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Your Turn: Thinking of spring and the perfect machine
There are no free lunches, everything comes at a cost and the perpetual motion machine is a theoretical dream of the mechanically minded. The forces…
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Your Turn: Happy birthday, Mr. Cooper
We have a favorite inn in Freeport, the Harraseeket. They serve a beautiful afternoon tea and for the past five years it has been hosted by a…
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Your Turn: Recycling means your old TV is my new prize
I swear all the Falmouth Recycle Station (a.k.a “the dump”) needs is a Starbucks, a McPlay area, some park benches and a basketball court…
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Your Turn: The secret life of wintering boats
They sway at their moorings in reserved beauty. Tied to the dock, they act polite and employ patience. But only under sail with the bow cutting the…
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Your Turn: Injured while on diaper detail
I sprained my finger. Changing a diaper. Motherhood is now hazardous to my health.
I wish I were kidding. You’d think I could change a…
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Your Turn: All you need is local
It is time to think outside of the big box. The big box mega-retailer, that is. We are lucky to have so many local businesses in Maine that are…
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Your Turn: Snow emotions from a Floridian
As children, we await with anticipation the first snowfall of the season. Not so much as adults.
As we grow older, rising early to scrape snow off…
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Your Turn: Life with the neighbors on the Hill
It’s Sunday morning, and my Munjoy Hill neighbors are out — the hunched-over old man is making his rounds with his labradoodle; a woman…
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Your Turn: Developing a taste for the suds
Where I grew up most young males looked forward to their 18th birthday with even more zeal than youthful males of today look forward to theirs. Back…
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Your turn: Family traditions
The vibrant colored autumn leaves have turned to chestnut brown and are scattered all over your lawn. The Thanksgiving turkey and all the fixings…