Jessica Taylor A few years ago, Jessica Taylor felt like she couldn’t get out of her own way. She was a nurse with a great career and family, but she procrastinated, especially those things she didn’t like to do, and it frustrated her. Someone suggested she try “tapping,” a stress-reduction technique that calls for finger […]
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Sheet pan dinners are easy to make
Everyone’s doing it and here’s why: It’s an easy, fast, quick-clean way to cook almost anything. I’m sure you’ve heard by now that sheet-pan meals are a thing. No special gizmos or expensive gadgets are required other than a humble and heroic sheet pan, a sharp knife, your ingredients and your trusty oven turned to […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by former Portland Poet Laureate Bruce Spang. His most recent book is “Boy at the Screen Door.” Found By Bruce Spang I walked up a mountain trail in April. Along the way, strewn here and there, Broken branches, some stabbing the cool wet earth, Some cracked, […]
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Kapow! Maine comic artists invade
So it’s a Friday night in Portland and I’m surrounded by some of the most influential comic artists in the state. The KAPOW! exhibit at the Maine Historical Society on Congress Street features artists who have worked for the likes of DC Comics, Cracked Magazine and Marvel. In the world of comics, some of these […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by Marcia Brown of Cape Elizabeth. Her most recent book is “When We Invented Water,” published by Moon Pie Press. Traffic Dance By Marcia Brown At that intersection where eighteen lanes of traffic slow, stop And flow again over the bridge and into the city, […]
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Mystery Photo for February 18
Mystery Photo for February 18, 2018 If you can identify where this photo was taken, contact us at bmail@sunjournal.com or call 207-689-2896 and leave a voice mail with your answer, your name, town and phone number. Correct entries will be eligible for a drawing for a $20 Hannaford Supermarkets gift card. Find the Mystery Photo […]
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Face Time: Dan Cunliffe finally does the Super Bowl
Auburn business owner Dan Cunliffe has a lot of exotic vacations under his belt. He’s been to the World Series, he’s at Disney all the time and he’s seen plenty of big award shows out in Hollywood. The Super Bowl, though, has always eluded Cunliffe. He’s tried for years to get to the big game […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by Linda Aldrich of Cape Elizabeth. Her most recent book is “March and Mad Women,” published by Cherry Grove Press. Penmanship By Linda Aldrich “When we examine a nest, we place ourselves at the origin of confidence in the world.” Gaston Bachelard I. A […]
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Heart healthy (and palate pleasing) for Valentine's Day
This African stew is loaded with good-for-your-heart veggies and just enough spice to jump-start your metabolism. (Karen Schneider photo) Although I don’t follow a vegan diet, I do explore vegan cooking and have discovered that, more and more, I really do like making and eating this type of food. As I fill up on more […]
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Mystery Photo for February 11, 2018
If you can identify where this photo was taken, contact us at bmail@sunjournal.com or call 207-689-2896 and leave a voice mail with your answer, your name, town and phone number. Correct entries will be eligible for a drawing for a $20 Hannaford Supermarkets gift card. Find the Mystery Photo online at www.sunjournal.com/bplus.