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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
Summer’s last gasp For those who dread the heat and humidity, there is one more stretch of it on the way for the second half of the weekend through mid-week. Humidity begins to build in the afternoon on Saturday as a southwest… Read More
Also in tonight's newsletter, what weather you can expect for the start of the Cumberland Fair. If the world lasts that long. Read More
Workplace injuries are unfortunately a common occurrence in the United States. The latest all-inclusive report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that among private industry employers, there were 2.9 million non-fatal workplace injuries and illnesses. This equates to about 3… Read More
How do you tell someone they smell bad? Read More
I dialed Susan Collins’ Bangor office number several times yesterday, and the line was always busy, which I took as a hopeful sign, although I was, and remain, apprehensive. I was calling to thank Sen. Collins once again for her courage in voting against the last Republican effort… Read More
Michael Withee, left, and Noah Hands of the Stetson-based Sign Services install one of the 30-foot-long banners on the parking garage in Downtown Bangor Tuesday afternoon. Photo by Gabor Degre. Last fall, the City of Bangor put out a call for designs from… Read More
Roots, flowers, herbs. Steep them in alcohol for a few weeks and you've got bitters. That's what Nolan Stewart does for a living. He shares his process and some recipes. Read More
Everybody in Maine loves the Common Ground Fair. Except me. The very existence of the fair means that I have the privilege of skipping it. 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
