By Sarah Farrugia They say if you buy your pregnancy test at a dollar store, you probably aren’t ready to have a baby. Not really, but they should. The dollar-store test was […]
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Solutions for Global Wealth Inequality
By Zachary J. Guiod In this article I would like to focus on ways to fix the egregious level of global wealth inequality. It would be impossible to do this without calling […]
#MeToo and Male Power
By Tina Teall The #MeToo movement and revelations about sexual misconduct from several high-profile men have shown the country and the world how prevalent our culture of male power really is. I […]
What If?
By Lloyd Metcalf What if you could do exactly what you loved? For this round of “What If” I hope our readers will allow me to an opportunity to relate a bit […]
Cherry Blossom Festival
By Rebecca Dow On Friday, May 4, The Japanese American Society of Maine (JASM) celebrated the annual Cherry Blossom Festival with the city of Portland. Located directly in front of Portland’s City […]
Poetic License
Music Helps By Eliezer Morse The music helps, My mind picks the notes like grapes And i feel the juice sweeten the bitters in my stomach, Make me wine drunk With lead-y […]
Summer Fun
By Jessica Rose So, you’re wrapping up for the winter, enjoying the spring blooms of cherry, tulip and magnolia scattered amidst the sprouting greenery, and preparing for the busy (or not so […]
A Food Journey
By Sheri Bell On Saturday, April 26, 2018 my husband and I went to the Lobster Shack restaurant in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. We arrived at 6:15 p.m. and found the line out […]