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New film deepens 9/11 Truth effort

Still Seeking
More than 50 people turned out on Monday evening to see 9/11: Explosive Evidence — Experts Speak Out , the latest documentary from Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth (AE911Truth), the non-profit activist organization that claims Americans don't know the whole truth (or even half of it) about the World Trade Center collapses on September 11, 2001.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | June 13, 2012

Instant runoff

Going Green
The city is considering a new stormwater fee that would help pay for improvements and maintenance to Portland's old and overburdened wastewater system and in doing so, keep raw sewage, industrial waste, pesticides, oil, and dog crap (some call it a "toxic soup") out of Casco Bay and other local waterways.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | June 06, 2012

Portland’s three Democratic state house primaries

The race to race again
Many Portland Democrats will have local legislative races to vote in during June 12's primary election, in addition to the top-billed US Senate races.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | May 30, 2012

Dar Williams goes Greek

Modern mythology
Like the spinners of ancient myth, singer-songwriter Dar Williams has long used storytelling as a way to interpret the world around her.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | May 30, 2012

Review: The Whole World Waiting

Fifteen immigrant and refugee teenagers tell their stories
They thought America was a glittering land of wealth and fame . . . they were wrong. Fifteen immigrant and refugee teenagers tell their stories of coming to New England and share their perspectives in The Whole World Waiting , a compilation of documentary vignettes lushly shot by David Meiklejohn at locations in and around Portland, Maine.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | May 29, 2012

A new documentary explores immigrant youth and their place in Maine and America

The weight of the world
"Back in the Congo, we heard rumors that America is paradise — where everything is perfect, money flows like water, you can eat as much as you want, whenever you want, you can get anything," says Emmanuel Muya, one of 15 immigrant high school students featured in a new documentary, The Whole World Waiting , which will premiere at SPACE Gallery on Thursday.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | May 23, 2012

The potential of TEDxDirigo

Spreading Ideas
There were several impressive, stick-in-your-mind talks at the TEDxDirigo: Engage conference, held last Saturday at the University of Southern Maine.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | May 23, 2012

The secret world of USM’s Blade Society

Anything but ‘mundane’
It's a Tuesday night at the University of Southern Maine gym and Rob Tupper is leading a small group of fencing students through an exercise that looks like a cross between a line dance and an army drill.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | May 16, 2012

Reviving the electric car

Transport Revolution
Electric cars — ones that are completely rechargeable and use no gasoline — are now available in Maine, in addition to plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and traditional hybrids, both of which boast higher fuel-efficiency than conventional cars.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | May 16, 2012

Shipping news

Going Green
The loss of the nascent container-ship line in Portland's harbor last week was not just a blow to the city's desired reputation as a shipping hub — but also to the environment.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | May 09, 2012

Richard Russo pairs with his artist daughter

Marrying story + art
When the biggest news in the literary community is that the federal Department of Justice is suing Apple and five major publishing houses for fixing prices of e-books, or that the Pulitzer Prize for fiction went to exactly no one this year, it's easy to wonder whether we're getting away from the primary purpose of writing, and reading, books.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | May 02, 2012

What’s really behind high gas prices

Priming the Pump
Fingers crossed that we've seen the worst of it — analysts say gas prices won't go any higher than the April 6 peak of $3.94 per gallon — but filling up your tank this summer is still going to cost a big chunk of change.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | May 02, 2012

Inside Maine's mouth

The state's decaying dental health
Last summer, 29-year-old "Jane," who lives in Portland, had a serious problem involving an "old root canal gone wrong."

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | May 03, 2012

Female Dems could help take back the State House

Political Machinery
More than 25 alumnae and board members of Emerge Maine, the political training program for Democratic women in the state, are running for office in 2012. This is good news for both women and Democrats in Maine.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | April 18, 2012

Best in Eco-Show

Going Green
In this week's paper, we honor the Best that Portland has to offer, and I'll do so here as well.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | April 11, 2012

With a Biddeford bout on the slate, MMA is here to stay

Fighting Maine
"I always knew Maine was full of fighting fans," Rumford state representative Matt Peterson says over lunch one day in March. "We're a fighting state, anyway."

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | April 04, 2012

Youth-led projects generate excitement around the state

Launching Maine
Five community projects are vying for a $500 grand prize that will be awarded to one finalist at the League of Young Voters' Launch Maine party this Friday evening.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | April 04, 2012

Maine writer plays with parapsychology in her latest novel

Head inside
Of all the fantastical characters who populate the paranormal literary landscape, psychics might be the most relatable.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | March 28, 2012

Gov’s proposal: punish needy and local taxpayers

Helping hands?
Proposed cuts to the state-mandated General Assistance program, which serves as an emergency resource for individuals who have exhausted all other options (applicants must demonstrate need and have liquidated all accounts in order to qualify), threaten to shift costs to Portland taxpayers and increase the city's "service center" burden, according to Mayor Michael Brennan.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | March 28, 2012

Get into the garden

Going green
As the city considers expanding its community garden program, Portland has the opportunity to delve deeper into urban permaculture ("permanent agriculture") — building ecological systems that model nature, with plants that work together with minimal maintenance to create self-sustaining biodiversity, on city land.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | March 14, 2012

City to revisit its late-night venue policies

After Party
Stock up on Red Bull: It might soon become more possible to stay out past 1 o'clock in the morning in Portland (without being crammed into someone's house party).

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | March 14, 2012

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