John McDonald
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November 19, 2018
By John McDonald The older folks back home like to tell the story about the...
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November 12, 2018
By John McDonald If I were to make a list of the top-ten things we...
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October 29, 2018
By John McDonald We haven’t done any stretching exercises lately by reaching across the desk...
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October 15, 2018
By John McDonald I remember the days when you had to go to the bank...
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October 8, 2018
By John McDonald Every year it’s the same thing. Soon after the kids go back...
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September 24, 2018
By John McDonald Ask some people, and they’ll tell you Maine has a strong two-party...
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September 17, 2018
By John McDonald A while back we wrote a column on icebergs and, surprisingly, that...
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September 10, 2018
By John McDonald When you write a weekly column in a state that has more...
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August 27, 2018
By John MacDonald Here in Maine, our winters last so long and our summers are...
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August 20, 2018
By John McDonald The New England-style town meeting — originating in the 1600s — has...
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August 13, 2018
By John McDonald What do we call visitors from away? Folks in Augusta want us...
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July 30, 2018
By John McDonald I’ve written a lot over the years about Maine’s impressive Yard Sale...
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July 23, 2018
By John McDonald During the summer, new readers often write to ask questions like “Where...
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July 16, 2018
By John McDonald I’m not sure, but I think it was Ben Franklin who said...
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June 21, 2018
By John McDonald To hear Europeans tell it, we Americans are always on the move,...
