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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

Civil-liberties tug-of-war

State politicians take a national stand
An amazing thing about legislative bodies is their ability to take stands on just about anything.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | June 20, 2007

The waiting game

Skate park
What’s one more month when we’ve been deliberating for two years?

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | June 20, 2007

What’s better than a cold beer?

Drinking it with a view of the ocean
Sailors love their spirits, and so do we.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | June 13, 2007

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