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PublishedMay 2, 2010
Book Q & A: Warring views
Athough his name does not appear in the subtitle of Evan Thomas’ “The War Lovers: Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst, and the Rush to Empire, 1898,” Thomas Brackett Reed of Portland is the tragic character of the book. Czar Reed, as he was known, was Speaker of the House, had been considered for president and made historic […]
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PublishedApril 22, 2010
Radical 1960s activist will appear in Portland
John Sinclair, a self-described radical activist from the 1960s who has been the subject of a John Lennon song and a documentary film, will make two appearances in Portland on Saturday. He will attend a showing of “20 to Life,” a documentary about his life, and answer questions at 5 p.m. at Space Gallery, 538 […]
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PublishedApril 18, 2010
Maine Gardener: Weather makes it easy to get out and plant
Do you feel like you could have been gardening for a month already? This is the weekend when Mainers traditionally plant their peas, lettuce, carrots, radishes and other cool-season crops. But except for a deluge here and there, the soil has been thawed and dry enough to plant for a month. Up until Easter weekend, […]
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PublishedApril 11, 2010
Bumper crop of books on growing food
Books take time. An author gets a hot idea, perfect for the market at the moment. But then the book has to be written, edited, designed, published and delivered. And maybe the idea isn’t as hot anymore. That probably explains why the mailbox this year has been filled with books about growing food — fruits, […]
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PublishedApril 4, 2010
You CAN play Johnny Appleseed in your yard
Growing apples as a backyard crop can actually work. Maine has been a commercial apple-growing state for centuries, and that means apple pests are everywhere. I had been told that backyard gardeners would have to use too many pesticides to make such fruit growing practical. But Wesley R. Autio, a professor of pomology at the […]
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PublishedApril 4, 2010
Book Q & A: ‘Code’ read
Winthrop writer Ben Thomas is out with an adventure novel about high schoolers trying to crack a World War II code.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2010
Maine Gardener: For a bloomin’ beautiful Maine garden this season, go native, of course
Maureen Heffernan, director of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, spoke about native plants for Maine gardens at the Portland Flower Show earlier this month. Cheryl Rich of Southern Maine Community College spoke about blooms throughout the season. What I found interesting was that they ended up talking about a lot of the same plants. But they […]
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PublishedMarch 10, 2010
Getting ready to bloom
Exhibitors hurry to finish displays for ‘Gardens Gone Wild,’ which opens tonight in Portland with a special gala.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2010
Friends in high places
From Mount Katahdin to the White House, it’s the story of Maine guide Bill Sewall and his long and influential friendship with Teddy Roosevelt.
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