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Spring Comes Slowly – Nancy Duffy
SPRING COMES SLOWLY Spring comes slowly in these parts ~ Like an old woman in the produce aisle, hungry for new asparagus and fiddleheads suspicious of bright strawberries too soon, too soon Spring comes slowly […]
First Long Nap I’ve Had in Years – Lauren Cerruto
THE FIRST LONG NAP I’VE HAD IN YEARS On the third floor of the Island Inn, a room no larger than a minute, the small bed filling the room, I lay down. White walls, the white of steamed milk, whiter trim on the window, its white shade half-closed, half-closed white curtain rippling. Me on the […]
Who is carrying the broccoli?
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Ocean Wind Bill: divided we stand.
LD1810, the Maine Legislature’s bill LD 1811,to authorize offshore wind leasing seems to be coming apart interestingly. Instead of filling state waters with windmills – a plan that enraged Maine’s fisheries, a new plan has emerged. By Tuesday night we’ll know if it has been adopted. It would be something like this: 1. State Waters: Rather […]
A Gaelic Blessing – Anon
A GAELIC BLESSING Deep peace of the running wave to you. Deep peace of the flowing air to you. Deep peace of the quiet earth to you. Deep peace of the shining stars to you. Deep peace of the gentle night to you. Moon and stars pour their healing light on you. Deep peace of […]
LD 1810 ocean windmills bill worksession: Monhegan R&D site to be only windmills in state waters? Meeting again Tuesday 1pm
On March 18, 2010, Maine Legislature’s Utility and Energy Committee held a 2 hour work session on LD 1810, the bill to implement the recommendations of the Governor’s Ocean Energy Task Force. Scroll down this page to listen to the speakers and legislators at this worksession. Read the Maine Lobstermens Association’s March 15, 2010 letter to […]