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An article on well-known author Stephen King and his wife, author Tabitha King,
No full textAn article on well-known author Stephen King and his wife, author Tabitha King, native Mainers who live in Bangor and focus their low-profile philanthropy locally. Their many beneficiaries include Eastern Maine Medical Center, the Bangor and Old Town libraries, Bangor\u27s new Shawn T. Mansfield Baseball Stadium, area swimming pools, and the University of Maine, where both attended college. They have bought a local radio station to preserve local high-school and college sports coverage. Though wealthy enough to live anywhere, and despite King\u27s fame, they have chosen to raise their family in Bangor and live as regular members of the community. Headquarters for King\u27s fans is Betts Bookstore on Main Street
Just Looking piece on the author\u27s experience guiding 15 art collectors from L
No full textJust Looking piece on the author\u27s experience guiding 15 art collectors from Los Angeles on a four-day tour of Maine art galleries, museums, studios and private collections
The author becomes a tourist in his own backyard, sightseeing on Casco Bay and i
No full textThe author becomes a tourist in his own backyard, sightseeing on Casco Bay and in Portland and taking in some summer theater in Monmouth
Observations by the author during his weekend stay at Northern Pines in Raymond,
No full textObservations by the author during his weekend stay at Northern Pines in Raymond, Maine\u27s premier health spa. The 70-acre lakeside property was once a summer camp, but since 1980 has been a holistic health retreat. Details
Commentary piece on the demise of the State Theatre in Portland. The author s
No full textCommentary piece on the demise of the State Theatre in Portland. The author states that in 25 years of writing about the arts in Maine, he has never known an arts organization with less goodwill than the unresponsive and rude management of the State
Account of author Edgar Beem\u27s climb of Mount Katahdin with his 13-year-old daug
No full textAccount of author Edgar Beem\u27s climb of Mount Katahdin with his 13-year-old daughter, Hannah, commenting on the social experience of climbing the mountain, and noting that as many as 50,000 people a year make the climb. The day of their climb was a Class II Day, meaning that park officials strongly recommended that climbers not go above the treeline. Somewhat relieved, Beem and his daughter contented themselves with hiking up to the treeline and turning around
Profile of Don Snyder, the Scarborough author of Fallen Angel, a novel which w
No full textProfile of Don Snyder, the Scarborough author of Fallen Angel, a novel which was made into a Hallmark Hall of Fame Christmas special that will air November 23 on CBS. Snyder, who has written seven books and several screenplays, traveled to Bracebridge, Ontario last November to witness the filming of Fallen Angel. The film, starring Gary Sinese and Joely Richardson, is a story of redemption set in a Maine summer colony. Snyder had hoped the film would be made in Maine, but producers told him it was much cheaper to make the movie in Canada
I Remember piece on the author\u27s grandfather, Ed Beem, who helped establish Li
No full textI Remember piece on the author\u27s grandfather, Ed Beem, who helped establish Little League baseball in Portland. His house was in sight of the diamond behind Deering High School, and the Little League equipment was stored in his basement. Beem describes the boys of the summer of \u2757, now men pushing 60. The only member of that championship team still playing baseball is Mort Soule, who last summer was the Most Valuable Player of an over-50 league in Bath. Player Tommy Allen grew up to become First District Congressman Tom Allen
Letter to the Editor from the author, and response from Edgar Allen Beem, on Bee
No full textLetter to the Editor from the author, and response from Edgar Allen Beem, on Beem\u27s book review of Maine: An Explorer\u27s Guide and his comparison of it to Maine Handbook
The author has compiled a list of 12 Maine villains. Henry Tufts (1748-1831) wa
No full textThe author has compiled a list of 12 Maine villains. Henry Tufts (1748-1831) was a one-man crime wave, who also studied with herbalist Molly Ockett. Daniel Brackett (1757-1826) led a band of so-called White Indians who resented paying taxes to the proprietors. Dorcas Doyen, aka Helen Jewett, (1813-1836) was a beautiful prostitute who began her career in Portland. Augustus King (n.d.) was the protagonist of Portland\u27s King Riot, also known as the Whorehouse Riot of 1849. Henry Plummer (1832-1864), a former sheriff, led a gang that preyed on gold miners. Major General James Henry Carleton (1814-1873) was a military martinet who ruthlessly crushed the Navajo nation. Louis Wagner (c.1846-1875) was the ax murderer of Smutty Nose Island. Eugene Farnsworth (1868-1926) was the King Kleagle of the Ku Klux Klan in Maine. Mildred Gillars, aka Axis Sally, (1900-1988) was a propagandist for Nazi Germany. George Lincoln Rockwell founded the American Nazi Party. Fred H. Vahlsing, Jr. (c.1936-1991), aka the Sugar Beet King of Maine, was a notorious polluter. Ken Ng (n.d.) a Portland restauranteur and owner of Hu Shang, was the principal in a huge tax evasion case. Henry Knox was both a hero and a scoundrel (see longer article)
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