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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | yesterday
A wreath-laying ceremony on a bridge connecting Maine and Canada kicks off a week's worth of wreath-laying observances around the country to honor the nation's veterans.
Farmboyz / Perge Modo (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Will you please consider sending this call to Catholic action to all your Catholic friends and relatives? Did you know that the mistreatment of women, married men and gay men by the Catholic bishops is really the same issue? I began to realize this while thinking about why the struggle for gay equality in America seems to be failing. Recent losses in California, Maine and New York have left gay activist...
Market Design (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
Same sex marriage continues to teeter on the cusp of whether Americans regard it as a repugnant transaction , whether it should be legal or illegal. The NY Times story is here . "The State Senate defeated a bill on Wednesday that would legalize same-sex marriage , after an emotional debate that touched on civil rights, family and history. The vote means that the bill, pushed by Gov. David A. Paterson...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | yesterday
The patriotic spirit will be on display in Hamilton on Pearl Harbor Day. The Wreaths Across America convoy, three 18-wheelers making the trek from Maine to the Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., is scheduled to pass through the town on Monday accompanied by police and the Patriot Guard Riders motorcycle club.
Gothamist (Free subscription) | yesterday
Just days after the New York State Senate voted down a bill to legalize same-sex marriage, the Garden State is getting ready for the debate. According to the Times , the New Jersey State Senate's Judiciary Committee is gearing up for a vote on gay marriage as early as Monday — with the full Senate preparing for a vote possibly on Thursday. While the Judiciary Committee is expected to pass the...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | yesterday
A lot of things have helped Deb Dormody and her partners turn their annual holiday craft show, Craftland, into a year-round permanent store: a growing appreciation for handmade, unique goods, a desire to support the arts, and -- surprisingly -- the bad economy, which she says has pushed people to examine how they spend their money.
Out Gay Life (Free subscription) | yesterday
In light of the New York State Senate's decision on Wednesday to vote down gay marriage, I've been thinking a little bit more about what happened last month in Maine, where voters passed Question 1 -- reversing the state legislature's decision to allow... Nate Silver: No National Backlash Against Gay Marriage is a post from the Out Gay Life Family of Websites. Arizona: Tucson Phoenix California: Los...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Two kelp farmers in Maine hope to get a piece of a $7-billion global seaweed industry. Paul Dobbins and Tollef Olson admit they still have a kink in their scheme to use seaweed to revolutionize American eating habits, clean the environment, lower the federal trade deficit and make themselves fabulously rich.
The Musical Patriot (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
Tonight I begin posting some of the documents to emerge from the Continental Congress of 2009, recently held near Chicago, Illinois. This important Congress brought together elected delegates from nearly every state for more than a week of deliberations. As you read these documents I believe you will get a sense of what the Congress has achieved, and with it I hope you gain a new sense of hope for...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
Recent votes against same-sex marriage in Maine and New York led opponents of the New Jersey measure to say that the political tide had turned against it.
News Unfiltered (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair, Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., and Ranking Member Olympia J. Snowe, R-Maine, yesterday hosted a staff-led roundtable on the 2009 expiring federal tax provisions. The roundtable, "What is Working: Tax Incentives to Aid Small Business Recovery," assessed the expiring incentives critical to small business growth and stability....
Black Bear Blog (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Keeping faith with the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, the Senate voted Friday to preserve a new long-term care insurance program to help seniors and the disabled in its health overhaul bill.
The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Sen. Jim Alesi rejects the idea that he served as a GOP canary in the coalmine on the gay marriage vote this week, setting the stage for his fellow minority conference members to vote "no" en masse on the measure . Marriage advocates have argued that Alesi, who had been considered one of several possible Republican "yes" votes on marriage, set the stage for the GOP bloc vote against...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Fire officials say a carbon monoxide detector saved a family in the southern Maine community of North Lebanon.
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chanah66mkg | 11/06/2009
CUNDY'S HARBOR, Maine – On the big screen, the leader of the Dead Poets Society at an all-boys prep school was an inspirational teacher played by Robin Williams. In real life, it's a balding amateur poet who drives around in his "Poemobile," visiting and documenting the graves of dead poets and calling attention to their works. Walter Skold, founder of the Dead Poets Society of America, just finished...
gali3460g | 11/06/2009
CUNDY'S HARBOR, Maine – On the big screen, the leader of the Dead Poets Society at an all-boys prep school was an inspirational teacher played by Robin Williams. In real life, it's a balding amateur poet who drives around in his "Poemobile," visiting and documenting the graves of dead poets and calling attention to their works. Walter Skold, founder of the Dead Poets Society of America, just finished...
terric | 03/02/2009
This short video will explain the exact way to cook live lobster! As a kid, did your parents ever take you to Maine for the summer? If they did, you’re sure to remember the idyllic days spent lounging by the cool ocean, reading and playi...
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