Just before school ended for the summer in 1977, my parents announced that our family — parents, six girls and a golden retriever — would be taking a camping trip across the country. And did we. A real family vacation. Trust me, a family of eight plus a panting dog traveling 10,000 miles over two […]
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Road Trip Memories: ‘Forced group therapy’ in the family car
As children of a public high school teacher, we enjoyed many summer trips as a family, growing up in the 1950s and ’60s. There were four of us children, eldest brother Sandy, me, sister Robin (Zinchuk of Bethel) and younger brother Randy. We mostly camped at state and national parks, and visited many historic places […]
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What’s your gripe?
Looking through the engagment pictures in past years, I’m amazed at how many parents of the couples are divorced and how many couples are proud of letting us know that they already have children. Some couples even include their children in the pictures. If my children or grandchildren were involved, I wouldn’t be too proud. […]
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Night Life calendar
Some events require tickets or are subject to other limitations. If in doubt, we recommend you contact the venue. Night Life listings must be e-mailed to [email protected] and received no later than Monday. Tonight Sunday Night Dance Party with Steve Colella, 8 p.m., Mixers, Sabattus Mark Broussard, 7 p.m., Port City Music Hall, Portland Karaoke, […]
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Talk of the town
The waiting is the hardest part On one end of the city, a squealing throng is waiting for Harry Potter. On the other, stomachs are groaning as a different group waits for free chicken wings. Word on the street is that the Rev. Doug Taylor got the two confused and in protest, set fire to […]
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Face time: Joanna Kinsman — Designing her future
It began with a daydream and a class report in the 7th grade. Now, Joanna Kinsman is living — and working — the dream. She hasn’t quit her day job yet as a partner in an e-commerce Internet marketing firm. But the Windham resident — who grew up in Minot and then Fryeburg before going […]
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Road Trip Memories: ‘I will never forget this amazing gift’
It was late July 1962 when my father announced that we were going to the World’s Fair in Seattle. I was 15 and did not want to leave my friends. Well, what he did not say at the time was that he had quite a trip planned. This was all in a Volkswagen camper — […]
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Eats: Boost your immunity with sea vegetables
Kendall Scott, a holistic health and nutrition coach, will be happy to know that, because of her, there are at least two more people — me and my partner Roger — now eating what she refers to as “the planet’s singularly most nutritious whole food.” Within minutes of leaving her class last week on immune-boosting […]
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Road Trip Memories from former Maine governor Angus King
Editor’s note: Former Gov. Angus King’s new book, “Governor’s Travels: How I Left Politics, Learned to Back Up a Bus, and Found America,” is on bookshelves this month (paperback, $16.95). Below is an excerpt, reprinted with permission of Down East books. In the excerpt, King and State Trooper Bob Slattery took the King family’s new […]