 2016

Unlike when David Bowie passed, I felt protective of Prince in a way that was more like a friend.