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My Maine Stories
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One of the first abstract painters in Maine
by William Manning
I have grown as a painter in ways I might not have if I moved to New York
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Redlining and the Jewish Communities in Maine
by David Freidenreich
Federal and state policies created unfair housing practices against immigrants, like redlining.
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How Far is Deep Enough?
by Molly M.
Wading into Casco Bay after a hot and prickly afternoon on an island off Portland.
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making light
by David Johansen
My relationship with Maine and how and why I make neon lights here.
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Peter Spanos fled the genocide in Turkey to Maine
by anonymous
Peter Spanos fled the Greek genocide in Smyrna in 1922, coming to Maine to work as a fruit peddler
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Becoming @ham_italian
by anonymous
@ham_italian is an Instagram account I created that celebrates the Maine ham Italian sandwich
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How the first chapter Veterans for Peace was founded in Maine
by Doug Rawlings
Veterans for Peace was founded in Maine and is now an international movement
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The $ame Band
by Mike Laskey
Maine's punk rock band, 1977
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My work as V.P. of nursing and patient care at Mercy Hospital
by Bette Neville
Bette Neville discussed her 15 years of work at Mercy.
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Eighteen and Out!
by Peter and Rebecca Merrill
How we found our way back to Maine.
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From Istanbul to Machias
by Zeynep Turk
Zeynep Turk talks about moving from Istanbul, Turkey to Machias, Maine for school.
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Reflecting on 38 years at Mercy Hospital
by Terry Clifford
Terry Clifford began her career at Mercy Hospital on May 11, 1981
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My Years of Coaching and Lessons Learned
by Bob Brown
How growing up and coaching in Maine, and around the world, made me who I am today.
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A first encounter with Bath and its wonderful history
by John Decker
Visiting the Maine Maritime Museum as part of a conference
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Warming Oceans
by David Reidmiller, Gulf of Maine Research Institute
The rate of warming in the Gulf of Maine is faster than that of more than 95% of the world’s oceans
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Amato's Italian Sandwiches
by Charles V. Stanhope
Amato's Italian Sandwiches
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My father, Earle Ahlquist, served during World War II
by Earlene Chadbourne
Earle Ahlquist used his Maine common sense during his Marine service and to survive Iwo Jima
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Lifelong Lepidopterist
by E. Christopher Livesay
Chris Livesay collects and studies butterflies.
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From Chinese Laundress to Mother of the Year
by Dr. Andrea Louie
Toy Len Goon's granddaughter recounts her immigration to the US and becoming Mother of the Year.
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Nursing at Mercy Hospital during WWII
by Roberta Loring
Education and nursing at Mercy Hospital during World War II.
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Ramen Making
by Ayumi Horie
Ramen Making is about family, cooking, pottery, and what it means to make a life through one's hands
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My work as chief of surgery at Mercy Hospital
by Dr. Robert McAfee, MD
Dr. McAfee, MD, former chief of surgery discussed his former colleagues and his work at Mercy
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Anti-immigrant violence
by Matthew Jude Barker
Prejudice in Maine against immigrants dates back to at least the mid-1700s
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30 years of work at Mercy
by Gordon Davis
Gordon Davis recounted anecdotes from his thirty years of employment at Mercy Hospital