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July 27
My wife can’t throw a flatbar
But she, columnist, and cat survive
My wife can do almost anything, really, almost anything. I mean mechanical stuff, electronic stuff, and carpentry stuff, plus all sorts of things that involve thinking, like philosophical and ethereal stuff. Further, she’s a marvelous painter and runs her own very successful gallery. She also knows (she reminds me now and then) what’s best for me, which is a real…
July 26
Ferry service studied, users surveyed
Island Institute working with state on planning
Maine plans to spend $1.8 billion on its state roads and bridges over the next three years, and so the Maine State Ferry Service’s annual operating budget of $12.5 million…
July 26
Mushrooms to the rescue
Fungi-based buoys could reduce microplastics
You may not be old enough to remember when buoys were carved from wood and lobster traps were hand-built using wood lathe and cloth nets. In the 1970s, wooden buoys…
July 25
Our readers write—'Misplaced,' no oil, and 'Smart is silly'
‘Terribly misplaced’ To the editor: I’ve been reading The Working Waterfront much more closely over the past year or two. There is so much great content now, well-reported from a…
July 25
Fishermen at risk without health insurance
‘Maine AllCare’ is a way to extend coverage
On July 1, 1966, I arrived “from away” to begin my medical residency at the Maine Medical Center in Portland. One of the first patients I was called down to…
July 25
Teacher turns the tables on herself
Island Fellow completes her own survey
Reflections is written by Island Fellows, recent college grads who do community service work on Maine islands and in coastal communities through the Island Institute, publisher of The Working Waterfront.…
July 25
At graduation time, thinking and re-thinking
Public education may be overdue for review
Imagine that when you were 25, everyone you worked with was also in their mid-20s. At 45, it’s the same—all your colleagues at work are in their mid-40s. It probably…
July 25
Trail death probed with obsessive detail
Unity College student’s murder re-examined
Trailed: One Woman’s Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders By Kathryn Miles; Algonquin Books of Ch2022; $28.95. Review by Dana Wilde Kate Miles arrived at Unity College in 2001 as…
July 15
Chris Van Dusen does it again
Trio of young readers appraises latest children book
Big Truck, Little Island By Chris Van Dusen (Candlewick Press, 2022) Review by Carl Little Grandchildren Maria, 9, Serita, 8, and James, 5, are children’s book author/illustrator Chris Van Dusen…
July 14
UMaine Machias grads to serve community
Valedictorian, salutatorian share college experiences
Before she arrived at the University of Maine Machias, Yani Nganzobo admits she wasn’t an exceptional student. “I was never an ‘A’ student. There were moments I cried because things…
Island Postcards
EPISODE 10: Keep the Light Shining
Two ambitious young women swam around the entire Island of Isle au Haut during the summer of 2019 to raise money for crucial renovations to the lighthouse.
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