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    this just in piece recounting the author\u27s stop at a DUI checkpoint in South P

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    this just in piece recounting the author\u27s stop at a DUI checkpoint in South Portland June 20 after a party at Casco Bay Books in Portland celebrating the release of J.K. Rowling\u27s Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The author consumed non-alcoholic butterbeer, and was subjected to a number of tests by Officer Patti Maynard. The breathalyzer results were 0.00

    Books piece on a reading by David Huddle, author of La Tour Dreams of the Wol

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    Books piece on a reading by David Huddle, author of La Tour Dreams of the Wolf Girl, which is being presented at the Stonecoast Writers Conference at the University of Southern Maine\u27s Stone House in Freeport July 26

    the beat report piece detailing author Sam Pfeifle\u27s wishes for local music fo

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    the beat report piece detailing author Sam Pfeifle\u27s wishes for local music for 2004, mentioning radio stations WCYY and WCLZ, local band 6gig, and the Musicians Resource League

    books piece profiling Portland author Alexander C. Irvine, and his debut scien

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    books piece profiling Portland author Alexander C. Irvine, and his debut science fiction novel, A Scattering of Jades, published by Tor in 2002. Irvine has signed a deal with Del Ray to publish his next two books, and has been hired to write the next robot book for iBooks, who own the rights to extend Isaac Asimov\u27s legacy of robot future-history

    Books piece with a book review of When Towns Had Teams, a compendium of amat

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    Books piece with a book review of When Towns Had Teams, a compendium of amateur Maine baseball written by Maine author Jim Baumer and published by River Vision Press. Baumer reads at Longfellow Books, in Portland, on October 5

    books piece reviewing Rescue from House Gorgeous: Salvation from House Food a

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    books piece reviewing Rescue from House Gorgeous: Salvation from House Food and Garden Perfection, written by Portland author Dan Ho and published by Rescue Press. The book is part autobiography and part instruction manual on how to simplify your life. Ho, publisher of Rescue magazine, is known as the anti-Martha Stewart

    books piece containing a book review of Hold Me Fast, an audio book collecti

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    books piece containing a book review of Hold Me Fast, an audio book collection of short stories by Union-based author Dan Domench. The collection is part one of six intended in the Speedway 6 series, written solely for the audio format. Domench\u27s stories will be presented at the St. Lawrence Arts Center in Portland, on June 24

    Books piece containing a book review of Tales from the Copper Age, a graphic

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    Books piece containing a book review of Tales from the Copper Age, a graphic novel by Gorham-based illustrator and comic-book author Tom Brown. Brown has released Tales from the Copper Age as a CD, which includes three stories you can read via your PC, through PowerPoint, or on a downloadable addition to your Web browser

    This Just In piece on the Telling Room, a grassroots organization of local wri

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    This Just In piece on the Telling Room, a grassroots organization of local writers which provides writing and storytelling workshops to students aged 8 to 18. Organized by Mike Paterniti, Sara Corbett, and Susan Conley, the program recently hosted author Jonathan Lethem at SPACE in Portland

    Local Music piece with creative ideas for the local music scene, including a l

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    Local Music piece with creative ideas for the local music scene, including a local-music listening library in conjunction with the Portland Public Library; and a Portland musicians\u27 co-op. The Portland Music Foundation was formed six months ago as a way to foster the local scene with educational and networking initiatives. With a list of local supergroups the author would like to see, mentioning musicians Ryan McCalmon, Rachel Griffin, and Tony McNaboe
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