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History Lesson
In the latest installment of “Love, Recorded,” Matt Salesses wonders if two people can really understand the treasures of each other’s past.I haven’t been sleeping well. My skin feels as if it is...
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The 17-Toilet Protest
… and more noble, just, and otherwise unerringly virtuous acts from God’s most glorious creation: dudes.In these volatile times, many men take seriously the political label they attach to themselves,...
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A Family Inheritance
For Lucas Ahlsen, it’s more than a family crest or some coins.Twenty years from now, I will describe the early 2000s as a period of blurred absolutes. Sex and gender theory, the war on terror, the...
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The National Organization for Marriage Wants You
HeatherN is dismayed with the National Organization for Marriage’s attempts to sow racial division.I’ll be completely up front and honest, I was a little giddy when I first came across the story that...
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Change Like You Mean It
Rob Gould has never been a “half-in” kind of guy.This has been quite a year for me. I’d taken to calling it the most difficult year of my life. Then my Mom reminded me of the year I had to go to rehab...
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Copy That
CJ Kaplan finds out what it takes to be both a father and a brother to his son.My little boy is at sea in every sense of the word. I stand beside him as he dives fearlessly into the rugged surf that...
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Summers in Maine
Guest blogger Justin Cascio looks back on youthful summers in Maine filed with ice cream, fireworks,adopted grandparents and a motorcycle riding chef. When my sister and I were kids on Long Island,...
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The Wedding Cake Topper
Bill and Kelly’s community made sure their family enjoyed every benefit of marriage, starting with a wedding.On May 15, 2008, the California Supreme Court handed down a landmark verdict: Kelly and I...
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Missing Maine Man Walks Up to News Crew Reporting on His Disappearance
Police were still searching for Robert McDonough when he walked into a news report about his own disappearance. WMTV reporter Norm Karkos and his video crew were finishing up an early morning update...
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Maine Republican Madness
The Republicans that officially resigned from their party in Maine this weekend tell us a lot about problems inside the GOP.On Sunday, a number prominent Republicans from Maine announced they were...
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Living Life With a Sense of Awe
Teaching gratitude, not “thank you”.—–Every so often, just when I think I’m doing an okay job with this parenting thing, something or someone comes along and shines a light on it all in a brand new...
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Guyhood Call for Submissions: Get Outside, Because “Out is In”
July is National Parks and Recreation Month and Henry David Thoreau’s birthday. GMP wants your stories about outdoor adventures, misadventures, and everything in between.________“I went to the woods...
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Mooselookmeguntic
“We sit up and take notice.” Jason Landry, with a quick snapshot of Stephen Sheffield, photographer.—“Dada, let’s go play Island of the Titans.”“One minute Finn. Come over here and help me for a...
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It’s Halloween. Is the Kaci Hickox Witch-Hunt Over?
Ebola is deadly and highly contagious, but not easily transmitted. Fear and panic should not guide public health decisions. Science should.___________Judge Charles C. LaVerdiere of Maine, ruled that...
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Portland Maine, Where 9-11 Began
View image | gettyimages.com9/11 hits closer to home for Andy Schulkind than he thought. Here’s how.Ask anyone on September 10, 2001 from what city a terror attack would launched, and Portland, Maine...
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Should We End High School Football?
What price are high school football players really paying? The Young Turks discuss.___A football program in Maine cancelled their entire season due to a high number of injuries. To put in perspective,...
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The Race Card Made the Oscars Relevant Again—But at What Cost?
Were the Oscars #sowhite on purpose? —The Academy Awards were this weekend, and I really don’t care. As a screenwriter, NYU Film School graduate, and card-carrying Film Nerd, the Oscars are supposed...
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Bound to Be Pious: An American Making History
That was the second time he made history. The first was in 2013, when he won a seat on the city’s Board of Education (School Board).On December 5th as friends and homeschoolers my 10 year-old son and...
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Marijuana: Love It or Not But It’s Hard to Disrespect It
Marijuana. Maybe you love it. Maybe you hate it. Perhaps, you do not care much about it.The reality is that more states are accepting marijuana as a safe substance. Eight states now have full...
View ArticleA Plurality for Maine’s Move to Ranked-Choice Voting
>Source: 30dB.com – Ranked%20Choice%20VotingWhen no clear winner emerges from a packed field of candidates, the top two go head-to-head, with voters for those cut out of the race potentially...
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