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Junk-food judges

The Best of the Bad
The Internet can help you answer any question these days.

By JULIA RAPPAPORT | December 31, 2008

Enrich thy neighbor, Portland

'Buy local' and take care of business
Back in the temperate zone, the local and national economies are in the crapper.

By JULIA RAPPAPORT | December 10, 2008

Give local

Support your neighbors while delighting your friends
Support your neighbors while delighting your friends

By DEIRDRE FULTON | December 12, 2008

An introduction to buying things you don’t completely understand
“Smelly Yankee Candle for Grandma? Check. Tie for Dad? Got it. Toy dump truck for Tommy? Yup. Man, this holiday shopping stuff is easy. Now, who’s next? . . . Um. . . Hmmm.”

By GEORGIANA COHEN | December 11, 2008

High-tech high jinx

Anybody can give electronics that do something useful, it takes imagination to air-condition a dog
Like being visited by the Grinch instead of Santa, it looks as if Barack Obama is going to have to give up his beloved BlackBerry not long after this holiday season draws to a close.

By MIKE MILIARD | December 12, 2008

Concussions

Balls, pucks, and monster trucks
Last Saturday night, fans of pulverizing hits had to choose between two options.

By RICK WORMWOOD | December 03, 2008

My first trip to the County

Northern exposure
During my 36-hour stay in the Allagash region, I had better luck than the four Massachusetts College of Art students who journeyed into the Maine wilderness in the summer of 1976, only to allegedly encounter a UFO.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | December 04, 2008

Last of the Redskins

What can sports mascots teach us about Native American relations today?
The Scarborough School Board changed from “Redskins” to the “Red Storm” eight years ago, at a time when high school and college teams around the country were trending away from using Native American mascots.

By RICK WORMWOOD | December 02, 2008

Loud at Heart

A centuries-old singing tradition inspires twentysomething hipsters to praise the Lord
Shape note singing requires that you forget most of what you know about reading music. It's different, but much simpler.

By CHRISTOPHER GRAY | November 26, 2008

Planning a promenade

Going green
Presumably, most people who enjoy the to-be-built Bayside Promenade will experience it differently than I did last Saturday.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | November 26, 2008

Sweet science Saturdays

Balls, Pucks + Monster Trucks
The trick to finding the Portland Boxing Club for the first time is not giving up right at the end, when you’re getting close.

By RICK WORMWOOD | November 05, 2008

Staying warm

Going green
As we hurtle (rather unceremoniously, if you ask me) toward winter, many Portlanders are considering ways to stay warm without breaking the bank during the colder months.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | October 29, 2008

Witch way

In honor of Halloween, I run a spell-check
After visualizing “financial security,” I readied for Ed McMahon’s knock. No such luck — but the next morning, tucked in a pocket, I found seven dollars !

By DEIRDRE FULTON | October 22, 2008

What do you want to know?

Cha Cha
Have you heard about ChaCha?

By DEIRDRE FULTON | October 22, 2008

Space cowboy

For more than 50 years, UConn physics professor Ronald Mallett had a secret. Now that it's out, we may be one step closer to traveling back in time.
Ronald Mallett wanted to build a time machine.

By MIKE MILIARD | November 14, 2008

Power talk

Going green
Two upcoming debates will likely address environmental topics and how they impact jobs, climate change, and our national priorities.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | October 02, 2008

Murder by numbers

Diverse City
Murder isn’t a common occurrence in Maine. You knew that, but let me remind you just how uncommon. In 2006, just 21 murders in a state of around 1.3 million people.

By SHAY STEWART-BOULEY | September 17, 2008

Fallopian follies

While celebrity sages salivate over Hollywood babies, Beltway pundits are spinning the latest wave of ovarian escapades. Have girls really gone wild?
Speculating on celebrity baby “bumps” is Hollywood blood sport.

By KARA BASKIN | September 10, 2008

Ask me anything

A free instant answer to any question is just a text away. But what do ChaCha’s guides have that , say, librarians don’t?
It used to be that, if you had a burning question, you had to a) ask your mom; b) consult a Magic 8 Ball; or c) trek to the top of a mountain to seek out a sagacious, all-knowing guru.

By CAITLIN E. CURRAN | September 03, 2008

100 things to do

Want to call yourself a true Portlander? Here's a checklist.
A checklist for true Portlanders.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | August 27, 2008

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