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10 years later, we told you so

Ten years of being right (well, mostly)
Like many in the alternative press, we pride ourselves on being ahead of the game. Sometimes, of course, that means we're wrong about what might be coming down the pike — that's part of the risk of being "out front" and not just reacting to the news as it happens.
By DEIRDRE FULTON  |  September 16, 2009
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Chill out, seriously

 
 
By SARA DONNELLY  |  October 27, 2008
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Three firsts at NEPA

Laurels
Portland Phoenix contributing writers and staff took three first-place awards at the New England Press Association’s annual awards banquet February 9, and three second-place honors as well.
By JEFF INGLIS  |  February 13, 2008
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It’s one in the morning — how sweet!

Handouts
Officials in New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, are considering a new way to reduce violence and other problems at bar-closing time: handing out chocolate.
By JEFF INGLIS  |  October 31, 2007
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‘Ugly’ story wins third prize

Laurels
The story, “Ugly Portland” took third place in the “format buster” category in the national Association of Alternative Newsweeklies competition.
By JEFF INGLIS  |  June 27, 2007
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Magnificent seven

The Phoenix 's AAN award winners
The annual journalism awards handed out by the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies (AAN) are the real deal.
By CLIF GARBODEN  |  June 20, 2007
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Freak out

We asked some of Portland's scariest lead singers what scares them
I’d have to say conspiracy, love, religion, Ktulu, puddles in the Himalayas and the Andes and all that.
By SARA DONNELLY  |  February 21, 2007
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Phoenix reaps NEPA glory

It's all about us
The Phoenix newspapers and thePhoenix.com were major winners in this year’s New England Press Association (NEPA) Better Newspaper Competition.
By CLIF GARBODEN  |  February 14, 2007

Portland Phoenix, the best in New England!

Laurels
The Portland Phoenix had its best year ever at the New England Press Association (NEPA) awards banquet on Saturday, taking home 15 awards, including 10 for first place.
By JEFF INGLIS  |  February 14, 2007
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New Maine peace site is actually pretty cool

Rallying
A new Web site created by Maine peace activists could help make the statewide movement more effective.
By SARA DONNELLY  |  February 14, 2007
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Out-of-body politic

Peace, protest, and pig grenades in Second Life
The January 27 march against the Iraq War in Washington DC attracted tens of thousands of protestors, but did it crash the Capitol? Its virtual counterpart did.
By SARA DONNELLY  |  February 07, 2007

Letters to the Portland editor: February 2, 2007

Peace needs our help
In addition to my flip comment that I personally didn’t have a clue about how to solve the horrific human tragedy we call the Iraq War, I provided Sara Donnelly with several comments in our ten-minute conversation that were constructive potential solutions.
By LETTERS TO THE PORTLAND EDITOR  |  January 31, 2007
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Living la vida local

Or: how I learned to stop driving and (sort of) love mom and pop
I am a fan of convenience.
By SARA DONNELLY  |  January 24, 2007

A brief history of shopping



By SARA DONNELLY  |  January 24, 2007

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By SARA DONNELLY  |  January 24, 2007
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Six peace activists opt for the clink

Affinities
On January 8, six anti-war protestors who last fall refused to leave Olympia Snowe’s Bangor office were sentenced to 24 hours in jail.
By SARA DONNELLY  |  January 17, 2007
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Solar power co-op surfaces in Bath

Flat panels
The midcoast may soon be home to the state’s first solar power co-op.
By SARA DONNELLY  |  January 17, 2007
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Sex, Iraq, and pop culture

The war for our attention
How many times a day do you think about sex? How many times a day do you think about the war in Iraq?
By ELLEE DEAN  |  January 11, 2007

Letters to the Portland editor: January 12, 2007

Dems owe us peace
Maybe the Democrats in Washington owe the anti-war activists in America something.
By LETTERS TO THE PORTLAND EDITOR  |  January 10, 2007
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Does peace have a chance?

The anti-war movement faces its biggest challenge yet — politics
Four weeks after Democrats rode a wave of anti-war discontent to gain control of the US House and Senate, only four protestors show up to the weekly “Bridges for Peace” demonstration on the Casco Bay Bridge.
By SARA DONNELLY  |  December 27, 2006

End of the beginning of all war?



By SARA DONNELLY  |  December 27, 2006
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Hell no, we won’t go (to jail)!

Collections
A lawyer known for representing Maine activists arrested during protests is compiling a database of civil-disobedience cases to help him argue a lighter sentence for one of his clients.
By SARA DONNELLY  |  December 21, 2006
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Maine’s most massive screw-ups in 2006

Stuff that just should never have happened
2006, we’re going to miss you.
By JEFF INGLIS AND SARA DONNELLY  |  December 20, 2006
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Trotting out Trotsky

 Surprise party
It’s a sign of the political times here in Portland when the Green Independent Party isn’t considered progressive enough.
By SARA DONNELLY  |  December 13, 2006
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Indie economy

Portland’s new Buy Local campaign is playing nice, for now
Carolyn Mix is one of Buy Local’s newest converts. Owner of the 2Note botanical perfumery, which has been open in the Old Port for about six months, Mix says she joined Portland’s new coalition of independent businesses because she believes in the cause.
By SARA DONNELLY  |  December 06, 2006
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Startup media watchdog downplays bite

Black and white
A group of New England journalists, academics, and media critics have founded a new regional organization, the New England News Forum, to support the integrity of area news outlets in an age of increased public distrust of the media.
By SARA DONNELLY  |  November 30, 2006
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The First-Ever Portland Phoenix Short Film Festival

Maine moviemakers
We weren’t really sure what to expect when we first came up with the idea of having an evening of short films as a way to highlight the work of local moviemakers.
By JEFF INGLIS AND SARA DONNELLY  |  November 21, 2006
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Young guns

K-Don and Dave on being city councilors, playing politics, and what Wharf Street should look like
When Kevin Donoghue and Dave Marshall are sworn in to the Portland City Council on December 4, they’ll be more than a decade younger than the youngest of our sitting councilors.
By SARA DONNELLY  |  November 15, 2006
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Will party for rent

Benefits
The Peace and Justice Center of Southern Maine, which has served as a hub for activists for 10 years, needs some quick cash to help pay the rent.
By SARA DONNELLY  |  November 08, 2006
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Inside the box

Portland author Stacy Mitchell explores the real cost of faceless corporate retail
At first glance, Westbrook must have seemed a likely location for southern Maine’s next Wal-Mart. Cheap cuts both ways: Excerpt from Big-Box Swindle. By Stacy Mitchell
By SARA DONNELLY  |  November 08, 2006

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