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Art in the Wake: Reckoning and Re-Remembering Symposium
No full textPhotos and brief excerpts from presentations given by participants in Art in the Wake: Reckoning and Re-remembering, a symposium presented by Indigo Arts Alliance, the Smithsonian\u27s National Museum of African American History, and Atlantic Black Box. The excerpts deal with topics such as the legacies of slavery and colonialism and the importance of building diverse communities
Maine Homes: House Tour: Modern Love
No full textA photographic house tour of the home of David Marsden and Honour Mack. The home is a 1951 ranch house in Portland
The Plastic Problem
No full textA brief discussion on the environmental impact of global plastic production and use, and ways for individuals to reduce plastic consumption. Notes plastic-avoidance strategies particular to Maine, including the state\u27s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Packaging Law
Permanent Commission\u27s Ariel Ricci
No full textA profile of Ariel Ricci, newly established as Executive Director of Maine\u27s Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Tribal and Indigenous Populations, an agency tasked with working to end structural racism. Details of Ricci\u27s education and career as a human rights attorney are interspersed with Ricci\u27s reflections on the work she\u27s done and her hopes for the Permanent Commission\u27s future
Good Things From Maine: All Dolled Up
No full textDoll artist Deb Butters describes her line of dolls called Wildlings, set to be displayed at Maine Craft Portland. Butters briefly describes her inspiration for the dolls - children wearing animal masks - and what techniques she uses while crafting them
He\u27s Been Thinking
No full textThe author recounts a day spent with philosopher Daniel Dennett. Dennett muses on aspects of his life such as his Tufts professorial career, the Blue Hill farm he and his wife called home for years, and his upcoming memoir, I\u27ve Been Thinking. Dennett also discusses his philosophy, including his beliefs on religion and the notion of the human soul, plus the development and dangers of artificial intelligence
Tree for All
No full textA brief look at the Fryeburg Fair\u27s People\u27s Choice Christmas Tree competition and the Maine Christmas Tree Association competition. This year, the winner of both contests was a balsam from FinestKind, a tree farm in Dover-Foxcroft owned by Duane LaCasce. A tree similar to the winning tree will be delivered to the Blaine House for Governor Janet Mills\u27 holiday decor
North by East: Map Quest
No full textDavid Blanchard discusses the challenge he and his family undertook to hike every footpath in Acadia National Park - and how his subsequent Parkinson\u27s diagnosis changed their approach
The List: University of Maine\u27s Highest-Paid Employees
No full textA list of the fourteen highest-paid employees in the University of Maine system, ranked by base salary as of October 2022
The Islands Issue: Raze the Roof
No full textA glimpse into the work of the Maine Island Trail Association. Follows regional stewardship manager Christina Hassett as she and volunteers demolish a dilapidated building on Bean Island, which was recently added to MITA\u27s recreational water trail