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Politics and other mistakes
Discussing politics is a lot less fun than getting drunk. Two recent books, both collections of previously published material, demonstrate this axiom to perfection.
Means higher taxes, or rent, for Portland
During the Legislature’s opening day this month, I was eager to know what would be the Big Thing of the session. In a gubernatorial election year, I figured it would have a strong political coloration. “The big thing is the repeal of the business equipment tax,” a state rep told me. “It’s Baldacci’s big thing. It’s an election year, and we’ve all got to get behind him on this.”
Lost on Liftoff’s debut launch is on course
Lost on Liftoff’s self-titled debut EP has no business being released in the dead of winter. The bright heat it radiates only makes us pine for the warmth of summer rays all the more.
Coziness and comfort at the Front Room in Portland
The first week of December marked the opening of a new hot spot to eat in the East End of Portland. The Front Room, located on Congress Street across from the St. Lawrence Church, has been booming with business for its first month or so.
Artists expand their SPACE
WORKNOT. Who doesn’t like the sound of that, apart from feudal lords and corporate management?
Moes Haven go the distance
To record and release 365 albums in a lifetime seems like a lot. But in a single year? That’s just crazy.
Hotel vs. Club
The Portland Regency Hotel has sued the Alehouse, saying the club generates too much noise and disturbs hotel guests.
Eye on Augusta
Portland-based members of the Fur tribe, one of the largest Sudanese tribes, are trumpeting legislation which they hope will help end killing an ocean away in Africa.
Portland Diverse-City
Thinking about Black History Month.
Politics and other mistakes
I was raised in the south. It was the 1950s. The civil-rights movement was just getting started. Nobody in my fourth-grade class considered it unusual when our teacher told us racial segregation was the “natural” state of humanity.
Power play gives State House Democrats control of 'nonpartisan' activist group
State House Dems don't get mad, they get even.
Gateway Mastering girds for Grammys; Jon Nolan recognized; 2nd Annual New England Punk, Goth, and Metal Fest
Boreal Tordu show a little historical perspective isn’t better off dead
I hate to begin with a backhanded compliment, but I like Boreal Tordu’s debut studio full-length album way more than I thought I would.
Solution for the Jonesin' crossword of January 13, 2006
"Rounders" — no sharp corners here.
Frozen foods warm the heart
Like any good codependent, frozen food’s effects are soporific. It prolongs and deepens our suffering even as it makes it bearable.
University of New England exhibits bring art to the south
The University of New England campus in Biddeford is a damn long slog out of Portland in this January weather, but that’s exactly why it’s so comforting to see young area artists and their forward-thinking ideas represented.
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