John McDonald
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November 13, 2017
By John McDonald I was listening to the radio the other day, and the reporter...
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November 6, 2017
By John McDonald Historians who have studied such things tell us human civilization began thousands...
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October 27, 2017
By John McDonald The column I wrote on icebergs recently prompted several interesting emails, including...
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October 17, 2017
By John McDonald Since my column has been on the Internet, I’ve routinely received emails...
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October 7, 2017
By John McDonald If I were to make a list of the top 10 things...
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September 30, 2017
Hold the phone! How many hours a day do you spend on your smartphone? Six?...
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September 20, 2017
By John McDonald I was down at the store the other day talking about things...
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September 8, 2017
By John McDonald There was a fella back home named Harold Sherm Ames, who had...
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September 3, 2017
No matter how many years I’ve been out of school — and don’t ask me...
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August 28, 2017
By John McDonald The New England-style town meeting — which originated in the 1600s —...
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August 21, 2017
By John McDonald When you write a weekly column in a state with more than...
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August 17, 2017
Around this time each year, once we’re done stacking firewood for next winter, Mainers like...
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August 6, 2017
Express customers clog check-out lanes By John McDonald During the summer, new readers often write...
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August 2, 2017
Just What We Need By John McDonald The following email came over the transom here...
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July 27, 2017
By John McDonald I do a lot of traveling throughout our state and find myself...
