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Maine Blogs

16℉ A Few Clouds
February 20, 2019
Maine Blogs Latest News | Bernie Sanders | Marijuana Legalization | Tourney Time | Today's Paper

    MAINE AT WAR

    Lottery winner catches the Maine-bound boat

    During a Union cavalry raid conducted in Virginia in late winter 1864, a mounted Union officer captures a Confederate soldier home on furlough. The soldier’s family, including the little girl clutching his leg, beg the Yankee not to take away their man. A year earlier,… Read More
      3 hours ago
      GEORGE DANBY | EDITORIAL CARTOONIST

      National debt

      National debt. Read More
          GEORGE'S OUTDOOR NEWS

          Do we have too many turkeys?

          Maine’s Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife doesn’t know how many wild turkeys we have, but they are pretty sure we need more turkeys in some parts of the state. I know a lot of people who think we have far too many turkeys, and the legislature this… Read More
              ACT OUT WITH AISLINN

              1-minute hike: Champlain Mountain North Ridge Trail in Acadia National Park

              Difficulty: Moderate. The 1-mile North Ridge Trail on Champlain Mountain is fairly gradual climb with just a few steep sections and staircases. The trail does not feature ladders and requires no hand-over-foot climbing. If you park at the parking area near the trailhead, the out and back hike… Read More
                  ACT OUT WITH AISLINN

                  1-minute hike: Champlain Mountain North Ridge Trail in Acadia National Park

                  Difficulty: Moderate. The 1-mile North Ridge Trail on Champlain Mountain is fairly gradual climb with just a few steep sections and staircases. The trail does not feature ladders and requires no hand-over-foot climbing. If you park at the parking area near the trailhead, the out and back hike… Read More
                      RECOVERY ROCKS

                      HOPE: Helping Other Parents Endure

                      Two of my biggest local heroes are Shelly & Dave Yankowsky. You’ve likely seen them in the news at some point. They’ve become two of the very best addiction recovery allies in Maine. I hope that’s how you’ll come to think of them. I know to… Read More
                          POLLWAYS

                          Maine leads on voting access. We can do even better.

                          Maine has an opportunity to improve its voting laws, making this fundamental part of representative government even better. Read More
                              GEORGE DANBY | EDITORIAL CARTOONIST

                              More champagne, please.

                              The LePage waste of state money. Read More
                                  GEORGE'S OUTDOOR NEWS

                                  Time to stop killing our fish and wildlife with fishing lures

                                  Senator Paul Davis has sponsored legislation to require biodegradable rubber fishing lures for freshwater fishing. His bill will also ban stainless steel hooks. The bill would allow 5 years to achieve his goal. The legislature’s Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee… Read More
                                      JEFF SOLARI'S SPORTS CHOWDAH

                                      Red Sox radio broadcasts will sound very different this season. About time.

                                      “I love listening to baseball on the radio!” Is this something you say on occasion? If so, I bet if I press, you’d have to admit if your next birthday cake is lit properly it will produce enough smoke to set off the sprinkler system at work. Read More
                                          WEST OF THE FIELDS

                                          New music including LCD Soundsystem, Panda Bear, Alice Glass and Sunflower Bean on this week’s West Of The Fields podcast

                                          I continued to explore new releases from James Blake, Better Oblivion Community Center and Ladytron on the show this week, while the retro alternative set looked back at album closers from classic '90s releases, inspired by the odd story of how a 25-year-old Dinosaur Jr. album track suddenly became a top 20 hit in Japan in recent weeks. Read More
                                              SENIORS NOT ACTING THEIR AGE

                                              Old Man on Old Speck

                                              The parking area was plowed when I arrived at the trailhead for Old Speck Mountain in Grafton Notch State Park. Located in a remote alpine region about a dozen miles north of Newry, the cleared lot was much appreciated as shoveling out car space beside the road is… Read More
                                                  YOUR COUNTDOWN TO RETIREMENT

                                                  Exponential forgiveness

                                                  Forgiveness doesn't mean excusing bad behavior. It means doing something for yourself by giving yourself the gift of moving on. Read More
                                                      OFF THE RIM

                                                      These three teams stand out in a career filled with tourney memories

                                                      It was a coach’s dream to be a part of coaching players on a freshman team and watching them grow into a state-championship club. Read More
                                                          GEORGE'S OUTDOOR NEWS

                                                          Coyotes Are Killers

                                                          I don’t understand why our effort to keep the population of coyotes in check is so controversial. We all know that coyotes are killers. Here is a story about coyotes from my book, A Lifetime of Hunting and Fishing, published… Read More
                                                              THE DRIVE

                                                              The Celtics’ $188-million question

                                                              The formula in the NBA is set. To be elite, you need at least one elite-level talent in your squad. But what if the star's position is wrong in the Celtic's winning formula? Read More
                                                                  UP NORTH MOTORSPORTS

                                                                  Daytona Speedweeks 2019 notes and quotes

                                                                  Daytona Speedweeks was a mixed bag of racing and wrecks. Former resident of Maine artist was there displaying his talent and skills with a welder. Read More
                                                                      GEORGE DANBY | EDITORIAL CARTOONIST

                                                                      National emergency

                                                                      The next national emergency?… Read More
                                                                          THE UNREALIZED REPUBLIC

                                                                          Detritus on the playing field

                                                                          Public education is in the news again. I teach in a public school. It has not been an easy run, but it is always an adventure. Teaching is complex, challenging, at times frustrating, at times tragic. There are great triumphs and there are dizzying setbacks. Read More
                                                                              JOURNEYS OVER A HOT STOVE

                                                                              Grab bag – “Nyoo?”, guitar fun, Batzina, Bots

                                                                              a potpourri of stuff - Maine greetings, guitar dreams, Batzina butternut pie... read on. Read More
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                                                                                  Bail set at $50,000 in ‘absolutely terrifying’ domestic violence incident

                                                                                  POLL QUESTION

                                                                                  A Maine city wants to turn an old school into dorm-style housing for artists

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