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Canadian family keeps their trash

Screening
It’s hard to hide from consumerism when the evidence is slowly accumulating in the garage.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | January 30, 2008

Hack your life

New year, new semester, new you?
I’ve spent entire afternoons reading about how to stop procrastinating.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | January 30, 2008

Finding company in Evergreen Cemetery

Ghost buster
Joshua Fisher, 33, was walking through Evergreen Cemetery when he felt a “swirling energy sensation, like a bird flapping around my head.”

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | January 23, 2008

Soy what?

Going green
Sausage! Bacon! How can I resist these savory treats?

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | January 23, 2008

Kucinich supporters won’t give up the ship
The only way I have found myself able to be an intensely passionate American, patriot, and political activist is through my support of Dennis Kucinich and his ideas.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | January 16, 2008

Awkward moments

Sue Miller's latest book is painfully close to the heart
Sue Miller’s stories can be uncomfortable to read — and that’s a compliment.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | January 16, 2008

Ani and angst

The not-so joyful girl gets happy
“I look back on my body of work and there’s a lot of moaning and groaning,” says Ani DiFranco.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | January 23, 2008

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Two Maine Law students take on RIAA big guns
Two third-year law students working at the school’s Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic are taking on the RIAA on behalf of two university students.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | January 09, 2008

Thinking outside of the boxy Adams School

Renovations
Munjoy Hillers are eager to see what will take the place of the abandoned Adams School.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | January 02, 2008

D.C. wannabes

Twelve people want to represent you in Washington; we explain who they are as the winnowing begins
Already some candidates have come and gone, but the field remains wide open as candidates prepare for the June 2008 primaries.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | December 26, 2007

Word on the street

After a lull, Portland's spoken-word scene is getting loud
Part of the draw, for performers and spectators alike, is the diversity of forms that the open mic can take.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | December 26, 2007

Eating, my words

Going green
In 2008, I’m going to eat less meat.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | December 26, 2007

It always looks a lot like Christmas at this Old Port store

Venue watch
Descending into Country Noel, which sits below street level on Exchange Street, is an assault on the senses.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | December 12, 2007

Chew on this

Is there a food co-op in Portland’s future?
“It’s a crime, really, that the largest city in Maine doesn’t have a natural foods co-op.”

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | December 05, 2007

Peaks Island veteran collects stories of war's atrocities

Winter soldier
Thirty-six years ago, more than 100 Vietnam veterans gathered in Detroit to describe and expose war crimes perpetrated by themselves and their fellow soldiers.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | December 05, 2007

Earmuffs for everyone

Celebrations
The story goes that 15-year-old Chester Greenwood was ice-skating when his ears got unbearably cold.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | November 28, 2007

Wish list

Going green
Please consider the following gifts, to be bestowed upon me this holiday season.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | November 28, 2007

Scared green

Devra Davis’s cancer book
Even when we’re aware of some level of health risk involved in our mundane daily activities, we tend to ignore it.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | November 27, 2007

All I want for Christmas is ...

... a strap-on harness made of recycled rubber; and other helpful holiday gift ideas
True story: My grandma sent me my Christmas check in mid-October this year.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | November 20, 2007

Killing bills

Congress inaction
Auto workers, oil companies, and farmers all snarling together in a pit of special interests — it’s not a pretty picture.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | November 20, 2007

Cruella de Vil shows her softer, dog-loving side

Venue watch
It may come as a surprise that Glenn Close is a dog lover, given her history of playing characters who wouldn’t win any awards from PETA.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | November 14, 2007

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