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Living in Cinema (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Jerry Mundy, Joan Gaudet and Bill Knight The excellent PBS documentary program POV is screening The Way We Get By for Veterans Day tonight and I recommend you check it out. It tells the moving story of a group of Bangor Maine senior citizens who have taken it upon themselves to greet soldiers coming in from [...]
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Some Soldier's Mom (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
I want to salute the veterans in my family... My Dad L. (Army), my husband J. (Navy), my sister P. (Marines), son E. (Navy) and son N. (Army). And saluting those still serving... Son J. (Navy) and nephew Steve (Air Force). From the oldest to the youngest, they have served in WWII, Vietnam, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Thank you all. You do us proud. Watch "The Way We...
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Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
BANGOR, Maine (AP) -- Jerry Mundy rarely misses an opportunity to extend his hand and offer thanks to young soldiers and Marines returning home, or departing for the war zone, during their brief layovers at the nation's easternmost major airport, a refueling hub for military transports....
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Ten Reasons (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
At least a few members of the pelvic left are "outraged" over the Archdiocese of Cincinnati's support for Maine's Issue 1, a ballot initiative that successfully protected marriage during last week's election. Here's a hissy-fit from Cincinnati's CityBeat: Protests were held Sunday in Portland and Bangor, Maine over the involvement of the Catholic Church in the passage of ballot Question 1....
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Towleroad (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Demonstrators in Portland and Bangor, Maine protested the Catholic church's involvement in the passage of Question 1 on Sunday morning. Portland residents took their grievances to the street in front of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Catholic contributions to...
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democrats.com (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Nov. 3 Philadelphia PA Nov. 4 Newtown and Kutztown, PA Nov. 5 Bangor, ME Nov. 6 Portland, ME Nov. 7 M's Vineyard, MA
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
A second man has pleaded not guilty in the August stabbing death of a 19-year-old woman in Bangor, Maine.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
BANGOR, Maine -- Maine Gov. John Baldacci (bahl-DAH'-chee) is urging residents to vote against repealing the state's same-sex marriage law while acknowledging his past opposition to gay marriage.
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Pam's House Blend (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Okay, now HERE WE GO!!! For Immediate Release: Governor Baldacci Joins Maine Families in Bangor For Final GOTV Push For NO on 1 Bangor, Maine (October 27, 2009) - Governor John E. Baldacci together with Maine families and volunteers including area legislators and elected officials gathered today at the home of Sally Dobres in Bangor to urge Maine people to vote NO on Question 1. "In the past,...
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New Jersey Poets and Poetry (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
THE POETRY CENTER AT PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE is pleased to announce the winners of THE 2009 ALLEN GINSBERG POETRY AWARDS Award Winners’ Reading will be held on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at the Hamilton Club Building, 32 Church Street, Paterson, New Jersey FIRST PRIZE Eileen Moeller, Philadelphia, PA “Milk Time” José Antonio Rodríguez, Binghamton, NY “Veins...
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Soldiers' Angels Germany (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
The Way We Get By - Trailer from The Way We Get By on Vimeo.On call 24 hours a day for the past five years, a group of senior citizens has made history by greeting nearly 900,000 American troops at a tiny airport in Bangor, Maine. The Way We Get By is an intimate look at three of these greeters as they confront the universal losses that come with aging and rediscover their reason for living. Bill
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Alter The Press! (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
Vanna, Therefore I Am, and A Loss for Words have announced a US tour that will begin at the end of November. Nov 28 – Webster Underground – Hartford, CT Nov 29 – The Loft @ The Chance – PoughKeepsie, NY Nov 30 – Eleanor Rigby’s – Jermyn, PA Dec 01 – The Eldolyn Terrace – Altoona, PA Dec 03 – Mac’s Bar – Lansing, MI Dec 04 –...
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Religion Clause (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Yesterday' Bangor (ME) Daily News reports on religious coalitions on opposing sides of Maine's Question 1 -- a referendum on the November ballot that would overturn a law passed earlier this year permitting same-sex couples to marry. (See prior posting .) The Religious Coalition for the Freedom to Marry in Maine held rallies around the state on Sunday to urge a "No" vote on Question 1. Rev....
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Pam's House Blend (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Yet another large endorsement! Mark Sullivan of "No On 1" released the following this afternoon: More than 350 Maine Lawyers Respond to Misleading Campaign Ads Urge Voters to Reject Question 1, Support Marriage Equality Portland, Maine (Wednesday, October 7, 2009)--- More than 350 lawyers from across Maine - from Kittery to Fort Kent - who teach, practice and write law in the state, have...
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Islam in Action (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
The Christian Action Network producers of the HomeGrown Jihad documentary , have stepped it up a notch and are suing the state of Maine. Suing because Maine is trying to limit CAN's freedom of speech in an effort to protect Islam. Go CAN! State of Maine Sued for Censoring Fundraising Letter Officials Claim is 'Anti-Muslim' Contact: Liberty Counsel Public Relations Department, 800-671-1776 BANGOR, ME,...