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On Friday, bigotry won’t be tolerated

Dyke March
When members of Maine’s GLBT community — specifically, lesbians and those who love them — take to the streets on Friday, June 20, it’ll be with pride, plus a little defiance.
By: DEIRDRE FULTON  |  June 18, 2008
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Jen Miller showcases her hand-sewn wares

Fashion show
When you sew each garment by hand, and cut the fabric without using a pattern, each piece is destined to be one-of-a-kind.
By: DEIRDRE FULTON  |  June 18, 2008
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Small presses

Big ideas, and a match made in heaven
Rose Metal Press focuses on unique, non-traditional literary forms such as flash fiction, prose poetry, or novels-in-verse.
By: DEIRDRE FULTON  |  June 11, 2008
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Who reads short shorts?

We all should, if they’re like this new collection
The book provides everything that chapbooks did historically  — bite-sized, accessible, entertaining stories — as well as what they do today — focused, challenging, experimental work.
By: DEIRDRE FULTON  |  June 11, 2008

Adam and the Waxmen

Music seen at Freeport Cabaret, June 6, 2008
The band, who play a rousing combination of bluesy, folksy, soulful rock, graced the stage of a brand-new Freeport Cabaret.
By: DEIRDRE FULTON  |  June 11, 2008

Eco-booze, eco-buzz

Going green
Why drink organic booze? There might be a practical reason: fewer, or less-aggressive, hangovers.
By: DEIRDRE FULTON  |  June 11, 2008
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Adams School issue stays hot on the Hill

Shimshai, ACOG, CBC
What to do with the former Adams School has been a hot topic since it closed in 2006.
By: DEIRDRE FULTON  |  June 11, 2008
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It's easy staying green

New England offers a variety of eco-friendly lodging options
This summer, don't leave home without your environmentalism.
By: DEIRDRE FULTON  |  June 09, 2008
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Sierra Club under fire from coastal activists

Conservation
Two coastal advocacy organizations are accusing the Sierra Club of backing down from its position as a protector of Sears Island, a large, uninhabited island off Maine’s Down East coast.
By: DEIRDRE FULTON  |  June 04, 2008
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Top 10 questions for Maine voters

The issues that define the primary campaign
Here are the top 10 stories and storylines shaping Maine's primary season.
By: DEIRDRE FULTON  |  May 28, 2008
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Getting real

Activists gather sigs to oppose ‘Real ID’
Activists are teaming up in outrage against the Maine’s seeming acquiescence to federal “Real ID” demands.
By: DEIRDRE FULTON  |  May 21, 2008

Cheers to green beer

Going green
Since we drink so much beer, shouldn't we expect it to be produced sustainably?
By: DEIRDRE FULTON  |  May 14, 2008
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Where's Nick now?

And how the hell will he get to Hawaii
On his first night in Portland, Nick Galusha thought he might have to go without a bed.
By: DEIRDRE FULTON  |  May 14, 2008
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Festival of the book

Hob-nob with literary celebs
If you want to be closer to Ethan Hawke, mark your calendar to attend the second annual Maine Festival of the Book, to be held this Thursday through Saturday in Portland.
By: DEIRDRE FULTON  |  May 19, 2008
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SPACE auction may also serve as a swan song

Farewell, Polaroid
Polaroid announced in February that it will discontinue manufacturing the film in 2008.
By: DEIRDRE FULTON  |  May 07, 2008
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Look at Maine’s alternative-transport options

Commute another way week
Check it out: the Portland Green Streets initiative (through which locals can get free coffee on the last Friday of every month — if they choose an eco-friendly method of getting to work) has taken off.
By: DEIRDRE FULTON  |  May 07, 2008
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Tell it to the judge(s)

Bangor Six activists rally; pot boosters to gather in Monument Square
Bangor Six supporters held a rally on Tuesday outside the Penobscot County Courthouse
By: DEIRDRE FULTON  |  June 24, 2008
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Digging in

Scrutinizing the sustainable-farming message
When The Real World goes green, you begin to wonder whether we’ve reached critical mass on this whole environmentalism/eco-chic/rolling-out-the-green-carpet schtick.
By: DEIRDRE FULTON  |  April 28, 2008

Happy Earth Day!

Going green
What follows is a tilt-a-whirl ride through my green-saturated brain.
By: DEIRDRE FULTON  |  April 16, 2008
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Maine stings from a slap on the wrist

 Real ID
Like a rebellious older sibling, Maine was the first state to pass a resolution rejecting "Real ID" in January 2007, and followed up five months later with a law preventing the state from participating.
By: DEIRDRE FULTON  |  April 09, 2008
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Running toward truth

A fast-paced spy thriller explores the ambiguities of wartime
The first wave of current-war fiction is washing up on American shores, and Alex Carr’s The Prince of Bagram Prison is a prime example.
By: DEIRDRE FULTON  |  April 09, 2008
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