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Facebook group becomes an organizing force

Maine's majority
When Governor Paul LePage returned to the Blaine House after his Jamaican vacation on Monday, he got a special welcome-home gift: an oversized card, signed by 1300 of his constituents (plus some balloons and Jamaican Me Crazy coffee!).

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | April 14, 2011

Is same-sex marriage the 2012 comeback kid?

Crystal ball
A few years ago, the Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders — a Boston-based legal advocacy organization — launched a "6 x 12" campaign to secure marriage rights for gay couples across New England by 2012.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | April 14, 2011

Back to the land

Digging up cathartic childhood memories
There is an idyllic pull to the homesteading lifestyle, especially when such a back-to-the-land experiment is undertaken on the coast of Maine, where rocky shores abut dense woods and merely breathing the air imparts rural spirit and pluck.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | April 06, 2011

A new school encourages domestic study 'abroad'

In the field
Starting with a New England expedition this summer, three local young women are launching an independent school that will eventually have its home base in Maine, while finding roots all over the country.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | April 11, 2011

Theater workshop brings Long Creek kids out of their shells

Inside looking out
So said the five boys who performed in front of about 50 relatives, teachers, law-enforcement officers, and community members at the Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland last week.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | March 30, 2011

As gas prices go up, a public transit bill gains speed

Conservative commute
Every day, thousands of workers in who live in the Lewiston-Auburn region — where real estate is more affordable — get in their cars and drive to Portland — where there are more jobs.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | March 23, 2011

Progressive nightmare

With their values under attack, many Mainers view this legislative session as the stuff of bad dreams
The sky is actually falling for Maine progressives, whose core values are under attack in Augusta.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | March 16, 2011

Future-proofing

Going green
You may have seen Sludgey, a/k/a the Last Barrel of Oil, distributing handbills around Portland on First Friday.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | March 16, 2011

Reaching a new frontier

Book of the times
Shetterly's new memoir, Made for You and Me: Going West, Going Broke, Finding Home is the story of hardships — financial, familial, emotional — not usually the stuff that inspires switching places.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | March 09, 2011

Legal questions remain after Obama disses DOMA

Dismantling discrimation
Gay-marriage advocates got good news last month, when the Obama administration admitted that it was incapable of defending the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the federal law that defines marriage as between one man and one woman.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | March 02, 2011

Sarah Braunstein's uncomfortable, beautiful hyperreality

(Bitter)sweet emotion
There's an unsettling honesty that spills from Portland author Sarah Braunstein's first novel, The Sweet Relief of Missing Children .

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | February 23, 2011

Smoke Local

Where will marijuana fit into Maine's economy?
Lobsters, blueberries, potatoes, and . . . pot? As Maine's medical-marijuana program inches closer to business-as-usual, weed is on the verge of becoming a meaningful part of the state's economy — a budding piece of Maine's local, sustainable, pro-agriculture aesthetic.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | February 16, 2011

Getting rid of e-waste

Going green
I'm doing a major apartment clean-up and I'm trying to dispose of my unwanted items as responsibly as possible. I'm recycling (both curbside and through Goodwill) as much as I can. But what to do with the electronic waste I've accumulated over the years?

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | February 16, 2011

Found in translation

Local book launch
When Susan Conley, her husband, and their two young boys moved from Maine to Beijing in 2008, she had plans to write about her experience as a mother in that huge, foreign world.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | February 02, 2011

Making the grade

Two recent studies examine academics and athletics in Portland's public schools
Portland students are struggling with reading at elementary and secondary levels, according to a report released last week. Meanwhile, the city's two high schools are close to achieving gender equity in athletic programs, says a separate report.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | January 26, 2011

Mayor's race kicks off

Getting to know you
Last week, the first three mayoral candidates filed their paperwork. So begins Portland’s first elected-mayor campaign in more than eight decades.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | January 26, 2011

Farming and the future

Going green
The announcement of the Maine Farmland Trust's ambitious 100,000-acre preservation goal wasn't the only farming news this month (see " Another row to hoe "). And, some thoughts about what lies ahead on the green front.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | January 19, 2011

Another row to hoe

Land preservation
Big news coming out of the Maine Agricultural Trades Show earlier this month (from which the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, MOFGA, was bizarrely excluded): the Maine Farmland Trust (MFT) announced a $50 million campaign to preserve 100,000 acres of farmland in the Pine Tree State over the next three years.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | January 19, 2011

Fusing porn with high art

A Q-and-A with Salacious founder Katie Diamond
Porn in the form of prose and poems, along with sexy and graphic illustrations and photos, fill the pages of Salacious , a new magazine dedicated to erotic art and literature, the likes of which you may never have seen — at least not compiled in one place.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | January 12, 2011

Portlander to cover 3000+ miles in five months on foot

Ultra-distance running
On January 8, Portland native Zoe Romano will set off for a morning run in Huntington Beach, California. Make no mistake: this isn't a begrudging follow-through on a New Year's resolution, or a jog around the block. Try more than 140 not-quite-marathons, back-to-back.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | January 04, 2011

2011 predictions: Winds of chance

A casino, wind-power exploration, fighting hunger, challenging Snowe, and more head our way in 2011
It's impossible to predict the future, obviously, but we at the Phoenix have peered into our crystal ball in search of important issues that will arise in 2011.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | December 29, 2010

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