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Radical Mainers – The Bollard - Radical Mainers

[…] to form a college anti-slavery society a year earlier, but were thwarted by the administration (see Radical Mainers, June, 2023). Fessenden, who had two sons at the college, invited a half dozen of the students to sign the […]

The Shoemaker Who Gave L.L.Bean’s Myth the Boot – The Bollard - The Hidden Poor of Freeport, U.S.A.

[…] we reported in August of 2019 (“The Hidden Poor of Freeport, U.S.A.”), beyond the retail beauty strip along Main Street, Freeport has many families like the Simpsons […]

yengconstance - 20 Ideas for a Greater Greater Portland

Excellent analysis ! I loved the insight - Does someone know where my company can get a fillable a form copy to work with ?

Greg B - Off the Eatin’ Path

Huge article but zero references that the business is Cambodian. Great job.

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The book arrived by mail, a couple days after I’d spoken with its author by phone, accompanied by a letter….

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