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Recently, I was cleaning out some files and found a clipping from a few years back put in the “column topics” folder. It told the story of DeKalb (Ill.) boys’ basketball team captain Darius McNeal stepping up to the free throw line in a contest against rival Milwaukee Madison. His team had been awarded a technical foul. The infraction was called for the entry of Madison’s Johntell Franklin, who was not on that day’s game roster, therefore drawing the penalty. McNeal held the ball, paused, and then missed his first shot — on purpose. The ball came back to him, From the and after twirling it, he put up another brick. The arena Stacks roared back a standing ovation for the visiting player, and both teams applauded on the court. It was a gesture as old as sports: McNeal recognizing an opponent who had fallen on misfortune. Franklin entered the game late with good reason.

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Name-dropping Hunter S. Thompson to announce Gonzo birth party Hunter S. Thompson taught me the value of name-dropping in storytelling. It was late at Owl Farm, his fortified compound beside a two-lane road north of Aspen, and the smoke from his daily cigarette chain mingled with that from fresh jimson weed to create a blue-ish haze that lingered along the kitchen ceiling before crawling back toward the living room. A dozen or so people had been milling about, some gathering to leave now that the 2 a.m. bar-closing deadline had passed, meaning many of Aspen’s finest were booking this night’s DUI suspects, clearing the path as it were. Hunter had been rambling a bit about a complex confrontation at some 60s-era party in Big Sur that involved some possibly nude woman carrying what some felt was a baseball bat, looking for him or one of his friends to inquire about a dented Chevy — memory fails. Few of his guests had paced themselves to the point of Focus. “So the topless woman turned out to be Joan Baez, or so somebody said,” he said. Heads turned, pupils focused. What? The folk singer? Did you know her? WHACK! Hunter’s hand came down on the kitchen counter and he cough-laughed, stage-swiveling his work barstool a quarter-turn from his red IBM Selectric. “Whoooooo!” he yawped, looking toward the end of the counter where I was perched in those days. “Never fails,” he said, lighting the pipe. “Name-

dropping always helps the story.” Point made, audience regained, he did not return to the tale, and let’s be clear that any contact with Ms. Baez must have been strained if any tiny part of that story about her kitten being killed by his dog is true. But the name-dropping writing hint was one of hundreds of “tips” he bestowed over the dozen or so years I knew the man. Indeed, sitting here in my tiny office with swelter starting to breeze through these huge windows overlooking Portland’s Longfellow Square, I recall how he would stress letting the reader know “where’s the typewriter,” and explaining that where YOU are, where YOU are writing from, that’s a character in your story. Some background: Even if you’ve never heard of Hunter S. Thompson, and granted many have not, you’ve almost certainly bobbed in his cultural wake. If nothing else, a string of headline writers have played homage with classics like “Fear and Loafing On Casual Friday” or “Fleas and Loathing as Summer Approaches.” All those plays on Hunter’s classic Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas. Johnny Depp played him not once but, really, twice on the big screen (three if you count Rango, and you should). First, in the movie based on the Vegas book (as we called it) and again in The Rum Diary. If you are among those who own the DVD of the later film, check out the “Making of The Rum Dairy” special feature by Wayne Ewing, you’ll find me in the early

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part as we tried to wrestle a youthful novel into a mature work. Which brings me, more or less, to the point. Hunter’s birthday is part of a personal march of July milestones: Independence Day, family birthdays including my son’s, a couple of deaths. Hunter, who was born July 18, mostly loathed birthdays, or perhaps simply adopted that position, and sometimes resisted observances not involving exceptionally attractive women. They, if memory served, could get away even with celebrations — ah, did he not say “beauty” has its own rules? Well, Bubba, turns out so does “ugly.” Thus my fellow columnist Bob Higgins and I are going to celebrate Dr. Gonzo’s arrival in this world by showing some films, having some music and showing off some hard-to-see Gonzo art from my private collection, if, you know, I can figure out how to overcome this elaborate security system I installed two years ago. It’s always been unclear, at least to me, how many members of the admittedly loose-knit Gonzo tribe call Maine home. Clearly, the Great Lost Bear folks have Gonzo blood, and one owner of a famous micro-brewery admits to some Vegas-style roadtrip adventures. ... but, for good or ill, some of “us” are gathering at One Longfellow Square on Friday, July 12 for an early birthday party.

We’ll more or less screen the aforementioned “Rum Diary” making doc; then we’ll see Wayne’s wonderful “Breakfast With Hunter” film, then hang around until they kick us out, which should not be all that long. It’s a fundraiser for the nonprofit One Longfellow venue, so we can feel good about that, eh? After-party venue, as always, TBD. Another HST writing tip: If you’re just too lazy or confused or underpaid to bother ending a story, you can always just quote from the public record. Fair enough. So let me turn to my files and one Philip Baruth, who is, or at least was at the time this hits the files, a writer living in Vermont, commenting on Hunter’s taking of what we called “The Hemingway Option.” “That’s what makes me sadder than anything else: at no time in recent memory have we needed Thompson’s outrage more than today. And now he’s gone, silenced by his own hand. It isn’t right, and it isn’t fair, but there is an inescapable logic: for all great satirists, fear and loathing begin and end with the writer himself.” True that. But great stories begin at the beginning and we’ll be celebrating Hunter’s launch on the 12th. Watch the Higgins Facebook page for what are sure to be brutal, savage, doomed and fast-moving details. (Curtis Robinson is the founding editor of The Portland Daily Sun.)

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Cell phones and more, or less Not exactly sure why I’d been resistant to getting a cell phone, but I guess it has something to do with a personal connection I’ve felt to using pay phones. Odd, now that I think of it, that one would feel a personal connection to using a public device that one has to seek out and pay per time to use, as opposed to a device that one owns, keeps on their person, and pays a relatively low monthly fee for the unlimited use of. Not to mention that with a cell phone comes a number that is unique to you and enables you to receive as well as make calls. In any event, I’ve come around. Can’t claim that it was of my own accord, though. Anyone who’s tried to find a pay phone in downtown Portland lately knows what I’m talking about. Most of them have been removed or, if they still exist, are sitting there out of order, with no little sign attached telling you that. You’re relieved to finally find one, plunk in your two quarters, and nothing happens. Sometimes you get your money back, sometimes you don’t. Not very long ago there were dozens of pay phones in downtown Portland. They were everywhere. Remember the bank of pay phones on the outside wall of Joe’s Smoke Shop, for instance? Gone. Replaced by a promotional display for discount cigarettes. How about the phone kiosk in Monument Square, where there were four phones on which you could talk protected from the rain? A beloved landmark swept away by the times. Now there’s only six pay phones, by my count, in the entire stretch of Congress Street from St. John Street to the Eastern Prom. There’s one at the Greyhound station; one on the outside wall of the 7-11 store, just before you get to Longfellow Square; two in Monument Square; and two on Munjoy Hill, outside Colucci’s. Of course, the phone you’ve finally found might well be out of order, as I’ve said. Obviously repairing pay phones is not a priority with Ma Bell at the moment. If you’ve lived the past few years without a cell phone, though, and use the phone a lot, you’ve become adept at scouting out alternatives. If you’re in the vicinity of Maine Med, for instance, you’re all set. There’s no pay phone, at least that I’ve been able to find, but there’s a phone on the wall of the reception area you can use for free. Just dial 9 to get a dial tone, and keep your eye out for people who need to use it for legitimate hospital related purposes. Then there’s the Holiday Inn on Spring Street. Until very recently there were four of them lined up on a far wall, but now they’re down to just one. Obviously it’s there for guests of the hotel, as in people who are paying to stay there, but if you’re nervy enough you can get around that. Just walk through the lobby with confidence, maybe nodding a casual hello

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Daily Sun Columnist to a bellman or something. Can’t push it, though. They catch onto you after awhile. “Is the phone in your room out of order, Sir?” Makes you feel low, like when you use the hospital phone. The impetus for my finally getting a cell phone came in a circuitous way. One of my ploys was to ask a clerk at a store in a mildly desperate way if there was a pay phone nearby, knowing full well that there wasn’t. They would tell me what I already knew, in a sympathetic way, then, almost always, would offer me the use of their cell phone, on the condition that I stand right there and make the call. That worked fine for a while, then one day another clerk who I had pulled it on before spotted me in mid-act and came over and asked me, in the same concerned way as before, why I wasn’t able to get my own cell phone. Feeling sheepish, I asked myself the same question, took action, and since that time have lived my life on a higher plane. Pay phones have served us well, though. We all remember times of being out there cold and alone on a dark night, finding a pay phone, slipping the coins through the slot and hearing them clunk down through, anxiously waiting through those long ring ring rings, then hearing the voice of someone on the other end who says they’ve been thinking of you and are happy you called. Making a call on a pay phone was more of an event than making a call on a cell phone is. You had a real reason to call. Today you call someone to tell them what you’re thinking of having for lunch. We all know that we’re in the age of too much information, but somehow we can’t help ourselves. The technology has outrun our ability to adjust to it. I have a lot good memories associated with using pay phones, but without a doubt the calls I remember most fondly were ones I made in the little closed-in phone booths that used to be in the small lobby behind the State Drug store in Congress Square during my teen years. Two or three of us guys would go there together to make the kind of call we couldn’t make with our families listening in. Sometimes we’d be in the booth for an hour or more. I remember one time when we were ready to leave one of the guys lamented that he’d dialed a particular girl’s number over and over for the entire hour and kept getting a busy signal. hee hee. (Cliff Gallant of Portland is a regular columnist for The Portland Daily Sun. Email him at gallant.cliff555@ yahoo.com.)

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A festival for Doc When summer finally manages to arrive and the beverage containers never quite seem full enough, thoughts return to what got me into the craft of writing in the first place. Well, what I do isn’t quite “craft.” Not unless you substitute a letter or two in there somewhere. Occasionally, I get hauled in by Curtis Robinson (and many others) on what I call “project work.” There is a fundraiser, or someone needs some research done, little details that seem to come easier for me than for others. That’s how “GonzoFest” got started. I’d always wanted to do some sort of local Hunter S. Thompson thing, gathering members of the tribe for a tribute, a benefit. Nothing seemed right, either the timing was off or the engine that made me want to get the project moving was sputtering along on fumes. A few nights of drinking, and the idea occurred. Why not a film festival? Sure, we’d all seen the classics, but why not bring out some of the behind the scenes stuff, that only the insiders in Thompson’s life ever really got to see? We wanted a film festival. One Longfellow Square could use a fundraiser. we needed a venue, and for our collective sins they gave us one. “Breakfast With Hunter” is one of the documentaries we ran across. Imagine working behind the scenes with HST, seeing an article being written. Watching the Doc struggle over the perfect word to convey what he wanted to say. Interviews culled from Director Wayne Ewing’s twenty YEARS of footage. Plus, footage of a very drunk Johnny Depp, a staggering John Cusack, and the Doc ... all showing

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up for an interview in a convertable. Complete with an inflatable blowup doll. We managed to get the rights to also show “The Making of The Rum Diary,” a behind the scenes Tabula in look at the struggles to get a film made from the Doc’s first book. It Naufragio sat unpublished in his basement for three decades. Yes, I was hauled in to organize. There are differing opinions about my ability to organize things. Folks that I have worked with in the past rate me somewhere on the level of Dark Jedi, while others seem to be of the opinion that I couldn’t manage to organize a search party for a fart in a bathtub. Either way, I was hauled in. Date booked, rights cleared, band search underway, posters being worked on, word being spread, ticket prices haggled over, beverage choices made and beverage distributors braced for a donation. The whole thing has tuned into that famous scene of Tom Sawyer painting the fence. I mean, I SHOULD let you help, but it takes a certain touch, a bit of finesse. There is an art to doing this sort of thing. Wow I’m tired, I suppose it wouldn’t hurt to let you try for a minute... The next thing you know, We had ourselves a fes-

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tival. An old friend who wanted to play the gig jostled her way to the front of the line, so the musical entertainment will be provided by local Mary Jane Brink (better known as MJ.) We’re still waiting to hear from the folks at Flying Dog Brewery about a hefty donation of suds for One Longfellow to sell to slake our ample thirsts. The Chivas folks are not returning my calls. They’ve figured out my game. So here we are, a week away from the festival on July 12. What details have I overlooked? Will we need extra large bouncers to handle rowdy HST lookalikes? Will someone park a red Shark at the curb? Will the art show up in time? A thousand nagging details, at least a dozen messages a day. How can anyone think this sort of activity is difficult? Will Captain Obvious manage to pull off this festival, or fall flat to the bricks of Congress Street? Will we be pre and post-gaming across the street? WIll William McKeen show up? Will the skype-in connection with the director actually work? Come on by, and celebrate Doctor Hunter S. Thompson’s birthday a few days early on July 12. Besides, it IS a fundraiser. What could POSSIBLY happen. (Bob Higgins is a regular contributor to The Portland Daily Sun.)

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The complexities of compromise

Noisy ignoramuses like the Rev. Jesse Jackson see only the racial injustice and logical absurdity of this constitutional provision. Recently the President of Emory University aroused furious protests by citing this as an example of a successful compromise. He was immediately attacked for racial insensitivity and apologized for his “clumsiness and insensitivity,” reassuring A serious discussion of compromise require the students and faculty that he really, really, recognition that compromise almost always sincerely, sincerely, believed that slavery was ––––– involves a sacrifice of both logic and principle. “repulsive, repugnant and inhuman.” Guest When the parties in negotiation have conflictNevertheless it was a compromise and it sucColumnist ing principles both have must agree to muticeeded in its objective. The common aim of both late the principles in which they believe. It parties in the dispute was to form a national can’t be otherwise. Any other outcome involves government. They had three options: 1) abanvictory for one contender, defeat for the other, which don the project of forming a United States of America; 2) can’t qualify as a compromise. The barter required in proceed in short order from a devastating revolutionary the process rarely passes as logical. war to a devastating civil war to accomplish unification; We see this clearly in one of the compromises required 3) agree to an illogical and unprincipled compromise. to write and ratify the United States Constitution. The Some people just like the word “compromise.” It sounds northern states, already moving to free the few slaves good and makes them cheerful. It grates on their sensiinside their respective borders, objected to counting slaves bilities to see it depicted realistically. for purposes of apportionment in the House of RepresenLast month five Democrats and one Independent, tatives. The South wanted the power advantage of counthoping for tax increases to solve Maine’s most recent ing slaves in the ten-year census agreed on. The fact that budget crisis, met with five Republicans, who preferred women and children were counted in the census although budget cuts to tax increases, and attempted to devise not for voting purposes gave them a logical argument. a compromise. The Republicans were prepared to give The authors of the Constitution agreed to compromise way on sales and lodging tax increases in return for by counting each slaves as three-fifths of a person in the cuts in income, estate and corporate taxes. The proposal census, a logical absurdity that achieved a balance of they agreed on involved some minor bartering on the regional power acceptable to both regions. side. Governor LePage met with the Republicans and “All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter.” — Edmund Burke “Compromise: An agreement between two men to do what both agree is wrong.” — Lord Edward Cecil

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considered the proposal but rejected the Democrats’ concessions as inadequate. The Democratic majority’s preference for tax increases prevailed in the legislature last week, when the governor’s veto was overridden. Two of the five Republicans in the “Gang of Eleven,” Representatives Gary Knight of Livermore and Lance Harvell of Farmington, voted to sustain the veto. Some people were surprised at this, seeing it as some kind of reversal. It was not. Harvell’s speech before the House explained that compromises are not ends in themselves, but means to achieve ends. The end he had in mind with supporting the earlier compromise was tax cuts which felt promised to energize the state’s economy in return for tax increases on consumption. This had failed so he saw no reason to give way on the principle that the legislative majority should not compel the taxpayers to make cuts in their private budgets before they make cuts in the state’s expenditures. Since those cuts were not being made, he voted with the governor. The Representative from Farmington explained the nature of compromise and its problems by historical examples, including the notorious three-fifths compromise. One of the dumber Democrats objected to this exposure to history. Harvell explained the uses of analogy, although I doubt he managed to make him any smarter. (Professor John Frary of Farmington is a former U.S. congressional candidate and retired history professor, a board member of Maine Taxpayers United and publisher of www.fraryhomecompanion.com and can be reached at: jfrary8070@aol.com.)

Sometimes these displays have nothing to do with the game HALKIAS from page 6

Earlier that day, his mother succumbed to a five year struggle with cervical cancer. Franklin wasn’t going

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in which a competitor tries to gain advantage at all costs, sportsmanship has been around since humans have entered the arena. The earliest known Western athletes acknowledging each other were in the palestras of ancient Greece, where early forms of shaking hands emerged. While the handshake is today’s most familiar display of mutual respect, fair play and character are woven into the fabric of sport in a myriad of ways. Soccer offers many examples of both. For instance, a time-out for onfield injury can only be called if the ball is out of bounds. When a player suffers an injury, it is usually up to a teammate to kick the ball out of play so that the referee can allow medical trainers on the field. If the opposing team has possession, there is no obligation to give up the ball. Yet in an unwritten code that translates the same in China as it does in Ecuador, teams almost always send the ball over the sidelines so the injured opponent can be treated. When the game resumes, the injured player’s team, executing a throw-in, returns the ball to the rival who made the gesture, a move guaranteed to draw positive fan response. Sometimes these displays have nothing to do with the game, but rather are humane displays separate of competition. In 2006, during the World Cup tournament, Mexican goalkeeper Oswaldo Sanchez arrived in Nuremberg for his team’s first match against Iran. Once off the airplane, German officials informed him of his father’s death back home. Never leaving the airport, he took a return flight to Mexico City for the wake and funeral. Then Sanchez flew back to Germany, arriving at the stadium just hours before kickoff. Following introductions, the teams took their posi-

tions. Iranian goalkeeper Ebrahim Merzapour then emerged from his goalmouth with a bouquet of flowers, running the length of the field to present it in sympathy. Grasping the scene unfolding before them, 75,000 fans stood and cheered their approval. A teary Sanchez embraced his opposite number, while the rest of the Mexican team saluted Merzapour on his return to the Iranian goal. Such examples abound in sports. One of my all-time favorites was tennis legend Bjorn Borg purposely double-faulting his serve immediately following an erroneous line call against his opponent. But perhaps best of all is when we see these displays coming from the likes of scholastic players such as Darius McNeal. That’s because youth sports, especially in the U.S., have become so competitive that even parents get carried away, often serving as the worst role models possible. When my son was in third grade, the first time I volunteered to referee one of his soccer matches was also the last. During that game I was cursed, threatened, and even spat on. It’s no wonder kids sometimes forget why they play. But no one needed to tell 18-year-old McNeal a thing before he approached the foul line, as described in my longforgotten news clip. So today, he gets his due: asked afterward about the missed free throws, McNeal replied without flinching: “I did it for the guy who lost his mom ... it was the right thing to do.” (Telly Halkias is an award-winning freelance journalist from Portland’s West End. You may contact him at tchalkias@aol.com or follow him on Twitter at @TellyHalkias.)

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Equality: American Idol years. Yet the clamor rises for “They that can give up essenmore billions to achieve this tial liberty to purchase a little modern form of alchemy. temporary safety, deserve neiIn a decades-long intruther liberty nor safety.” sion on freedom that ignited a Ben Franklin is much social rebellion, children were quoted in today’s debate on forcibly bused out of their the trade-off between freehome neighborhoods across dom and security, as we learn cities to troubled schools to about the National Security achieve a “racial balance.” Agency’s easy access to our Why? Because it was said phone records and emails. that through a process of Yet we Americans have often ––––– osmosis, underachievers could sacrificed liberty for safety. Creators attain greater equality with In World War II, Korea and Syndicate overachievers by having them Vietnam, we conscripted milsit beside one another in classlions of men and sent hunrooms. Parental freedom yielded to dreds of thousands to their deaths social dictation. fighting against Italians, Germans, “A man’s home is his castle,” was a Japanese, Koreans and Vietnamese. concept we inherited from English The greater antagonist of liberty is law and proudly adopted as our own. not the quest for security, but our insaNo more. A man’s right to sell or rent tiable demand and inexorable drive for his home is restricted by open housing equality — not equality of rights but laws. equality of results. Owners of hotels, motels, taverns To equalize incomes the government and restaurants can lose their licenses confiscates 40 percent of the earnif they conduct their businesses accordings of the most successful Americans ing to personal biases and beliefs. and uses that wealth to subsidize the In the land of the free, such freedom food, health care, housing and income is now illegal. of that half of the nation that pays no “If we are truly created equal, then income taxes. surely the love we commit to one A steeply progressive income tax another must be equal, as well,” said was originally advanced by that great Obama in his second inaugural. Thus, egalitarian Karl Marx. homosexual unions will soon have to The federal estate tax is 40 percent be treated equally with traditional for the wealthy. Some states tack on marriage, though “marriage equality” 16 percent. Individuals may spend contradicts Christian teaching. entire lives acquiring wealth for their Our Union was “founded on the progeny. And governments, in the principles of liberty and equality,” said name of equality, will seize half of it on Obama. But how could that be when their deaths. Socialism, said Winston the word “equality” does not appear in Churchill, is the philosophy of envy the Constitution, the Bill of Rights or and gospel of greed. the Federalist Papers? To guarantee equal pay for equal Egalite is rather a founding principle work, the government has created of Robespierre’s revolution, not ours. agencies to monitor the payrolls of It is ideological contraband smuggled every business, agencies empowered to into America and the enemy of that identify, expose and punish employers freedom for which our fathers fought. who might dare to use their economic In 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote freedom to reward some workers more that all men are created equal in their than others. God-given rights to life and liberty. To ensure racial, ethnic and gender Does anyone think that Jefferson, equality in the labor force and the front who kept slaves all his life, excoriated office, the government fields thousands Indians in that same Declaration of of agents to police the hiring, promoIndependence and spoke of a “natution and dismissal decisions of execural aristocracy” that Providence had tives. wisely provided to govern us, believed Affirmative action and quotas have all men and all women were equal in been imposed on colleges and univerany other way? sities, stripping those institutions of In “The Lessons of History,” Will freedom of choice, to advance a greater and Ariel Durant wrote: “Leave men racial, ethnic and gender equality in free and their natural inequalities student bodies and on faculties than will multiply almost geometrically, as a free and fair competition might proin England and America in the nineduce. teenth century under laissez-faire. To Contract set-asides have been estabcheck the growth of inequality, liberty lished on which no white male may must be sacrificed, as in Russia after bid. To make minorities and women 1917. more equal, we make others less free. “Freedom and equality are sworn Freedom of assembly, which proand everlasting enemies, and when duced men’s and women’s clubs and one prevails the other dies.” colleges, has been under assault for As the Party of Equality triumphs, decades. Only a handful of men’s colthe Party of Freedom expires. leges survive. Even Augusta National Golf Club was forced to conform to the (Patrick J. 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Karma Fair Trade takes on human trafficking When is the last time you gave much thought to the clothes you wear; the food you eat; the electronics you use; the restaurant’s you frequent; the gifts you give? Do you love your chocolate and your cotton? If you’re like me; human trafficking likely doesn’t come to mind. That is, until I met Karen Burnell, owner of Karma Fair Trade, on Brighton Ave, in Portland. She’s hoping more people will take notice, and take action; she has a plan in place to make that happen. My first draw to her store was the unique products she sells at very attractive prices. After spending some time with her, I realized that every item in her store has a purpose: to end human trafficking. Human trafficking is a $32 Billion dollar industry. Second only to drug trafficking, it is the fastest growing illegal trade in the world. Unicef says: “it is linked to modern –day slavery and subjects children, women, and men to force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of exploitation. This horrific practice can include prostitution, pornography, and sex tourism as well as domestic servitude, factory work, and migrant farming. Human trafficking is not the same as smuggling; it does not require movement across borders.” It is a world-wide problem, with estimates of 20-30 million victims; roughly 26 percent of the victims are children. On average, for every 800 trafficking cases, only 1 person is convicted. The United States, according to Unicef, is one of the major destinations for trafficking victims – lured by false promises, and a desire for a better life, trafficking knows no boundaries to socioeconomic class,

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Better with Age education, gender, or age. Think it doesn’t affect you? The next time you eat a strawberry or a tomato, consider this: Enslaved farm workers have been found harvesting tomatoes in Florida; Strawberries in California. In cities and towns, across America, young girls have ABOVE: Karen Burnell of Karma Fair Trade holds a Bolga bag in front of a been forced into Thistle Farms display. INSET TOP: A rice bag from Cambodia carries the prostitution. It can message: stop trafficking. (COURTESY PHOTOS) happen innocently: Burnell handed me a copy of Not A young girl being offered a career in For Sale, by David Batstone. Batmodeling is a common trap. Enslaved stone was called to action when a gas domestic workers have been found leak at his favorite Indian restaurant working in homes in Maryland and caused the death of a woman who New York; with still more human trafcooked and worked there. Turns out, ficking victims found working in nail she was a victim of modern-day slavsalons, hotels, and restaurants. From ery. Batstone was shocked that it was big cities to small towns, human trafhappening right in his hometown. ficking is taking place. This sparked Batstone’s all-consuming mission to not only raise awareness of trafficking, but to help victims of human trafficking worldwide. Batstone believes that every individual has a skill they can contribute to fight human trafficking, and to that end, that’s where Karma Fair Trade comes in. She hopes you’ll join her in this effort. Burnell’s shop features products from 40 countries, including the U.S. Her goods include jewelry, skin care, baskets, bags, paper, clothing, and wooden products. Bolga baskets from Ghana are her single best seller. Bolga is the craft district of Northern Ghana — a region that has erratic rainfall and harsh weather conditions. Weaving and handcraft activities is a way to supplement income. This is especially important for Ghana, whose motto is Freedom & Justice. However, the 2008 findings by the Bureau of International Labor Affairs identified Ghana as having the worst forms of child labor. It has been reported that children as young as five years old, have been sold for as little as $10 into slavery. Every time a woman can earn a living wage from the sale of a basket; the risk of her child being sold into slavery is prevented. Through the fair trade business model, the artisan is paid two to five times the average income, which in Ghana is about $2/ day. Might that inspire you to visit

Burnell’s store and purchase a Bolga basket? Another line Burnell has in her store is from Thistle Farms in Tennessee. The farm creates and markets natural bath and body products. It is a social enterprise run by the Women of Magdalene; a residential program for women recovering from trafficking, prostitution, and addiction. At Thistle Farms, women ranging in age from 20 to 50, experience recovery giving them confidence, purpose, and place. Many were sexually abused starting at age 7; some began using alcohol and drugs by age thirteen; arrested several times, life on the streets prostituting is the life they knew best. Thistle Farms has a 72 percent success rate; where women are able to become clean and sober within two and a half years of entering the program. In this program, women learn to manufacture, package, market, sell, and administer the enterprise and operation. Women are paid a living wage, and are encouraged to put a percentage of their earnings in a matched savings account. Thistle Farms products are in distribution in more than 200 stores across the country — Karma Fair Trade being one of them. Thistle Farms products hold the belief that love is the most powerful force for change in the world. Meeting Karen and visiting her shop opened my eyes to the problem of trafficking worldwide. Products that I love: coffee, chocolate, cotton — to name just a few, could be coming to me by way of human suffering through trafficking. It made me stop and think. Not For Sale raises awareness. People have become restless to do something. Sport’s team, university, church, business, civic organization, music groups have begun stepping up. Burnell has a program for any group that would like to do their part: “Consider a Karma Fair Trade Fundraiser” she says. “You supply the customers and the refreshments for a shopping event, and your group receives a check for 10 – 25 percent of total sales. It’s that easy!” After the event, the organization can continue to earn money, by encouraging their family and friends to visit Burnell’s shop. Five percent of on-going sales are tracked and donated to the supporting organization. Would you like to give a gift with purpose? Visit Karma Fair Trade, 570 Brighton Ave, Portland. (Karen Vachon is a Scarborough resident. She is a licensed health and life insurance agent and active community volunteer. To follow her on Facebook, go to: http://www.facebook. com/karenvachonhealth.)

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ABOVE: Ed Foley, owner of Foley’s Cakes (right), and Elliott Teel with Portland Buy Local unveil a Portland Buy Local birthday cake Wednesday. RIGHT: Teel and fellow Buy Local board member Jan Beitzer prepare to dish out slices of cake. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTOS)

Portland Buy Local celebrated its seventh birthday and Independents Week with a cake cutting at the Portland Farmer’s Market in Monument Square Wednesday. “Independents Week is a nationwide campaign to engage local independent businesses and community members in celebrating the spirit of entrepreneurism and freedom that independent businesses embody,” Buy Local announced. “Portland Buy Local works on this effort with the American Independent Business Alliance, a nonprofit organization helping communities sustain their local independent businesses and keep opportunities alive for local entrepreneurs.” Board members for Portland Buy Local dished out free pieces of birthday cake provided by Foley’s Cakes of Portland. For more information, see www.portlandbuylocal.org/event/july-3rd-celebrate-independents/.

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multimedia. Awards judge John Carlson, a veteran journalist recently retired from HARTFORD, Conn. — The National the Des Moines Register, contributed Society of Newspaper Columnists feedback on Halkias and his work. announced the winners of its annual “His columns tell important stowriting awards on June 29, at its ries about the community and the annual four-day conference, held world,” Carlson wrote in the award this year in Hartford. Portland Daily announcement. “Immigration is Sun columnist Telly Halkias brought a divisive issue and Telly Halkias home the newspaper’s first nationalmanages to explain it without the level award for entries from his hysteria that typically dominates weekly offering, “From The Stacks,” the discussion. His elegant writing which appears in the weekend edistyle is evident in a column about tion. His second-place honor placed the importance of an Army friend — him among writers from California a sergeant who mentored a young to Connecticut. lieutenant — decades earlier. His col“Earning any recognition is an umns are powerful and sensitive.” honor, but being singled out by your Huffington Post contributor and Among the honorees for 2013 National Society of Newspaper Columnist Awards were, from left, The peers — in this case other columnists Portland Daily Sun’s Telly Halkias, humorist Dave Barry, Ginger Truitt of The Lebanon (Ind.) Reporter, two-time Emmy winner Rick Horowwho write nationally, and have done and Samantha Bennett from The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. (COURTESY PHOTO) itz, who also founded the nationallyso for a long time — is humbling,” acclaimed communications consulting Halkias said. Hinda was always so supportive. It’s and the accolade is well-deserved. firm Prime Prose, presented a session Halkias said he began writing the very hard to break in anywhere as a “It’s an incredible accomplishment,” at the conference and opened his talk column almost a decade earlier for columnist. I was so lucky to have her Carkhuff said. “We’ve commented with lines from one of Halkias’ colthe Bennington (Vt.) Banner at the push me, and grateful now that the here in the newsroom that Telly’s umns. urging of its then-arts and features Daily Sun picked me up last year.” column just seems to get better each “I was struck by the combination editor Hinda Mandell, now an assisDaily Sun editor David Carkhuff week. It’s definitely a tremendous of tools Telly Halkias brought to this tant professor of communications at said Halkias, who today splits his time addition to the paper.” story: a refined tone, and a sharp eye Rochester Institute of Technology. between homes in Portland’s West “From The Stacks,” whose selections for the telling detail,” Horowitz wrote “I wince when looking back at End and Vermont, has been writing had previously earned three New in an e-mail from his Wisconsin office. those early pieces,” Halkias said. “But for the paper since the spring of 2012, England journalism association “He brought me to that time and that honors, was named in the award catplace.” egory of general interest commenAmong the columnist honorees tary in newspapers under 50,000 were the late film critic Roger Ebert circulation. Classified by circulaof the Chicago Sun-Times, Richard tion level, other column categories Parker of The New York Times, Rick included humor and online, blog and Telander of the Chicago Sun-Times and formerly of Sports Illustrated, and John Avlon of Newsweek Rt. 16 • Tamworth • 603-323-9375 and The Daily Beast. Humor columnist and Check with your local fire department if best-selling author Dave permissible fireworks are allowed in your area. Barry, who delighted the group with a rousing speech at the awards banquet, received the Owned and operated by the Hutchins Family, Ernie Pyle Lifetime , LLC providing Funeral and Cremation Services Achievement Award. The NSNC presented its in Greater Portland. Humanitarian Award 660 Brighton Avenue, Portland, Maine 04102 to veteran New HampOffering families a full range of services, from shire radio personal(207) 878-3246 the basic direct cremation, ity Mike Morin. The to a full traditional funeral service. conference’s keynote speaker was longtime www.athutchins.com syndicated columnist We are not affiliated with Jones, Rich and Hutchins Funeral Home and author Heloise. Daily Sun Staff Report

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Friday, July 5, the 186th day of 2013. There are 179 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 5, 1943, the Battle of Kursk began during World War II as German forces attacked a Soviet salient (or bulge) around the Russian city of Kursk; in the weeks that followed, the Soviets were able to repeatedly repel the Germans, who eventually withdrew in defeat. On this date: In 1687, Isaac Newton first published his Principia Mathematica, a three-volume work setting out his mathematical principles of natural philosophy. In 1811, Venezuela became the first South American country to declare independence from Spain. In 1865, William Booth founded the Salvation Army in London. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the National Labor Relations Act. In 1946, the bikini, created by Louis Reard (ray-AHRD’), was modeled by Micheline Bernardini during a poolside fashion show in Paris. In 1947, Larry Doby made his debut with the Cleveland Indians, becoming the first black player in the American League. In 1948, Britain’s National Health Service Act went into effect, providing government-financed medical and dental care. In 1954, Elvis Presley’s first commercial recording session took place at Sun Records in Memphis, Tenn.; the song he recorded was “That’s All Right (Mama).” In 1962, independence took effect in Algeria; the same day, civilians of European descent, mostly French, came under attack by extremists in the port city of Oran. In 1975, Arthur Ashe became the first black man to win a Wimbledon singles title as he defeated Jimmy Connors. In 1984, the Supreme Court weakened the 70-year-old “exclusionary rule,” deciding that evidence seized in good faith with defective court warrants could be used against defendants in criminal trials. In 2011, a jury in Orlando, Fla., found Casey Anthony, 25, not guilty of murder, manslaughter and child abuse in the 2008 disappearance and death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. Ten years ago: Two female suicide bombers killed 15 victims at a Moscow rock festival. A bomb blast in Ramadi killed seven Iraqi police recruits as they graduated from a U.S.-taught training course. Serena Williams beat sister Venus 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 for her second straight Wimbledon title. Five years ago: Venus Williams won her fifth Wimbledon singles title, beating younger sister Serena 7-5, 6-4 in the final. Gas station owner Kent Couch flew a lawn chair rigged with heliumfilled balloons more than 200 miles across the Oregon desert, landing in a field in Cambridge, Idaho. One year ago: Trucks carrying NATO supplies rolled into Afghanistan for the first time in more than seven months, ending a painful chapter in U.S.-Pakistan relations that saw the border closed until Washington apologized for an airstrike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. Jockey Jorge Herrera, 33, died after falling from his horse during a race at the Alameda County Fairgrounds.

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July 4 holiday traffic likely to surge again by Sunday By David Carkhuff THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Now that the fireworks are over, prepare for a slow burn for many motorists driving out of Maine. Traffic experts urge motorists to take their time and not lose their cool. Driving will be hectic on Sunday. A large influx of visitors will crowd on Interstate 295 and I-95, the Maine Turnpike, to return to their homes after surging into Maine this week. More travelers than last year were navigating the Maine Turnpike northbound into Maine on Wednesday, signaling strong visitation during the week of the Independence Day holiday, the Maine Turnpike Authority reported. From 11 a.m. to noon Wednesday, the influx of northbound vehicles at the York tolls went up 900 vehicles from last year, according to Dan Morin, spokesman for the quasi-state agency the Turnpike Authority, which manages and operates the 109mile toll highway from Kittery to Augusta. By around 5 p.m. Wednesday, traffic congestion had forced speeds down to 15 mph northbound just past the mile 103 Gardiner Turnpike/I-295 merge, according to Morin’s updates at the MTA Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/MaineTurnpikeAuthority). On the Fourth of July, the page read: “Looks like it wasn’t just Phish fans,” referring to a concert in Bangor. “3,274 vehicles northbound through York 9A-10A today. 1,722 last year same time.” Almost double last years numbers from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. signaled the continuation of a trend. The incoming traffic had reached 21,290 vehicles northbound through the York toll at milepost 7 from 10 a.m. through 4 p.m. Wednesday. “That’s the equivalent of one car for every person in Biddeford coming through the toll and 6,500 more vehicles than same time period last July 3,” Morin wrote. “In those first two hours that we were looking at from 10 to noon, comparing to last year, we had 2,000 more vehicles coming inbound,” Morin said in an interview Wednesday. That increase (6,405 vehicles compared to 4,373) meant a net gain of traffic — “The numbers going out of Maine in those two hours are dead even to last year,” he explained, referring to 1,561 southbound at York from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday. “Regardless of the weather, what we’re seeing is a

“Regardless of the weather, what we’re seeing is a significant increase in the number of people coming in and the same number of people going out.” — Dan Morin, spokesman for the Maine Turnpike Authority significant increase in the number of people coming in and the same number of people going out,” Morin said. On Memorial Day weekend, the busiest travel period on the Turnpike, 200,000 people can be expected to travel both in and out of Maine, Morin said. “Our biggest travel periods are Memorial Day, Labor Day and the first weekend in August, and Columbus Day,” Morin noted. July Fourth comes in slightly behind those holidays. Morin said he will be updating on Facebook throughout the Fourth of July week. By noon on the Fourth of July, a vehicle rollover southbound near Wells was a reminder the holiday driving requires caution. Morin said, “One thing I notice, I was driving out there the other day, and driving an appropriate distance is almost as important as driving the posted speed limits.” Following too close is dangerous: “If anything happens, that’s a recipe for disaster,” he said. Distracted driving can be a hazard, especially in the age of cell phones, Morin said. “It’s driving too fast, driving too close and driving distracted,” he said. The majority of the traffic for the whole week will be split between two days — Wednesday for arriving, and Sunday for leaving. Morin cautioned that delays are likely at the end of the weekend. “Late Sunday afternoon is going to be a bear to leave in,” he said. AAA Travel projected that 40.8 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home during the Independence Day holiday, a 0.8 percent decrease from the 41.1 million people who traveled last year. The anticipated decline in holiday travel is predominantly due to a shorter holiday period, AAA Travel reported. With the Fourth of July landing on a Thursday this year, the holiday period has

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to come to Portland July 10

At 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 10, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will convene a public field hearing at Merrill Auditorium in Portland, to discuss debt collection, the federal bureau announced. The field event will feature remarks by CFPB Director Richard Cordray, followed by a panel discussion with consumer groups, industry stakeholders and academic and financial experts. This event is open to the public but requires an RSVP. To reserve a spot, email cfpb.events@cfpb.gov with full name and any organizational affiliation. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act) established the CFPB. Prior to his appointment to the bureau, Cordray served as Ohio Treasurer and a county treasurer, according to the bureau’s website (www.ConsumerFinance.gov). A press release stated, “This public event is a part of the CFPB’s commitment to regularly engage with communities across the country.” A federal appeals court has called into question the legality of Cordray’s appointment by President Barack Obama. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit found that Obama violated the Constitution when he bypassed the Senate to appoint three members of the National Labor Relations Board, and the ruling also threw into question the legitimacy of Obama’s recess appointment of Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, according to The Associated Press. — Staff Report

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10 a.m. Bath Heritage Days, July 4-7. Five days of July 4 activities, with a fireworks finale at the Bath waterfront on Sunday, July 7 at 9:15 p.m. Bath Heritage Days Schedule of Events includes: Friday, July 5: Kids’ Day 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Library Park. Smokey’s Greatest Show and Carnival 5-11 p.m. Waterfront Park. Food and Other Vendors 5 p.m.-11 p.m. Waterfront Park. Friends of the Patten Free Library Book Sale 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Winter Street Church). Live Entertainment 5-11 p.m. Waterfront Park. Saturday, July 6: Farmer’s Market 8:30 a.m.-noon (Bathport on Waterfront). Art in the Park 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Library Park. Craft Show 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Library Park. Whoopie Pie Eating Contest sponsored by Mae’s Cafe 1 p.m.-2 p.m. Library Park. Smokey’s Greatest Show and Carnival 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Waterfront Park. Food and Other Vendors 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Waterfront and Library Parks. Friends of the Patten Free Library Booksale 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Winter Street Church). Chili-Chowder Fest 3 p.m.-6 p.m. (Freight Shed). Strongman Contest 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (Bathport on waterfront). Hand-Tub Parade 10:30 a.m.-11 a.m. (From KoC Middle St. to Front St.). Fireman’s Muster sponsored by Now You’re Cooking noon-3 p.m. (North End of Front Street). Live Entertainment 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Waterfront and Library Parks. Sunday, July 7: Front Street Shuffle Antique Car Show 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Friends of the Patten Free Library Book Sale 11 a.m.-4 p.m. (Winter Street Church). Art in the Park 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Library Park. Craft Show 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Library Park. Boat parade on the Kennebec River 4 p.m. Community Lobster Bake 4 p.m. (Gilmore Seafood). Bath Municipal Band Pre-fireworks Concert 8 p.m. Library Park. Live Entertainment 11 a.m.11 p.m. Waterfront and Library Parks. Fireworks over the Kennebec River 9:15 p.m. See more at: http://bathheritagedays.com/schedule/#sthash.9aIP8k3V.dpuf

‘Les Miserables’ at MSMT in Brunswick

2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. “Les Miserables,” June 26 to July 13, Victor Hugo’s “Les Miserables,” “Based on a novel by Victor Hugo, ‘Les Miserables’ tells the musical tale of redemption and revolution in early 19th-century France. Ex-convict, Jean Valjean, becomes a force for good in the world, but cannot escape his dark past as he tries to save himself and those around him. The award-winning score composed by Claude-Michel Schonberg, with lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and a book by Alain Boublil, features such memorable musical numbers as ‘On My Own,’ ‘I Dreamed a Dream,’ ‘Do You Hear the People Sing’ and ‘Bring Him Home.’” Maine State Music Theatre, Pickard Theater, Brunswick. Tuesday-Sunday. msmt.org. 725-8769.

‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’ in Ogunquit

2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Ogunquit Playhouse. “It’s 1922 and small-town girl, Millie Dillmount, heads to New York City to start a new life. Millie finds herself in a city filled with intrigue, jazz and a whole new set of rules for love! Her new flapper lifestyle encounters trouble when she checks into a hotel owned by a dragon-lady villainess audience are sure to love to hate and played by none other than Ogunquit’s favorite, Sally Struthers, in the Tony Award winning role! This musical comedy is based on the Mary Tyler Moore, Julie Andrews, Carol Channing film. It opened on Broadway in 2002 where it garnered six Tony Awards including Best Musical. The Tony Award winning costumes will be featured in the Ogunquit production.” No performances July 4. July 3 performances are 2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. July 5 performances are 2:30 pm and 8 p.m. http://www.ogunquitplayhouse.org

‘This Rebellion’ on First Friday Art Walk

5 p.m. to 8 p.m. First Friday Art Walk with Maine Historical Society. “Explore the new Civil War exhibits for free; museum store open late.” “This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War.” “‘This Rebellion’ showcases a rich array of MHS’s Civil War collections — photographs, letters, artifacts, maps, and memorabilia -- related to the Maine soldier’s experience during and after the war. For the first time ever, a database has been created of all Maine soldiers who died in the War (in battle or of war wounds or illness); the names will appear in a remembrance wall as part of the exhibit. The exhibit is a stop on the new 23-site Maine Civil War Trail.” The exhibit opened to the public on June 28 and will be up through May 26, 2014. http://www.mainehistory.org

‘Animal Stories’ on First Friday Art Walk

5 p.m. to 8 p.m. “An upcoming group art exhibition at the Lewis Gallery in Portland will explore the relationships between humans and animals in both real and surreal contexts. The show, ‘Animal Stories,’ will feature the artwork of Susan Drucker, Meghan Howland, Martha Miller, Susan Mills, Arlene Morris, Stephen Petroff, and Robert Shetterly. The exhibition aims to stir the imaginations of viewers of all ages, and add insight to the unique and often mysterious connection between the two species. The show, which runs from Friday, July 5 through Saturday, July 27, will have an opening reception on Friday, July

Nicholas Noyes, head of library services at the Maine Historical Society’s Alida Carroll and John Marshall Brown Library at 485 Congress St., shows off the restored Longfellow Garden in spring 2009. Maine Historical Society will kick off a new, four-part “Summer in the Garden” series in the Wadsworth-Longfellow Garden (489 Congress St.) on July 17. The programs take place on consecutive Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. through Aug. 7. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO) 5, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., coinciding with the Portland Art Walk.” The gallery is located downstairs in the Portland Public Library at 5 Monument Square; hours are Monday to Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call 666-8145. A preview of some of the work is viewable at www.susandrucker.com.

MCMA member Jonathan Eiten paintings

5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Maine Charitable Mechanic Association First Friday event. “MCMA member Jonathan Eiten has been painting in Maine since 1997, apprenticed to oil painter Jon Allen Marshall. In 2004 he was accepted into membership of the Copley Society of Art in Boston and, a couple of years later, awarded the tittle of Copley Artist.Jonathan has exibited in many galleries artound Portland with great reviews, pictures and info can be found at http://jonathaneiten.blogspot.com. Also posting on mcma-art.blogspot. com. MCMA member Jonathan Eiten will be opening his exhibit of oil paintings on the First Friday Art Walk, July 5, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.) and on display during the month of July in the library Tuesday, Wed. and Thurs.,10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Second floor, elevator accessible, 519 Congress St. FMI call 773-8396 or e-mail at mcma1857@gmail.com

Children’s Community Art Project

5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Oak Street Lofts gallery will feature artwork made by children living at several Avesta Housing communities Friday, July 5, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. for First Friday Art Walk. “The theme of the Children’s Community Art Project is, ‘What do you enjoy about living in your community?’ The show includes collages, paintings and drawings made by children at several Avesta properties, including Pearl Place I and II in Portland and North Street in Westbrook. The children’s art depicts familiar places in Portland like Deering Oaks Park, Reiche Community School and the Bayside neighborhood, as well as their families and other scenes. The show was curated by Kemper Tell, Academic Engagement Specialist at Avesta in partnership with AmeriCorps. Michelle Michaud, an artist and resident at Oak Street Lofts, volunteered her time to help the children with their artwork. The children’s art is juxtaposed with a show entitled ‘Late Works,’ which features paintings and other works made by the residents of the Marshwood Center, a skilled nursing facility in Lewiston. Michelle Michaud also curated that show, which opened in June. Completed in January 2012 and located in the heart of the city’s arts district, Oak Street Lofts is a unique property that caters to artists looking to work and live affordably in Portland. Besides the gallery, Oak Street Lofts features a shared work space for residents, and the property’s 37 efficiency apartments include ample storage for art supplies and equipment. The gallery, located at 72 Oak St., is open to the public every First Friday Art Walk.” www.avestahousing.org/properties/60/Oak-Street-Lofts.

Fuzzy Allotropes 3

5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Green Hand Bookshop, 661 Congress Street, Portland. (On display through July, with a second installment in the series arriving August 2, to be on display through August). Fuzzy Allotropes 3: “A Face is a Place,” FMI: contact Michelle Souliere at 253-6808 or michelle. souliere@gmail.com. “A showing of original pen and ink pages of the new Asmwe comic, by Michael Connor. That fuzzy peripatetic star of Coelacanthus zine, Asmwe, makes his most startling discovery yet: his own face! Hitherto unknown to the small mammal, his very countenance poses an interesting problem which illustrator Michael Connor documents in this 40 page comic.” Viewing hours at the Green Hand (beyond First Friday Art Walk) are the store’s usual open hours: Tues.-Fri. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sun. noon to 5 p.m.

Portland Playback Theatre on ‘Growing Up’

7:30 p.m. “On First Friday, Portland Playback Theatre’s theme for the evening will be Growing up: Loving It and Surviving It. Audience members are invited to tell their best — and worst — growing up moments and watch our improvisors re-enact the story on the spot. Every month, Portland Playback uses improvisation to honor true stories from audience members’ lives. Find out more at www. portlandplayback.com. CTN5 Studio, 516 Congress Street, Portland, 7:30 p.m. $7 suggested donation at the door.” https://www.facebook.com/portlandplayback

‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’

7:30 p.m. “Schoolhouse Arts Center at Sebago Lake will present ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ by Rebecca Feldman and William Finn from June 21 to July 7. “‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ is a musical comedy which centers on a fictional spelling bee set in a geographically ambiguous Putnam Valley Middle School. Six quirky adolescents compete in the Bee, which is run by three equally-quirky grown-ups. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Schoolhouse Arts Center is directed by Michael Hjort. Cast members include Sean Colby and Ben Plummer from Limington, Kim Drisko from Gorham, Dillon Bates from Portland, Andrew Goodwin from South Portland, Molly Olsen from Windham, Adam Gary Normand from Old Orchard Beach and Angelica and Elizabeth Phipps from Standish. Performances of ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ will be held at Schoolhouse Arts Center on July 5 and 6 at 7:30 p.m. and July 7 at 5 p.m. Tickets are $18 for adults and $16 for students and seniors. Schoolhouse is located at 16 Richville Road (Route 114) in Standish, just north of the intersection of Route 114 and Route 35. For reservations, call 642-3743 or buy tickets on-line at www.schoolhousearts.org.” see next page

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SPACE Gallery exhibit openings

5 p.m. to 8 p.m. SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St. “Join us for the opening of two ambitious exhibitions. In our main gallery, Toledo, Ohio based artist Natalie Lanese’s immersive mural installation Popscapes combines colorful patterns and pop landscapes with curious found imagery. In the annex, Los Angeles based artist Emily White’s installation Horns features larger-than-life papercut sculptures that fill the gallery creating a surreal landscape of forms. In the window, Amy Jorgensen’s The Speed of Gestalt commands that the viewer ‘Slow Down.’” http://www.space538.org/ events/first-friday-art-walk-16

Saturday, July 6 Bath Heritage Days

8:30 a.m. Bath Heritage Days, July 4-7. Five days of July 4 activities, with a fireworks finale at the Bath waterfront on Sunday, July 7 at 9:15 p.m. Bath Heritage Days Schedule of Events includes: Saturday, July 6: Farmer’s Market 8:30 a.m.-noon (Bathport on Waterfront). Art in the Park 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Library Park. Craft Show 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Library Park. Whoopie Pie Eating Contest sponsored by Mae’s Cafe 1 p.m.-2 p.m. Library Park. Smokey’s Greatest Show and Carnival 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Waterfront Park. Food and Other Vendors 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Waterfront and Library Parks. Friends of the Patten Free Library Booksale 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Winter Street Church). Chili-Chowder Fest 3 p.m.-6 p.m. (Freight Shed). Strongman Contest 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (Bathport on waterfront). Hand-Tub Parade 10:30 a.m.-11 a.m. (From KoC Middle St. to Front St.). Fireman’s Muster sponsored by Now You’re Cooking noon-3 p.m. (North End of Front Street). Live Entertainment 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Waterfront and Library Parks. Sunday, July 7: Front Street Shuffle Antique Car Show 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Friends of the Patten Free Library Book Sale 11 a.m.-4 p.m. (Winter Street Church). Art in the Park 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Library Park. Craft Show 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Library Park. Boat parade on the Kennebec River 4 p.m. Community Lobster Bake 4 p.m. (Gilmore Seafood). Bath Municipal Band Pre-fireworks Concert 8 p.m. Library Park. Live Entertainment 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Waterfront and Library Parks. Fireworks over the Kennebec River 9:15 p.m. See more at: http://bathheritagedays.com/ schedule/#sthash.9aIP8k3V.dpuf

Stone Conservation & Preservation: Workdays

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays: June 15, July 6, July 27 and Aug. 17, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Spirits Alive, the advocacy group for the Eastern Cemetery, is providing hands-on instruction for those interested in getting down and dirty with historic gravestones. This year we will be beautifying the area around the captains of the 1813 fight between the Boxer and the Enterprise. Learn about the proper techniques for resetting and cleaning fragile historic stones while preparing the area around the tombs for a September event. If you only want to come for a morning or an afternoon, please do! Participants are not required to stay all day. Wear appropriate get-dirty clothes. Layers, gloves, and good shoes are suggested. We often work in wet conditions. Free. FMI: http://spiritsalive.org/stones/conserve.htm, Contact: sa@ spiritsalive.org (Martha Zimicki)

Spirits Alive cemetery tours

10:30 a.m. Wednesdays 1:30 p.m.; Saturdays 10:30 a.m.; Sundays 1:30 p.m., starting in July. “Spirits Alive, the advocacy group for the Eastern Cemetery, is conducting tours of this oldest historic landscape in Portland. This tour will take you through the 6-acre site while a guide explains the history of the grounds, those buried within, the types of stones and an overview of how the site fits into the history of Portland. Meet at the Congress Street gate 15 minutes early. Tours can last up to 1-1/2 hours. Wear appropriate layers and footwear for uneven ground and a ‘spirited’ walk. Tours may be canceled because of rain. Tickets: $7 adults, $4 seniors & students, children 12 and under free. Our guides are volunteers! All funds raised go to Spirits Alive to help them maintain the Eastern Cemetery grounds. Spirits Alive will arrange special tours if these times don’t work for you or if you have a group! FMI: http://spiritsalive.org/tours, contact: sa@spiritsalive.org (Barbara Hager)”

Congress Square Park dance party

1 p.m. “Save Congress Square Park in Portland, ME! Free Music and dance starting at 1 p.m. Let’s bring awareness to this space and save the park from the City Council selling it to Rockbridge Capital and the Westin hotel chain!” The Rattlesnakes and Rontundo Sealegs, Mr. Neet, Undrig, DJ Coastal, Pensivv Conjjjecture. https://www.facebook.com/ events/439208689509214/?ref=22

Chris Van Dusen at the Portland Observatory.

1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Portland Observatory. “Meet the authors, Maine Books for Kids! Second annual children’s author

series will begin Saturday, July 6, 1-2 p.m., with a visit from Chris Van Dusen, who will read from his new book “If I Built a House”. What would your house look like if you built a house? A kids creative view of architecture.” https://www. facebook.com/portlandobservatory

Hoopleville at the Green Hand

1 p.m. to 4 p.m. “Spend an informal Saturday afternoon in Portland with David Kish, artist and creator of the Hoopleville comic strip! He’ll be here at the Green Hand from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 6. Come by to visit and chat! He’ll be bringing a batch of brand new HoopleDolls which will be for sale as well as some 2D things he’s created. It’ll be a fun afternoon!” The Green Hand Bookstore, 661 Congress St. The store’s usual open hours: Tues.-Fri. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sun. noon to 5 p.m. http:// hoopleville.com

‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’ in Ogunquit

3:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Ogunquit Playhouse. “It’s 1922 and small-town girl, Millie Dillmount, heads to New York City to start a new life. Millie finds herself in a city filled with intrigue, jazz and a whole new set of rules for love! Her new flapper lifestyle encounters trouble when she checks into a hotel owned by a dragon-lady villainess audience are sure to love to hate and played by none other than Ogunquit’s favorite, Sally Struthers, in the Tony Award winning role! This musical comedy is based on the Mary Tyler Moore, Julie Andrews, Carol Channing film. It opened on Broadway in 2002 where it garnered six Tony Awards including Best Musical. The Tony Award winning costumes will be featured in the Ogunquit production.” http://www.ogunquitplayhouse.org

‘Les Miserables’ at MSMT in Brunswick

7:30 p.m. “Les Miserables,” June 26 to July 13, Victor Hugo’s “Les Miserables,” “Based on a novel by Victor Hugo, ‘Les Miserables’ tells the musical tale of redemption and revolution in early 19th-century France. Ex-convict, Jean Valjean, becomes a force for good in the world, but cannot escape his dark past as he tries to save himself and those around him. The award-winning score composed by Claude-Michel Schonberg, with lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and a book by Alain Boublil, features such memorable musical numbers as ‘On My Own,’ ‘I Dreamed a Dream,’ ‘Do You Hear the People Sing’ and ‘Bring Him Home.’” Maine State Music Theatre, Pickard Theater, Brunswick. Tuesday-Sunday. msmt.org. 725-8769.

‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’

Sunday, July 7 Bath Heritage Days

9 a.m. Bath Heritage Days, July 4-7. Five days of July 4 activities, with a fireworks finale at the Bath waterfront on Sunday, July 7 at 9:15 p.m. Bath Heritage Days Schedule of Events includes: Saturday, July 6: Farmer’s Market 8:30 a.m.-noon (Bathport on Waterfront). Art in the Park 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Library Park. Craft Show 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Library Park. Whoopie Pie Eating Contest sponsored by Mae’s Cafe 1 p.m.-2 p.m. Library Park. Smokey’s Greatest Show and Carnival 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Waterfront Park. Food and Other Vendors 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Waterfront and Library Parks. Friends of the Patten Free Library Booksale 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Winter Street Church). Chili-Chowder Fest 3 p.m.-6 p.m. (Freight Shed). Strongman Contest 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (Bathport on waterfront). Hand-Tub Parade 10:30 a.m.-11 a.m. (From KoC Middle St. to Front St.). Fireman’s Muster sponsored by Now You’re Cooking noon-3 p.m. (North End of Front Street). Live Entertainment 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Waterfront and Library Parks. Sunday, July 7: Front Street Shuffle Antique Car Show 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Friends of the Patten Free Library Book Sale 11 a.m.-4 p.m. (Winter Street Church). Art in the Park 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Library Park. Craft Show 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Library Park. Boat parade on the Kennebec River 4 p.m. Community Lobster Bake 4 p.m. (Gilmore Seafood). Bath Municipal Band Pre-fireworks Concert 8 p.m. Library Park. Live Entertainment 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Waterfront and Library Parks. Fireworks over the Kennebec River 9:15 p.m. See more at: http://bathheritagedays.com/

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‘Les Miserables’ at MSMT in Brunswick

‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’

5 p.m. “Schoolhouse Arts Center at Sebago Lake will present ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ by Rebecca Feldman and William Finn from June 21 to July 7. “‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ is a musical comedy which centers on a fictional spelling bee set in a geographically ambiguous Putnam Valley Middle School. Six quirky adolescents compete in the Bee, which is run by three equally-quirky grown-ups. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Schoolhouse Arts Center is directed by Michael Hjort. ... Performances of ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ will be held at Schoolhouse Arts Center on July 5 and 6 at 7:30 p.m. and July 7 at 5 p.m. Tickets are $18 for adults and $16 for students and seniors. Schoolhouse is located at 16 Richville Road (Route 114) in Standish, just north of the intersection of Route 114 and Route 35. For reservations, call 642-3743 or buy tickets on-line at www.schoolhousearts.org.”

Monday, July 8 Kate Gilmore in 2013 MFA Artist Lecture Series

6:30 p.m. The MFA program at Maine College of Art announced the roster of visiting artists for the summer of 2013 MFA Artist Lecture Series, including Kate Gilmore. “Kate Gilmore’s performance videos feature often feature herself as a female protagonist struggling to overcome a selfimposed obstacle. Her live ‘Through the Claw’ performance piece at The Pace Gallery in New York in 2011 featured five women in yellow flower print dresses tasked with dismantling a giant cube of clay. Her themes of displacement, female identity, and the body’s relationship to systems of power are reflected in her artful and occasionally absurd critiques of sex and gender.” All lectures are held in Osher Hall on the second floor of MECA’s Porteous Building at 522 Congress Street, and begin at 6:30 p.m. http://www.meca.edu

Tuesday, July 9 ‘The Final Charge’ in Gray

10 a.m. July 9 to July 14, 10 a.m. “‘The Final Charge,’ a massive, museum quality display showing two huge Bull Moose with locked antlers, created by taxidermist Mark Dufresne of Nature’s Reflections Taxidermy in Gray. Most often exhibited at the LL Bean flagship store in Freeport, this amazing display is on loan to us for our visitors to view and photograph up close! www.llbean.com.” Maine Wildlife Park, 56 Game Farm Road, Gray (off Route 26). See www.mainewildlifepark.com for details about these and all our other scheduled 2013 events.

‘When the Confederates Terrorized Maine’

noon. Student Spotlight: “When the Confederates Terrorized Maine: The Battle of Portland Harbor,” Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St., Portland. “Recent Colby College graduate Carter Stevens delivers a talk based on his senior thesis. His subject is the raid into Portland in June, 1863, when a Confederate ship under the command of Lt. Charles W. Read entered the harbor and commandeered a U.S. Revenue Cutter there. A short pursuit and battle followed off the coast of Portland, where the Confederates surrendered but scuttled the ship. Stevens examines not only the details of the battle, but also how it was reported in local and national media, the reactions of Mainers to the raid, and how such a small incident fits into the larger Civil War. Free.” https://www.mainehistory.org

Andrew Carroll at the Portland Public Library

noon. Andrew Carroll, author, “Here is Where: Discovering America’s Great Forgotten History,” at Rines Auditorium, Portland Public Library. “Andrew Carroll comes back to Maine to speak about his new novel, ‘Here Is Where: Discovering America’s Great Forgotten History.’ ‘Here Is Where’ chronicles Andrew Carroll’s eye-opening — and at times hilarious — journey across America to find and explore unmarked historic sites where extraordinary moments occurred and remarkable individuals once lived.” http://www.portlandlibrary.com/

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To kick off the annual Fourth of July celebrations in Portland, local historian Herb Adams read the “Declaration of Independence” to a crowd that gathered outside the Maine Historical Society. To mark the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, Mayor Michael Brennan read “The Gettysburg Address.” These noontime commemorations were followed by the evening “Stars and Stripes Spectacular” with the Portland Sympbony Orchestra Patriotic Pops concert on Munjoy Hill. (CRAIG LYONS PHOTO)

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Sea Dogs jump into July with wins By Ken Levinsky

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The Portland Sea Dogs (44-38) charged into second place (and playoff position) in the Eastern League’s Eastern Division, with six straight victories this week including a three game home sweep over the Trenton Thunder (41-43). Garin Cecchini went 3-for-4 with his first Double-A homer and Drake Britton (7-6) fired seven scoreless frames, leading the Sea Dogs (44-38) to a 7-0 win over the Trenton Thunder (41-43) on Wednesday night at Hadlock Field. Portland swept the three-game set over two days, and extended their winning streak to six. Those victories came after winning the final three of four games at New Hampshire (40-44) last weekend. Friday night through Monday Portland hosts New Britain (40-44), another division rival. The Sea Dogs are now within seven and a half games of the first place Binghamton Mets, and lead Trenton by four games and both New Britain and New Hampshire by five games. The top two clubs in each division will compete in the Eastern League playoffs.

Third baseman Michael Almanzar leads Portland (among those with at least 170 at bats) in almost every offensive category. The 6-foot, 3-inch, 22-year-old Eastern League rookie is batting .291 with 11 homeruns and 53 RBI. Second baseman Heiker Meneses is second on the team with a batting average of .273. The 5-foot, 9-inch, 160-pound 22-year-old is in his third year with the Sea Dogs. A fulltime Sea Dog this season, Meneses spend parts of the previous two seasons at Class A Salem. Peter Hissey is third on the team with a batting average of .269 The 6-foot, 1-inch 23-year-old lefty is second on the team with 12 stolen bases Center fielder Shannon Wilkerson is fourth on the team at .245. The 6-foot 24-year-old stole two bases over the past week and leads the team with 17 thefts. Last year Wilkerson had 32 stolen bases between Portland and single A Salem. Outfielder Tony Thomas hit three home runs in three days and now has 10 round trippers, trailing team leader Almanzar by just one. He is also second on the team with

51 runs batted in, just two behind Almanzar. Here is the Sea Dogs schedule for the week ahead:

Friday, July 5 vs. New Britain, 7 p.m. Saturday, July 6 vs. New Britain, 6 p.m. Sunday, July7 vs. New Britain, 1 p.m. Monday, July 8 vs. New Britain, noon Tuesday, July 9 off Wednesday, July 10 Eastern League All-Star game at New Britain, Conn. Thursday, July 11 at Binghamton

Sea Dogs games can be heard on WPEI 95.5/ 95.9 FM Portland, WEZR 1240 AM Lewiston/ Auburn, WKTQ 1450 AM South Paris and WTME 780 AM Rumford. Coverage begins 20 minutes prior to the first pitch with the pre-game show. The talented and informative Mike Antonellis, the play-by-play announcer, returns to Portland for his ninth season, (17th season overall) in Minor League Baseball. Honored as the 2009 Eastern League Broadcaster of the Year, Antonellis also serves as the host of the Saturday Morning Jab on Big Jab Radio (96.3 FM and 1440 AM)

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Back by popular demand after a sell-out 2008 run, “Les Miserables” came to the stage June 26 and runs through July 13 at Maine State Music Theatre, a professional, nonprofit arts organization, operating in Brunswick. Based on a novel by Victor Hugo, “Les Miserables” tells the musical tale of redemption and revolution in early 19th-century France. (Audra Hatch Photography)

Maine State Music Theatre’s Robin harnesses talent for ‘Les Miserables’ “Les Miserables” by Victor Hugo was transformed into an opera/musical theater hybrid, opening on Broadway in the late eighties. Never in the history of musical theater has a bigger juggernaut been unleashed and embraced by worldwide audiences. I must admit I have seen over half a dozen productions of this play, including the original Broad––––– way cast and consider it one Theater of my favorite musical theater pieces. Maine State Music Critic Theatre has mounted an intimate version of this epic and has placed Marc Robin at the helm. Mr. Robin has excelled in harnessing the extraordinary talents of the people on stage as well as the army behind the scenes to seamlessly operate such a beast. I always applaud local professional companies who hire and nurture local talent. Edward Reichert teaches music at the University of Southern Maine and as Musical Director has tapped into his students talent to fill out the ensemble. Under his direction the underscore was perfect, never overwhelming the vocals. Gregg Goodbrod portrays Jean Valjean, bringing a powerhouse voice and acting chops to this tremendously challenging role. The final moments of the play I would have wished more fragility of Valjean, though, to counter his strength in life. This cast is large and has much talent, so I only wish to highlight the actors who have a special extra presence. Alec Shiman shines as the young, cheeky Gavroche, exuding confidence and ease. Marius is often over played as a love struck naiveté. Max Quinlan creates a complex young man torn between external and internal forces and emotions. He keeps the melodrama out of his performance and vocally is at ease with interpretation. Favorite character for me has always been Eponine, arguably the most heroic and selfless person on stage. Manna Nichols is superb as Eponine and made me fall in love with her all over again.

Harold Withee

Comedy is hard and like Shakespeare, just when the darkness is closing in and the drama is heightened, relief in laughter enters stage right. Shakespeare had the Porter, LES MISERABLES has the Thenardier couple, keepers of the Inn. Madame Thenardier is played by Abby Smith who is center stage wherever she is on the stage. A raised eyebrow from this women can cause a cacophony of laughter. I also want to mention two ensemble members who shined an captured my attention. Karissa Harris is striking and Brian Bohr has wonderful presence. Heidi Kettenring was the only member of the cast who left me a bit cold. As Fantine I never felt the emotional hell of her existence and never connected with the character. “I Dreamed a Dream” elicited no tears from my partner in crime, although the death of Valjean did. Robert Kingelhoefer has created a wonderful set and Jeff Koger is credited with light design. These two elements of the show allowed the imagination to wander to early 19th century France during a rebellious time. Technical illusions worked well to move the story from place and time throughout the story . Kurt Alger has designed this monstrous wardrobe assignment and successfully completes the illusion of a time two hundred years ago. I must admit though that a few of the wigs just didn’t work for me, one looking more like beach blanket bingo. The only other technical aspects which didn’t work for me were the musket shots and the barricade itself seemed a bit sparse. This show is about Christian ideals of forgiveness, redemption, resurrection and the modern ideals of freedom and self worth as an individual. “To love another person is to see the face of God,” my favorite line from the show. Maine State Music Theatre has teamed with Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program to fight hunger in Maine. When you attend a performance, donate a nonperishable food item at the theater. Thank you. LES MISERABLES runs at the Maine State Music Theatre through July 13. Box Office: 725-8769 www.msmt.org (Harold Withee is a member of Actors’ Equity and SAG-AFTRA.)

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LePage vetoes bill calling for study of tar sands risks By David Carkhuff THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A bill that seeks to study “specific risks of transporting tar sands oil in Maine” was vetoed by Gov. Paul LePage Tuesday, after the governor called the legislation redundant. LePage vetoed LD 1362, “Resolve, Relating to a Review of Risks Associated with Tar Sands Oil,” sponsored by Portland independent legislator Rep. Ben Chipman. The bill would direct the Maine Department of Environmental Protection to study specific risks of transporting tar sands oil in Maine as part of an environmental study already underway and to provide a briefing of its findings. The debate over possible transport of “tar sands” oil from Montreal, Canada to South Portland has stirred up a variety of environmental concerns. In March, during a public forum in South Portland about possible transport of “tar sands” — also known as bitumen — through a pipeline in Maine, the CEO of the Portland Pipe Line Corporation hinted that his company’s future is at stake in this debate. Larry Wilson, head of the South Portland-based company that owns the pipeline that passes through Maine,

Gov. Paul LePage vetoed the tar sands study bill, LD 1362, calling the legislation redundant. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)

New Hampshire and Vermont en route to Canada, said economic considerations are in play for any new pipeline “opportunities.” Chipman said his bill would allow for the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, which Chipman serves on, to put forward a bill next year based on the results of the required study. As the session winds down, Chipman vowed to fight for an

override vote of the governor’s veto. “I will be contacting as many of my colleagues as possible between now and next Tuesday to build support for the two-thirds vote necessary to override this veto. All we need are four more votes than we got when the bill passed in the House,” Chipman said in a press release. LePage’s veto message from Tuesday stated that the Department of Environmental Protection is already investigating transportation of tar sands “and going beyond the scope of the bill to develop spill response plans to ensure that the impacts of a potential spill in Maine will be minimized.” The governor said Chipman’s bill “directs the department to undertake work duplicative of work already ongoing, in effect, treating the department like a research group for the Legislature. This is another example of unnecessary lawmaking. In fact, the Department’s initial study efforts resulted in a comprehensive 325-page report, to which the public has access.” Chipman noted that LD 1362 originally passed with strong support in the House with a vote of 97-50 and passed unanimously in the Senate. Now LD 1362 will go back to the Legislature for a veto override decision on Tuesday.