At age 40, after having seven children, Suzanne Fournier took a civilian job in the Army. At 60, she volunteered to go to Iraq. In between, she had plenty of adventures, including a few years in Lewiston, and she’s written about them all in her new book, “Life After Diapers.” Name: Suzanne Fournier Age: 72 […]
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'True' cinnamon REALLY different?
Eating tree bark is often the punchline of some bad joke about a healthful diet. But we do it — collectively, to the tune of tens of millions of pounds a year. Odds are, you have some right in your pantry. It is cinnamon, of course — the best thing to come from tree bark […]
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The tomato is legally a vegetable
But that doesn’t mean it’s not a fruit It’s a question used to trick schoolkids the nation over: Is the tomato actually a fruit or vegetable? Botanically, it’s a fruit. But legally, it’s not. And the origins of that discrepancy lie in a 19th-century Supreme Court case so obscure, many tomato experts aren’t even aware […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by Lisa Moore of Harrison, leader of the Mountain Poets Society. Queen Anne in Winter By Lisa Moore Each flower is a hand’s span of her whiteness. Wherever his hand has lain there is a tiny purple blemish. William Carlos Williams “Queen-Anne’s Lace” […]
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Mystery Photo for October 29, 2017
Mystery Photo for October 29, 2017 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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Eats: Holiday planning? Secure the liqueur!
It’s not too early to start planning your holiday gift giving, and an assortment of homemade liqueurs is just the ticket for all the grown-ups on your list. Even if potential recipients don’t normally imbibe, these liqueurs can all be used to drench a pound cake, mix into mousse or drizzle over ice cream. More […]
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Want to raise an empowered girl? Then let her be funny
Laurie Menser was a 7- or 8-year-old in Rockville, Maryland, when she wandered over to a neighbor’s house one day, slipped a glass eye in her mouth and got the attention of the grown-ups in the room. Then she smacked the back of her head and stuck out her tongue – waiting for laughs. “They […]
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Mystery Photo for October 22, 2017
[media-credit name=”Mystery Photo for October 22, 2017″ align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] 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 […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by Robert Chute of Poland, Maine. His most recent book is “Excuse for Being Here,” published by Just Write Books, 2013. Dragons Fly By Robert Chute Every spring on the shore of Range Pond Where I live dragon fly nymphs (hardly Nymph-like in mythological style) decide To […]
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Krista Aronson, finder of diverse picture books
Krista Aronson Ten years ago, Bates College professor Krista Aronson wanted to find a picture book to help her daughter’s young classmates understand diversity. She struggled to find even one. It was a problem she never forgot. Now she’s helping to solve it by creating an online database of diverse picture books. DiverseBookFinder.org has about […]