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“Some people might call ’em spoiled, but I think that these almost ruined ones sometimes make the sweetest jam,” Pearl Smooter says to her daughter, Melanie Carmichael, in the 2002 romantic comedy film “Sweet Home Alabama.” She’s making peach jam, and providing motherly advice to her… Read More
What are you grateful for? In this podcast, researcher Dr. Robert Emmons discusses what gratitude is, how easy it is to find it, and why it's important to try. Read More
About a decade ago, while working my way through a stack of old Field & Stream magazines that had once belonged to a friend’s father, I found a letter to the editor that rang true, a generation after it had been written. A boat that… Read More
Learning about “topographic monikers”. Many years after graduating from high school in Dundalk, Maryland, I had the opportunity to discuss the origins of the “Greenwood” surname with our class sponsor. Mr. David Greenwood was a quiet man with an effervescent smile. His participation in our class… Read More
Good morning from Augusta. All eyes are on Republicans’ Affordable Care Act repeal bill, with an undecided U.S. Sen. Susan Collins facing protesters today and a leaked federal government estimate contradicting others to say Maine could gain under it. Collins could face… Read More
In this edition: 1) A trip to the Allagash Ghost Trains in Caribou. 2) Awareness walks in Fort Kent and Houlton. 3) A poker run on the trails in Fort Kent. Plus lots more! Events: Saturday, September 23-Sunday,… Read More
Sword fighting, drug lords, beautiful women, cool cocktails and fishing! Oh and adventure! What else could you want in a book? Linsenbigler has it all! Over the past few years I have had the pleasure of guiding Brian M. Wiprud for smallmouth bass. I had heard rumors that… Read More
So I focused my post this week on the Common Ground Fair for those homesteading beginners like myself—those who are just digging in and need to think about what they can handle as a beginner backyard homesteader. I wish someone would have made this list for me when I was getting started. Read More
I need to start by saying I am not a hunting guide and have never successfully called a moose before. On this occassion I did it because I had seen it done before, so why not? It was late September and fall fishing was in full swing and… Read More
Cauliflower is a favorite among the low carb dieters. It’s taking the place of flour. It is the “bread” in a grilled cheese sandwich, the “crust” on your pizza, the “rice” in your fried rice, and the “potatoes” in mashed potatoes. Substituting cauliflower, the white vegetable,… Read More
Combine the right foods this way to protect your arteries, have more energy, and feel better. Read More
The Bangor Mall and Medicare for All. If you’ll bear with me, I’ll try to tie these two together. Think I can do it? This past week, the Bangor Daily News reported that the Bangor Mall may soon be insolvent… Read More
White-tailed deer are a threat to millions of forest acres Read More
The Mueller investigation. Read More
By Sterling Pingree Here is what’s being covered in my conversations about the Patriots this week. Sunday’s game with the Texans is an important second step for the Patriots right now, after they took care of business last week in the Big Easy, they have to… Read More
Parenthood offers a new appreciation of the driving culture in Maine. Read More
There has been a storm brewing in research for some time now. Several years ago, a researcher by the name Giles Eric Seralini posted a peer-reviewed study that stated that glyphosate potentially caused cancer in rats. He was immediately attacked. Some of the… Read More
Hint: The kid didn't think Uncle Stevie's horror stories are scary. Read More
Fall arrives with a breeze One more day of the breeze effects from Jose is on tap. The peak gusts come around the noon hour and then slowly diminish by nightfall. The surf will settle down also as… Read More
There are few places left today where people from differing backgrounds, religions, ethnicities, and world views can come together peacefully, and happily to talk than craft beer tasting rooms. In the 18th century great thinkers, philosophers, and politicians would meet in salons and pubs where… Read More
Roochie Toochie and the Ragtime Shepherd Kings 1. Say goodbye to summer, kids, with a weekend for the ages. Friday night in Bangor, 58 Main hosts its last show for a while, with roots ensemble Roochie Toochie and the Ragtime Shepherd Kings. Elsewhere, Fules… Read More
Hello from North Haven! By the light of a pink and purple sunset, the Hebrew calendar ticked over last night from 5777 to 5778. My husband and three-year-old daughter and I invited a few other families – none of them Jewish – to share the evening… Read More
