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With a blank slate, anything’s possible. Plus, Art on Decks

Skate park
Today, the cracked and faded tennis courts off St James Street are nothing much to look at.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | September 05, 2007

Keep yourself alive

How to avoid the Freshman 15, cure a hangover, get some sleep — and still have fun
I’ll admit that my college years weren’t my healthiest.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | August 29, 2007

Imitation and flattery

Nation building
If the replica Green Monster, Citgo sign, and Coke bottles at the Sea Dogs’ Hadlock Field don’t sufficiently feed your Red Sox fever, don’t fret.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | September 13, 2007

Kennebunkport protest expected to draw around 5000

Protest round-up
Cindy Sheehan seems unable to stay away from the peace movement that she publicly cut ties with just over two months ago.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | August 22, 2007

Urban Hardware is decidedly urbane

Venue watch
If you’ve been wondering where to go when you desperately need a hammer and a stylish sieve — and really, who doesn’t? — look no further.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | August 22, 2007

Taking tolerance overseas

Stemming hate violence
Hate violence between Catholics and Protestants plagued Northern Ireland for decades.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | August 15, 2007

Mowed down

The federal Farm Bill leaves Mainers in the dust
Libby describes Leahy’s spot on the committee as “good for new England — because without that voice we’d be invisible.”

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | August 15, 2007

Tracking kilowatts

Going green
Encouraged by my energy-conservation success, I decided to go even greener.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | August 08, 2007

Urban bards

The summer sidewalk subculture that enlivens the city all year round
“You’ll find us. We’ll sound like Kenny G on acid.”

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | August 01, 2007

Federal judge says PUC's Verizon inquiry can continue

That's gotta sting
Almost exactly a year ago, the state Public Utilities Commission stepped up to guard Mainers’ privacy and phone records from Verizon.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | August 01, 2007

A record in the sand

Ever higher
Four years ago, Rockland native Ed Jarett set the Guinness Book record for the world’s tallest sand castle.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | July 25, 2007

It’s a woman’s right to choose

Five new methods of birth control explained
Sorry guys, this one’s for the girls.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | July 18, 2007

At long last, light at the end of the skate ramp

Skate park
Portland skateboarders finally know where their new skate park will be located.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | July 18, 2007

Understanding conscientious objectors

Military movie
“Kill, Kill, Kill,” they shout, banging their rifles on the ground — it’s an image you won’t soon forget.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | July 18, 2007

You want the troops out of Iraq? Next, we have to get Iraq out of the troops.
Whereas active-duty soldiers return as a group to a military base upon coming home, National Guard members disperse into their civilian communities.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | July 11, 2007

Adventures in composting

Going green
Before I could truly enjoy myself, the bucket started to smell — bad.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | July 11, 2007

If only he'd looked out his window

Kennebunkport protest
Not much about Sunday’s Kennebunkport demonstration was unique.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | July 05, 2007

I feel pretty...healthy

Going green
If anyone wants some big almost-full bottles of TRESemme shampoo and conditioner, shoot me an e-mail.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | June 27, 2007

Unwelcome in Kennebunkport: Bush and Putin

Protest
Just days before the Fourth of July, disgruntled citizens will have the opportunity to practice their own kind of patriotism.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | June 27, 2007

Lobster chronicler starts making stuff up

Local author
Fishing-boat captain Linda Greenlaw has changed course in her most recent work.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | June 27, 2007

Good eatin’

Barbara Kingsolver grows her own
In 2005, author Barbara Kingsolver moved her family from Tucson to a farm in Virginia to embark on a year-long experiment of returning to nature.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | June 27, 2007

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