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PublishedAugust 28, 2022
Maine Observer: Why I keep coming back to a town in Oxford County
Year in, year out, I take a sentimental journey to and throughout Rumford, where I once was surrounded by family.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2022
Maine Observer: This sub can’t wait to go back to school
Our classrooms need all the help they can get these days. I’m happy to chip in.
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PublishedJune 19, 2022
Maine Observer: Learning to love the sounds of a foggy beach
A tall-tale for tourists captures a piece of the truth when the mist gets thick.
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PublishedJune 12, 2022
Maine Observer: Finding childcare isn’t getting easier
A working mother in the '80s seems to have had more options than her daughter has today.
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PublishedMay 20, 2022
Maine Observer: Learning from 55 years of Maine gardens
There have been new homes and new crops, but some things never change.
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PublishedApril 10, 2022
Maine Observer: Sweet memories of maple sugaring
Reminiscences of late winter and early spring days spent on my grandmother’s Waterboro farm are a treat, even many years later.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2022
Maine Observer: A call to a neighbor might go a long way
When winter storms hit, Mainers used to look out for each other – one landline check-in at a time.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2022
Maine Observer: To my grandchildren: Be creators, not consumers
Todays kids were born into an age of miracles, but the world has also failed them in many ways.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2022
Maine Observer: Rick Charette’s music rolls on
The beloved singer/songwriter may retire, but his songs are on the lips of a new generation of parents and children.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2021
Maine Observer: How we can also follow the star
The Christian story of Jesus' birth in Bethlehem long ago can be read as an allegory for our times.
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