Table of Contents

- Features -
Flashpoint: Perry
In a special report, Down East examines the controversial proposal to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on Passamaquoddy Bay.
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Living on the Edge
Will an LNG terminal bring prosperity back to Pleasant Point and Perry? By Colin Woodard.
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The End of the Line for LNG
Passamaquoddy Bay is the last, not-so-best site for a liquefied natural gas terminal in Maine. By Jeff Clark.
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My Own Private Antiques Road Show
It took an off-season expedition through the shops of southern Maine to give me the dreaded antiquing bug. By Elizabeth Peavey.
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150 Reasons to Give Thanks We Live In Maine
One hundred and fifty reasons to be thankful we live in Maine. In no particular order.
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Speaker of the House
Once considered the most powerful man in Washington, D.C., Congressman Thomas B. Reed of Portland left a legacy so complicated that politicians are still squabbling over it. By Jim Brunelle.
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Battle of the Microbrews
We pit ten Maine beers against each other in a blind taste test to determine the tops in hops.
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Where in Maine?
This beautiful hill was contested ground during the Aroostook War -- and again in the past few years. Can you identify it?
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Strange Beauty
In drab November you take color where you can find it. By Richard Grant.
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Tree Huggers
Sorority sisters at UMaine Orono put a new twist on the cramming craze back in 1961. By Joshua F. Moore.
- Departments -
North by East
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Honorary Natives
In politics, Mainers give newcomers a surprisingly warm welcome. Plus opinions, advisories, and musings about a pastoral pooch, what to do if you hit a deer, and a shocking lobster problem we didn't know we had.
The Talk of Maine
19
Turkeys Gone Wild
Maine's wild turkey reintroduction program may have succeeded all too well. By Edgar Allen Beem.
The Maine Viewpoint
25
Military Cheers and Tears
Maine survived the base-closing process much better than many expected, states an editorial from the Portland Press Herald. Also opinions making the case for gay rights, opposing the political manipulation of fisheries science, and fuming at that MaineCare mess.
Inside Maine
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Sunday Jazz
The Portland Museum of Art serves up a musical brunch sure to lift your spirits. Plus a map store in Old Town, Maine Audubon's Down East duck trip, fine art in Millinocket, Borealis Breads' holiday pies, and a total body workout at Kittery Trading Post. By Andrew Vietze.
Dining Down East
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One Fifty Ate, South Portland
A loose collaborative of chefs and bakers brings the funk to Spring Point. By Michael Sanders.
Down East Bookshelf
35
Voices of Maine
A new short-story collection showcases the state's premiere writers at their briefest and best. By Gerry Boyle.
Calendar of Events
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November Highlights
Late fall is the perfect season to visit the state's theaters, concert halls, and museums.
I Remember
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My Fixer-Upper Man
Bruce and I have been married fifteen years, and we've yet to live in a finished house. By Hannah Jones.

 




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