Friday, September 23, 2011
Ashland police chief, second victim in moose accident remain hospitalized | Bangor Daily News
EAGLE LAKE, Maine — Two men who suffered serious injuries in a moose crash on Wednesday morning remain in a Bangor hospital, one in critical condition.Cyr Martin, 46, one of the victims and also the chief of the Ashland Police Department, is in fair condition at Eastern Maine Medical Center.Melford Bouchard, 70, of Newburgh, is in critical condition at the hospital, a spokesperson said Friday afternoon.
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25 things to do this fall — festivals, foliage and fun | Bangor Daily News
As you bid goodbye to summer — so long flip flops, air conditioner and iced beverages on the patio — you say hello to an even more fleetingly beautiful part of the year. The crispness in the air arrived last week, and the leaves have just barely begun to change color.
Summer may look pretty fantastic after four months of winter, but autumn feels just lovely after four months of summer. Enjoy it while you can by trying any of the 25 things to do this fall that we’ve assembled for you.
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Coffeehouse observation No. 344 – Funny barista rant song!
[OK,
this is funny. True, he might go a little overboard, but haven’t we all wanted
to rant like this about something or other. Too bad Starbucks couldn’t take a
freakin’ joke. – KM]
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Will write for food! … Or walk your dog!
Hey there! Hey there! I’m still trying to line up a freelance gig or two for the coming weeks. Please let me know if you are in need or know someone in need of a writer-editor-blogger-dog walker-house-sitter-dishwasher. Cheers!
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Where newspapers thrive
Where newspapers thrive
[I started my journalism career at a weekly newspaper in Mendocino, Calif. It was corp-owned, so it doesn't quite fit what this commentary is about, but it's pretty close. -- KM]
[I started my journalism career at a weekly newspaper in Mendocino, Calif. It was corp-owned, so it doesn't quite fit what this commentary is about, but it's pretty close. -- KM]
Coffeehouse observation No. 343 – Royalty in the coffeehouse
A
princess just walked into the coffeehouse. ... No, really, I swear! … OK, I’m
not completely certain that she is true royalty. But she is wearing a lovely
pink tutu and silver slippers, and carrying a Disney princess handbag. Oh, and
she is about 2. So, she has to be someone’s princess, right?
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Coffeehouse observation No. 342 – What did I do to deserve this?
Annoying
people keep showing up at the coffeehouse. I’m not sure what I did to deserve
this, but I take it back. Whatever it was!
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Monday, September 12, 2011
State House Notebook: Voting a vital right for the homeless
AUGUSTA — Arguments about who should and shouldn’t be allowed to vote in Maine have raged all summer and will culminate with a statewide referendum Nov. 8 on the law passed in June to eliminate same-day voter registration, which has been allowed for 38 years.
A flap over a GOP news release last week criticizing 19 voters who registered in 2004 using a hotel address initially generated speculation that they were homeless voters. (It later became apparent that they were medical students who left Grand Cayman Island because of a hurricane.)
As it turns out, everyone apparently agrees that homeless Mainers deserve the right to vote.
“I don't think that's an issue. I think homeless people should be able to vote. I think people who are living in a homeless shelter should be able to vote,” said Charlie Webster, chairman of the Maine Republican Party and the most vociferous supporter of the law to eliminate same-day voter registration.
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