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First-in-two-decades exhibit at Maine Jewish Museum

Martin and Alice Cooper, from the Riverdale neighborhood of New York City, admire “Black Square” by Harold Garde. Garde is a Maine Master painter and printmaker, who will show in Portland for the first time in 20 years with an exhibit at the Maine Jewish Museum. Featured in the gallery space of the Maine Jewish Museum will be a group of never before shown large non-figurative canvases completed this summer in Garde’s Belfast studio, the museum announced. Opening reception is today from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the museum, 267 Congress St., opposite India Street at the base of Munjoy Hill. The Coopers said they discovered the museum last year and returned Wednesday, enjoying a sneak peak at the exhibit. For more pictures, see page 8. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

October surprise?

— See the Karen Vachon column, page 4

U.S. Rep. Pingree visits a Portland health clinic that’s in transition

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Opponents of Congress Square parcel sale unveil initiative

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Nintendo to offer low-cost game device SAN FRANCISCO (NY Times) — Nintendo’s portable video game device, the 3DS, is selling well. But a plan to court children has the Japanese company cutting prices.

Nintendo on Wednesday introduced a new portable gaming system, the Nintendo 2DS. The device will cost $130, or $40 less than its 3DS sibling, when it is released Oct. 12. It is capable of running all the games made for the 3DS, but without 3-D effects.

For Nintendo, the price drop is a hedge against a future filled with tablet computers made by companies like Apple, Samsung and Amazon.

“Forty bucks may not be a lot, but for families it’s a lot,” said Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo of America, in an interview. Fils-Aime said the 2DS was intended for the “entry gamer,” especially in families with multiple children. Nintendo is pairing the device’s release with the introduction of two new Pokémon games, a series that is popular among children.

The growing popularity of tablets among adults means that children are increasingly exposed to tablets at an early age. About one-third of American adults own tablets.

But that figure rises to about 50 percent among parents with children living at home, according to Pew Internet Research. In another survey, IDC, the research firm, polled gamers who were considering buying a tablet or dedicated gaming device.

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KILLEEN, Texas (NY Times) — Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist who admitted shooting to kill in a Fort Hood building here packed with unarmed soldiers nearly four years ago, once said he wished he had died in the attack so he could become a Muslim martyr. On Wednesday, after deliberating a little more than two hours, a jury of Army combat veterans and

senior officers sentenced him to death by lethal injection for killing or wounding more than 40 soldiers on Nov. 5, 2009.

The same jury had found Major Hasan guilty last Friday of 45 counts of murder and attempted murder in a shooting rampage that a Senate report called the deadliest act of terrorism on American soil since Sept. 11, 2001. The sentence suggested

that the jury agreed with the Army’s lead prosecutor, Col. Michael Mulligan, who told them earlier in the morning in his closing argument that Major Hasan was not and never would be a martyr.

“Do not be fooled,” Colonel Mulligan said.

“He is not giving his life. We are taking his life. This is not his gift to God. This is his debt to society.”

Gun bill in Missouri would test Syria asserts claim of new strikes as U.N. impasse looms limits in nullifying U.S. law (NY Times) — The United Nations Security Council appeared headed for a new confrontation over Syria on Wednesday after Britain said it would introduce a resolution accusing the Syrian government of a deadly chemical weapons attack last week and authorizing the use of force in that conflict, a measure that Russia was almost certain to block.

Russia, the Syrian government’s most powerful ally, argued that it was premature to even talk about such a resolution while United Nations inspectors were on the ground in Syria investigating the allegations surrounding the Aug. 21 attack in the suburbs of the capital, Damascus.

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Opposition figures and rights groups have said that hundreds of civilians were killed. That attack has galvanized Western efforts that could lead to a military strike on Syria, which is well into the third year of a brutal civil conflict that has already killed more than 100,000 people and left millions displaced.

Syria’s ambassador to the United Nations, Bashar Jaafari, added a new level of complexity to the issue on Wednesday, announcing that he had submitted evidence of three previously unreported instances of chemical weapons use in Syria, which he asserted had been carried out by Syrian insurgents.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (NY Times) — Unless a handful of wavering Democrats change their minds, the Republicancontrolled Missouri legislature is expected to enact a statute next month nullifying all federal gun laws in the state and making it a crime for federal agents to enforce them here. A Missourian arrested under federal firearm statutes would even be able to sue the arresting officer.

The law amounts to the most far-reaching states’ rights endeavor in the country, the far edge of a growing movement known as “nullification” in which a state defies federal power.

The Missouri Republican Party thinks linking guns to nullification works well, said Matt Wills, the party’s director of communications, thanks in part to the push by President Obama for tougher gun laws. “It’s probably one of the best states’ rights issues that the country’s got going right now,” he said.

The measure, which would seem certain to face a court challenge, was vetoed last month by Gov. Jay Nixon, a Democrat. But when the legislature gathers again on Sept. 11, it will seek to override his veto.

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Falmouth woman seriously hurt in Maine Turnpike crash Daily Sun Staff Reports

A two-vehicle crash in Falmouth Wednesday morning stalled traffic in the northbound lanes of the Maine Turnpike and left a woman seriously injured, Maine State Police reported.

The woman’s car was struck by a pickup truck, trapping her inside her car for a time, State Police reported. Northbound traffic was diverted off the turnpike at the Portland north exit (exit 53).

Troopers said it appears the woman pulled into the path of the pickup truck after having a flat tire fixed in the breakdown lane. The crash took place about 10:30 a.m., and within an hour traffic was beginning to move again.

Maurice Sendak exhibition to open at Portland library in September From Sept. 6 to Oct. 25, Maine College of Art and the Portland Public Library will present a special exhibition titled, “Maurice Sendak: 50 Years, 50 Works, 50 Reasons.”

The exhibition features 50 works by the legendary author and illustrator, accompanied by 50 statements from celebrities, authors and noted personalities on the influence of Sendak’s work, all in celebration the 50th anniversary of his universally revered book, “Where the Wild Things Are,” a MECA press release explained.

The exhibition includes 50 original works from “Where the Wild Things Are” including sketches, illustrations and works on paper, and showcases highlights from Sendak’s career. Many of the works are from private collections and friends of the artist, offering a survey of his range as an artist and author. The exhibition will open in Lewis Gallery at the library in Portland. For details, visit http://www. meca.edu/news.

Bonny Eagle Flea Market planners seeking vendors for Sept. 7 event Vendors are sought for the Bonny Eagle Flea Market scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 7, with a rain date of Sept. 14. Hours of the market are 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will take place in the Bonny Eagle Middle School parking lot, corner of Route 22 and Route 35, Buxton.

Tablespaces are $15 or six for $60. Call Karen at 692-2989 for details or to reserve tablespace. The event is a Bonny Eagle High School scholarship fundraiser.

AARP driver safety class scheduled in Windham on Saturday, Sept. 7 An AARP driver safety class for drivers age 50 and older will be presented at the Windham Public Library, 217 Windham Center Road, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7.

The registration fee is $12 for AARP members, $14 for others. Advance registration is required as class

size is limited, organizers noted. To register, call John Hammon, volunteer instructor, at 655-4943.

AARP Driver Safety is the nation’s first and largest classroom refresher course for experienced and mature drivers. Drivers learn about defensive driving, new traffic laws and rules of the road. Older drivers learn how to adjust to age-related changes in vision, hearing and reaction time. Insurance companies in Maine give discounts to drivers age 55 and older who complete this course at least once every three years. More information may be found on the Internet at DriverSafetyME.weebly.com.

Portland Public Schools to offer local foods for lunch each Thursday Beginning this fall, every Thursday will be Buy Local Day in the Portland Public Schools’ cafeterias, the school district reported. They will feature several locally produced foods on every school menu, all year long, with selections that include Bristol Seafood Atlantic Haddock, beef from Maine Grind in Guilford, Amato’s Bakery breads and farm-fresh fruits and vegetables from a variety of sources.

During the 2012-2013 school year, the district served more than 50,000 pounds of local fruit and vegetables, a press release noted. The Portland Public Schools’ Food Service spends approximately 12 percent of food dollars, excluding dairy, on local products. This is a huge feat matched by few districts nationwide, especially urban ones, the school district reported. The district’s goal is to increase regional foods so that they account for 30 percent of the food budget.

The district is asking parents to show their support for fresh, local foods in the school meals program by having students buy lunch every Thursday.

Lunch costs $2.50 for students in kindergarten through fifth grade and $2.75 for middle school and high school students. There is no charge for students whose families qualify for Free and Reduced Price Lunch, the school district reported. Parents may arrange to have lunch with a student by calling the school office in advance and paying $4 per person.

Local Foods Thursdays will begin on Sep. 5 with a meal featuring Beefy Maine Marinara sauce made with local tomatoes, garlic, onions, zucchini and golden beets. On Sept. 12, the menu will include Maine cheeseburgers with beef raised and processed in Guilford, local cherry tomatoes, carrots and McIntosh apples.

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For weekly menus and more information about the Portland Public Schools’ food service program, visit http://www2.portlandschools.org/departments/ food-service.

Brunswick airport to receive $444,600 worth of improvements The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority will receive $444,600 to make improvements at the Brunswick Executive Airport, located on the site of the former Brunswick Naval Air Station, according to a press release from U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine.

“Converting and improving facilities at the former base so they can be used by Brunswick Executive Airport is a crucial step in the site’s redevelopment,” said Pingree. “I’m glad MRRA will be able to use these funds to support the airport’s growth and competitiveness. In only two years since the base’s closure, new businesses at the redeveloped site have created over 200 jobs and are poised to hire hundreds more. It’s important that we keep that momentum going with this investment.”

MRRA is receiving three grants from the Department of Transportation’s Military Airport Program: $189,510 for repairing the roof on Hangar 5; $181,350 for designing a snow removal equipment building; and $73,800 to design improvements to the airport’s drainage system to handle storm-water runoff.

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Less bully, more pulpit WASHINGTON — As far as inappropriate and nasty career moves go, Miley Cyrus has Chris Christie beat.

She did a raunchy twerk, while he was a rude twerp.

But Christie’s latest flash of a mean streak served as a reminder after a long period of glowing postSandy publicity for “The Boss,” as the New Jersey governor was hailed on the cover of Time, giving him the ultimate compliment of sharing a nickname with his idol.

Republicans who fear that their party has been hijacked by crazies, nihilists, conspiracy theorists and misogynists are turning their lonely eyes to Christie for 2016, believing him to be the not-as-heavy heavyweight who can save the party and fend off the Clinton restoThe New ration.

York Times As Politico reported, the former prosecutor made his case to Republican leaders at the party’s summer meeting in Boston for how to win in 2016, presumably with a Jersey boy at the helm.

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A rude awakening in October?

Soon it will be a new health insurance world. Sweeping changes are coming January 1, 2014 to the individual health insurance marketplace. How prepared are you?

In answering this question — it all depends on who “you” are. If “you” are immersed in the world of health care; one way, shape, form or the other; chances are you are prepared.

You have your thoughts, and you’re jockeying for your place Better with in this new health insurance world.

Age If “you” are either an individual health insurance policy holder, “you” are uninsured all together, or “you” are a small business owner, chances are you’re either very, very confused or oblivious to what will soon rock your world.

At this point, like it or not, health care reform, otherwise known as Obamacare, or the Affordable Care Act, is upon us. Unless the law changes, we’re going to have to live with it. And sooner or later, you’ll see exactly how this rocks your world.

So let’s get started. This fall, and for all falls in the future to come, a new event has been added to your calendar. The season opener is Oct. 1. That is when the health insurance marketplace (exchange) opens up for the first time. It’s the newest national event, which can now be added to your calendar and fall agenda. For on this day, you can go to an

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on-line Marketplace and shop for your individual health insurance plan for the next year — coverage will begin Jan. 1. If you currently own an individual health insurance plan or if you are uninsured — this concerns you!

What is significant about this new event? Unlike the insurance world of the past, you will be able to shop all options under one roof; with uniform language; be able to compare plans apples-to-apples.

Everyone is required to have health insurance. And, if you income qualify (your income falls in the 138 percent to 400 percent federal poverty level) you will be eligible to qualify for a premium tax credit. One streamlined application for health and tax credit is available on-line. Sound easy?

Not so fast. Life has taught us that nothing is as easy as it sounds. What’s the hitch? That’s the question that inquiring minds should ask. The old adage comes into play: we don’t know what we don’t know.

In my everyday travels, as a health insurance agent representing individual health insurance plans, I can tell you, first hand, people are not engaged and informed. Some will be in for a rude shock.

There have been forums and seminars to educate the public. I attended one last week at USM — the ACA (“Affordable Care Act”): What it means for Maine. Among a packed audience, I looked around, and knew only three people. I noted: My clients were not there; small business owners were not there.

People who worked in various parts of the health care industry were invited to ask questions of the panel. I was one of them. Each of our professions have carefully studied the implications of what the see VACHON page 5

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Unless the law changes, we’re going to have to live with it VACHON from page 4

new health care law means for us and the people we serve; but few of us know what it means for others.

Here I would learn the impact for the small group health insurance market. If you work for a small employer, with a small group plan — this also concerns you.

Carrie Baker, Senior Account Executive for Norton Financial Services, is a small-group health insurance specialist. She expressed concern with new underwriting changes coming to the small group market in 2014. These changes will affect the cost of insurance, especially to families, in a group plan. Baker sees what she describes as a “catch 22” that many employers are not aware of. With the cost of small group plans going up for some families, employers may suggest that spouses and dependents may be better off getting individual policies in the exchange. Here lies the problem. While it’s true, they’ll be able to get a plan in the exchange, these families will not be eligible for a premium tax credit. You see, one of the first questions asked when applying on-line for a subsidy is: Do you have access to group coverage?

If the plan offered by your spouse’s employer meets the premium contribution and qualified health plan (QHP) criteria, spouses and dependents are ineligible for a subsidy. That’s a problem.

Baker’s concern, made me think: There could be a flood of people, now turning to the individual health insurance market for the first time. This, on top of the un-insured, who now will be required to purchase health insurance or pay a fee (tax) — adds up to a whole lot of very confused people out there.

There are other gaps too. Nationally, the poverty range for qualifying for a premium tax credit is 100 percent to 400 percent of federal poverty level.

Because Maine elected not to expand Medicaid this creates a gap from the 100 percent to 138 percent of poverty level, making people whose income falls in that range, also ineligible for a premium tax credit.

That’s a problem.

Perhaps the biggest surprise to clients in my world will be to the $10,000-plus deductible policy holder. Typically, the high deductible policy holder chooses this plan because they are either health and/or wealthy, and don’t want to overpay for health insurance that they don’t need. Come January 2014, these high deductible plans will no longer be avail-

able. For a policy holder that doesn’t qualify for a premium tax credit, they could face serious sticker shock — upwards to three times the cost of their current premium. That’s a problem.

The Affordable Care Act requires that all plans be Qualified Health Plans (QHP), with ten essential benefits, low deductibles, and caps on out-of-pocket spending — plans, that arguably sound wonderful, until you have to pay for them.

As I get to the end of this column, I realized I have penned a real downer. I’m sorry. We become better with age, when we become informed and engaged.

When we don’t know what we don’t know, how do we know what to ask? We don’t! I hope I’ve enlightened you to what’s happening with health care reform. I encourage you to go to www.healthcare.gov, consult with your health insurance experts, and go to these community events and seminars. Health insurance will soon be rocking everyone’s world — for better or for worse.

tie pictures; and a Mike Lupica column, “Attack of the Blob: Pick On Someone Your Own Size,” with a subhead, “Manish vs. the Meatball.”

Noting correctly that the biggest name in the Republican Party had made himself look “small,” Lupica mused, “Who knows? Maybe there is a stronger bond than we knew of between Christie and Ryan because they both have undergone lap-band surgery the past couple of years. Maybe it’s some kind of Lap-Band of Brothers deal.”

Dan Balz, the great Washington Post political reporter, reveals in his new best seller, “Collision 2012,” that Henry Kissinger, David Koch and other wealthy Republicans tried to woo Christie into the 2012 race and that the self-regarding governor (who almost forgot to mention Mitt Romney in his nominating speech for Romney) “savored every moment.”

I asked Balz if Christie could survive the rigors of four town halls a day in Iowa and New Hampshire without getting tripped up by his mouthy East Coast moxie and his tendency to get very personal, very fast.

“He’s got a big personality, it’s a combative personality,” Balz replied. “That’s one of the reasons people were drawn to him last time around, a guy who would take on Obama in a way Romney seemingly wasn’t doing.

“There are times when it has worked terrifically for him, and there are moments when it threatens to go over the top. It’s an open question: If you’re running for president, can you do that very often and hope to be successful?”

“You can never predict what people are going to be like on the trail,” Balz concluded. “Witness Rick Perry.”

(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.)

If Christie wants to be president, he may have to keep his own shouting in check DOWD from page 4

“We are not a debating society,” he said. “We are a political operation that needs to win.”

His brio impressed many G.O.P. honchos who had been skeptical of his conservatism and Jersey Shore bromance with President Obama.

“I’m in this business to win,” said Christie, who is cruising to re-election. “I don’t know why you’re in it.”

He continued: “I think that we have some folks that believe that our job is to be college professors.

Now college professors are fine, I guess. You know, college professors basically spout out ideas that nobody ever does anything about. For our ideas to matter, we have to win, because if we don’t win we don’t govern. And if we don’t govern, all we do is shout into the wind.”

But if Christie wants to be president, he may have to keep his own shouting in check. Americans want authenticity, which the governor has, and they like results, which the governor gets. But voters also like to elect nice guys, not belittling blowhards.

Christie’s tacky and out-of proportion lambasting of a New York Daily News sports reporter won’t get him into trouble. Everybody loves a good reporter flogging. But it was an early warning that while Christie has taken dramatic moves to solve his weight problem, he has not yet solved his temperament problem.

He clearly has not taken a lesson from his pal Obama that you can be an obsessive sports fan and still maintain class. The governor unleashed his torrent on a New York radio show Monday morning, trashing Jets reporter Manish Mehta for his criticism of coach Rex Ryan, Christie’s friend, who shared his own lap-band experience with the governor before Christie had the procedure.

Mehta had repeatedly questioned Ryan during the postgame news conference about the coach’s decision to play Mark Sanchez in the fourth quarter of a preseason game that he considered “meaningless,” as he wrote in The News; Sanchez suffered a shoulder injury that Mehta concluded “clouds the Jets’ quarterback situation.”

Christie, who is actually a Cowboys fan, ranted that Mehta was an “idiot,” a “dope” and a “self-consumed, underpaid reporter.” He added that they shouldn’t be talking about the reporter “who, by the way, I couldn’t pick out of a lineup and no Jets fan gives a damn about Manish Mehta.”

The News retaliated with a front-page headline, “Who you calling an idiot, fatso!”; unflattering Chris-

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By Craig Lyons THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Fifty years ago, a 19-year-old Angus King sat in a tree at the Lincoln Memorial as the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech.

Wednesday, the now-U.S. senator stood on the memorial’s steps on the 50th anniversary of the landmark moment in the civil rights movement.

“Fifty years ago at this place, at this sacred place, Americans sent a message to their leaders and around the world, that the promise of equality of opportunity, equality before the law, equality in the right to freely participate in the benefits and responsibilities of citizenship, applied to everyone in this country — not just the lucky few of the right color or the accident of birth,” King said, during his remarks Wednesday. “This is what Martin Luther King meant when he said that his dream was deeply rooted in the American dream. “... Fifty years ago today this place was a battlefield. No shots were fired, no cannons roared, but a battlefield nonetheless — a battlefield of ideas, the ideas that define us as a nation,” King said. “As it was once said of Churchill, Martin Luther King on that day mobilized the English language and marched it into war, and in the process caught the conscience of a nation. And here today on these steps, 50 years on, indeed something abides, and the power of the vision has surely passed into our souls.”

King was among dignitaries including President Obama, former presidents Bill Clinton and

Jimmy Carter and Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., who also spoke during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

King said, when he arrived back in Maine following the rally, that speaking at the event was a “sobering” experience as he’s seen how far the country has come, what still needs to be done and where the country needs to go.

“It was unbelievable,” he said.

Not many people remember that the march was about jobs and freedom, King said, as its importance to the civil rights movement overshadowed the economic side of the rally. The senator said that in the 50 years following the mark, things have improved.

“I think we’ve made huge progress on the civil rights front,” King said. The march came after the assassination of Medgar Evers, the murder of three civil rights workers, and when Bull Connor let loose the dogs and turned on the fire hoses, but while racism still exists, it’s not in the overt Jim Crow sense, King said.

King said one thing that needs to change is restoring the provision of the Voters Rights Act that were struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court, and some members of the House of Representatives are looking at that legislation.

“I think that was a very poor decision and I’m hopeful we can rectify that,” King said.

There are still places in the country where people look to disenfranchise voters, King said, but people ought to be encouraged not discouraged from voting.

An area where progress can still be made is on the jobs front, King said, and people are still barred from prospering by a lack of education, skills and opportunity. He said 50 years ago the focus was on freedom but now it’s on jobs.

King said the Constitution opens with, “in order to form a more perfect union,” not a perfect one.

“It’s always a work in progress,” he said.

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Guardians of King’s dream regroup in Washington

By Sheryl Gay Stolberg THE NEW YORK TIMES

WASHINGTON — “The dream is not dead,” said Dr. Alveda King, a minister and niece of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as she walked into the Shiloh Baptist Church here Wednesday morning.

“People are proving the dream is not dead. The biggest thing is love.”

Fifty years to the day after her uncle roused the nation with his “I Have a Dream” speech, Dr. King’s descendants gathered for a morning interfaith service to begin a day that will culminate with a speech by the nation’s first black president in the very spot — the steps of the Lincoln Memorial — where Dr. King delivered his call to civil justice.

As the service got under way, thousands of people were flocking to the National Mall and the Lincoln Memorial in preparation for an afternoon ceremony, including President Obama’s speech. Security was extremely tight, with most streets around the National Mall closed to cars. The security and a light rain seemed to be keeping down the size of the early crowds.

But at Shiloh Baptist, a historic church founded 150 years ago by former slaves — and where Dr. King spoke in 1960 — the mood was festive as dignitaries streamed into the soaring chapel. The service was a reminder that at his core, Dr. King was a religious man whose civil rights work was rooted in his faith and a desire for what he called “the beloved community” — a world without poverty or racism or war.

People at the Lincoln Memorial on Wednesday to commemorate the 50th anniversary on the March on Washington.

Christopher Gregory / The New York Times “The true essence, the true nature, the true character of Martin Luther King Jr. is that he was a pastor, he was a prophet, he was a faith leader,” his daughter, the Rev. Bernice A. King, the chief executive of the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta, told those gathered here.

“We are here today,” she said, “to call upon our faith, to call upon our spirituality, to call upon our higher selves recognizing that nothing in the world will ever change if it’s not for people of faith coming together.”

Wednesday’s events are part of a weeklong commemoration of the Aug. 28, 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Justice that began Saturday with a similar civil rights march on the National Mall.

Wednesday’s event is intended, organizers said, as more of a call to unity. Mr. Obama will be joined former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, and the ceremony will include a bell-ringing ceremony at 3 p.m., along with concurrent bell-ringing ceremonies in cities and communities across the nation.

Outside the church, where dignitaries arrived in a steady stream of black Lincoln Town Cars for the morning service, memories of 1963 were deep — and very personal.

Deacon Chuck Hall, 67, who grew up in Denver, said he remembers Dr. King visiting his church when he was a young boy. His sisters were photographed with the civil rights leader, he said, but he was busy playing basketball and skipped the picture — a decision he regrets to this day. On the day of the march in Washington, his parents sat him down in front of the television and instructed him to watch.

Fifty years after witnessing the March on Washington of 1963, U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, returned to the National Mall Wednesday to join in a ceremony with President Obama, former Presidents Clinton and Carter, as well as many other dignitaries, to commemorate the very history he witnessed. (COURTESY PHOTO)

“I wasn’t here,” he said, “but I was at the march.”

Jerome McNeil, a retired bus operator for the Washington Metro system, was outside the church, cameras dangling from his neck, taking pictures alongside news photographers, though he is an amateur. He grew up in Mobile, Ala., and like many here, he said that the nation has come a long way toward achieving Dr. King’s vision for justice and racial equality, but still has a long way to go. He said he intended to chronicle the day’s events for his grandchildren, who are in school.

“I’m hopeful that in 50 years, they won’t have to have this type of demonstration and meeting,” Mr. McNeil said. “At some point, hopefully, they will be recognized for who they are and not what they are.”

When Andrew Young, the retired ambassador, civil rights leader and former Atlanta mayor, addressed the crowd on the mall, he did so in song, delivering a stirring rendition of “Woke Up This Morning with My Mind Stayed on Freedom,” an anthem of the civil rights movement. But when he implored the audience to join in, the few who did could barely be heard.

“We’re not here to declare victory,” Mr. Young later told the crowd. “We’re here to simply say that the struggle continues.”

As Sandra Harris boarded a train bound for downtown Washington, the nostalgia of attending the 1963 march set in. At 18, she had taken a bus from segregated Nashville. “I’d never seen so many people in my life, ever,” she said.

As a student at Fisk University, she said, she had participated in sit-ins in Nashville alongside John Lewis, an organizer of the original march, and had been arrested several times.

She “wanted a better life for Negroes in the United States because we were not being treated fairly,” she said, using the term for African-Americans accepted in that period.

Headed to another march on Wednesday, this time for “jobs and justice,” she and her daughter joined a rally at Georgetown University’s law school, where signs and chants indicated how the scope of the fight for black equality had broadened to include gays, immigrants and others.

Hoisting a portrait of a faceless man carrying a sign declaring his manhood, John Thompson, 24, an artist from East Orange, N.J., said, “Everything has room for improvement.”

Despite drizzling rain, the march rolled past the Department of Labor on Constitution Avenue, where workers cheered the marchers and snapped photos during a brief stop. By the time it rounded a corner onto Pennsylvania Avenue headed toward the White House, more than 5,000 people had joined the march, said a police officer who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to give an estimate of the crowd size.

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‘Garde Addendum’ exhibit at Maine Jewish Museum marks Maine artist’s first showing in Portland in 20 years TOP LEFT: “Journey” by Harold Garde, Maine Master painter and printmaker. The painting is part of a show titled “Garde Addendum,” curated by Nancy Davidson, the first exhibition in 20 years in Portland by the artist, and it opens today at the Maine Jewish Museum. Featured in the gallery space of the museum will be a group of never before shown large non-figurative canvases completed this summer in Garde’s Belfast studio, the museum announced. Opening reception is today from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the museum, located at 267 Congress St. Garde’s work is in permanent museum collections throughout the country, highlighted by a comprehensive retrospective at the Museum of Florida Art and the permanent installation of Garde’s large mural, ICONOCLASS on the museum’s exterior entrance wall, an announcement noted. ABOVE RIGHT: “Vertical Diptych” by Garde. RIGHT: The entrance to the Jewish museum, from Congress Street near the intersection with India Street. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTOS)

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Congressional hearing to confront conflicts, issues over marijuana laws Daily Sun Staff Reports The Marijuana Policy Project reported that the U.S. Congress plans to conduct a hearing concerning federal enforcement of marijuana laws in light of states such as Maine that have passed laws permitting use of medical marijuana.

U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., announced Monday that the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on “Conflicts Between State and Federal Marijuana Laws,” the group reported. Sen. Leahy has reportedly invited U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Deputy Attorney General James Cole to speak to the committee, the group stated. The hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 10 a.m. in Room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building.

According to the Marijuana Policy Project, Leahy has said he believes state laws making marijuana legal for adult or medical use “should be respected.”

Dan Riffle, director of federal policies for the Marijuana Policy Project, said, “Two states have made marijuana legal for adult use and are establishing regulated systems of production and distribution.

Twenty states plus our nation’s capital have made it legal for medical use. By failing to recognize the decisions of voters and legislators in those states, current federal law is undermining their ability to implement and enforce those laws. Marijuana prohibition’s days are numbered, and everyone in Washington knows that. It’s time for Congress to stop ignoring the issue and develop a policy that allows

states to adopt the most efficient and effective marijuana laws possible. We need to put the ‘reefer madness’ policies of the 1930s behind us and adopt an evidence-based approach for the 21st century.”

Peer support group offered for adults with mental health concerns The National Alliance on Mental Illness in Maine will sponsor a free Connection Peer Support Group specifically for adults who have mental health concerns, the organization reported. The first meeting will be held on Oct. 1.

This ongoing group will meet every first and third Tuesday of the month from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The meetings will be held at St. Francis of Assisi Storefront Church, 952 Post Road in Wells. There is no charge, and people can start and stop at any time.

The group is led by trained local volunteers, the alliance reported. “The group provides a safe, confidential place for people to share their stories about their struggles and learn from others,” a press release noted. For more information call Jean at (781) 572-1393 or Carol (978) 501-4959.

“These groups are incredibly helpful,” said Christine Canty Brooks, director of Peer and Family Support of NAMI Maine. “People meet with others experiencing similar issues and learn new strategies to handle daily challenges and how to take care of themselves.”

NAMI is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness, according to the group’s press release.

Fall spaghetti supper in Saco to benefit Team Ashley ‘AJ’ Johnston A spaghetti supper on Friday, Sept. 20, at 6 p.m. at the Elks Lodge in Saco will benefit a team participating in a Sanford walk dedicated to suicide prevention.

Tickets are $9.95/person, and kids 12 and under are free. The funds are to benefit Team Ashley “AJ” Johnston for the 5k Walk/Run on Oct. 5 at Gowen Park in Sanford, for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP.org), organizers of the supper said. Tickets can be purchased ahead of time online at RememberAJ.com and can be picked up at the door the day of the supper.

Maine DOT: I-295 paving to affect ramps during the evening hours Nighttime paving work continues on Interstate 295 from Scarborough to the Portland/Falmouth town line this week, when motorists will find a number of on- and off-ramps being worked on from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., the Maine Department of Transportation reported.

Tonight, motorists can expect work on the Scarborough Connector on-ramp in South Portland for “milling,” Maine DOT reported. Motorists will need to enter I-295 northbound and exit at Exit 5 to turn onto the Parkway. The Route 1A on-ramp to Veterans Bridge in South Portland will be the site of “milling,” so motorists will need to follow the same detour.

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MADE EASY U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, visited the Portland Community Free Clinic on Wednesday and learned about the facility, which is beginning to transition itself into a nonprofit after nearly being forced to close. (CRAIG LYONS PHOTO)

Portland’s free clinic in transition; Pingree visits to help mark 20 years

By Craig Lyons THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Having temporarily staved off the threat of closure, the Portland Community Free Clinic is looking to the future.

The free clinic — one of the five agencies that share space at the India Street Public Health Center — is in the process of setting itself up as a nonprofit organization to help bring stability to the operation, according to Clinical Director Dr. Caroline Teschke, and bracing itself for the impact of the Affordable Care Act. The staff and volunteers at the clinic talked about the services and the agency’s future during a visit with U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, on Wednesday, as a part of the facility’s 20th anniversary.

Teschke said the clinic has the funds to continue operating for the next 11 months and can run on $100,000. She said the clinic is 85 percent grant funded with in-kind support from the city.

Mercy Hospital had been the primary benefactor of the clinic, according to Teschke, but was unable to continue providing financial support. Faced with the threat of closure, private donations were able to be assembled to provide enough funding to keep it going.

Establishing the Friends of the Free Clinic will

create a better mechanism to solicit private donations, Teschke said, and keep the operations stable.

Started in 1993, the clinic annually serves about 600 patients, who lack a regular doctor, private health insurance, have stable housing and meet income guidelines, according to the program’s description. Aside from a few part-time and per diem employees, the clinic is run by volunteer clerical staff, physicians, nurses and counselors.

As the clinic looks to stabilize itself, Teschke said the clinic is keeping an eye on the impending implementation of the Affordable Care Act. She said she knows nothing will change drastically when the Oct. 1 enactment takes place, but with the state having rejected the related Medicare expansion, Maine may not be well poised to deal with the changes.

Teschke said the “working poor” are the primary users of the free clinic and may still find themselves without health insurance as the implementation begins.

“There will be a continuing need for what we do,” she said, but the clinic can also serve people by helping them navigate the Affordable Care Act. Pingree said it’s too soon to think about the longterm implementation of the legislation because of efforts to thwart provisions of the law in Congress and other factors.

Medicaid expansion battle in Michigan ends in passage

By Monica Davey THE NEW YORK TIMES

CHICAGO — The fierce struggle among Republicans over whether to make Medicaid available to more low-income people played out in Michigan on Tuesday as the Republican governor, Rick Snyder, narrowly succeeded in swaying enough conservative senators in the State Legislature to accept the expansion, which was part of President Obama’s health care law.

Mr. Snyder’s preferred bill — one he had lobbied for intensely for months — initially fell short by one vote, but the governor salvaged a deal hours later. The vote in the Republican-controlled Senate was 20 to 18, with only 8 Republicans in favor. The Michigan House, which had earlier approved a similar measure, will need to vote on the Senate version

before Mr. Snyder can sign the bill.

“The Affordable Care Act has probably been one of the most divisive issues that our country has faced in the last few years, and many people do have strong opinions both for and against,” Mr. Snyder said after the vote. “I just ask that all Michiganders step back and look to say this isn’t about the Affordable Care Act. This is about one element that we control here in Michigan that we can make a difference in here in people’s lives.”

While the authors of the federal health care law intended to expand Medicaid, the federal and state health program for poor people, and at least initially pay for the expansion, the Supreme Court ruled in 2012 that states could opt out, setting up a struggle that has played out in the states largely along partisan lines.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Think carefully before you decide on your next evolution. You may reason that you can always go back to the way things were, but evolution doesn’t work that way. Once it goes forward, it doesn’t reverse.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You can’t judge yourself on what has yet to be proved.

What you think you are capable of may be irrelevant to the final score. Strive to produce results instead of projections.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Resistance is the easiest choice. Anyone can point fingers and say why things are not working.

You’ll make the hard choice to align with others, cooperate and do something great together.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 29). The first part of your year will invigorate your personal life with fresh energy. Next, your household gets a makeover in time for you to do some hosting in November. Unexpected gifts and money are part of the fun at the start of 2014.

Romance is featured in April. A creative project will bond you with new friends. Cancer and Sagittarius people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 3, 21, 38, 40 and 28.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You know you’re truly at home when you don’t feel you need to worry about what value you are adding to the situation. Your value is inherent.

It was there when you were born, and it will never leave you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). There is nothing wrong with pleasure-seeking. In fact, it may be the very best thing you could seek today. It will certainly make life more enjoyable for you and all around you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The competition is on. It’s not formal, organized or obvious, but it’s happening. And the rules are a little foggy. Just know that you’ll be judged on originality, which is good because you’re highly original.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You need your space, especially in the morning. It would be ideal if people avoided you (and you them) until after you’ve had plenty of time to handle the work that was left over from yesterday.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The rules of science and social science are often named after the people who discovered them. If you were responsible for a principle, what would it be? Your theories will be interesting, so share them!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). When the orthodox methods do not provide a satisfactory answer to your questions, it is only natural to seek a different view. Your answer will come from an unexpected place.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Some partners are attuned to what you need and require little or no prompting in the service of those needs. That’s the kind you should seek now unless you want to spend most of your time training people to help you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Most humans are capable of the things that few humans do. Circumstances make a difference in what we ultimately produce in our lives. Tweak your environment to support you better.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Thursday, Aug. 29, the 241st day of 2013. There are 124 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On August 29, 1943, responding to a clampdown by Nazi occupiers during World War II, Denmark managed to scuttle most of its naval ships.

On this date: In 1533, the last Incan King of Peru, Atahualpa (ah-tuh-WAHL’-puh), was executed on orders of Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro.

In 1862, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing began operations at the United States Treasury.

In 1877, the second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Brigham Young, died in Salt Lake City at age 76.

In 1944, 15,000 American troops marched down the Champs Elysees (shahms ay-lee-ZAY’) in Paris as the French capital continued to celebrate its liberation from the Nazis.

In 1952, 4’33” (“Four Minutes, Thirty-three Seconds”), a composition by avant-garde composer John Cage, had its premiere in Woodstock, N.Y., as pianist David Tudor sat at a piano and, for a total of four minutes and 33 seconds, played... nothing.

In 1953, an early version of the animated cartoon character Speedy Gonzales made his debut in the Warner Bros. cartoon “Cat-Tails for Two.” In 1957, the Senate gave final congressional approval to a Civil Rights Act after South Carolina Sen. Strom Thurmond, then a Democrat, ended a filibuster that had lasted 24 hours.

In 1958, pop superstar Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Ind. In 1972, swimmer Mark Spitz of the United States won the third of his seven gold medals at the Munich Olympics, finishing first in the 200meter freestyle.

In 1982, Academy Award-winning actress Ingrid Bergman died in London on her 67th birthday.

In 1987, Academy Award-winning actor Lee Marvin died in Tucson, Ariz., at age 63.

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast near Buras, La., bringing floods that devastated New Orleans. More than 1,800 people in the region died.

Ten years ago: A bombing at the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf, Iraq, killed at least 85 people, including Shiite leader Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim. Six nations trying to defuse a standoff over North Korea’s nuclear program ended their talks in Beijing with an agreement to keep talking. South Dakota congressman Bill Janklow was charged with felony manslaughter in a car accident that claimed the life of motorcyclist Randolph E. Scott. (Janklow was later convicted and served 100 days in jail.)

Five years ago: Republican presidential nominee John McCain picked Sarah Palin, a maverick conservative who had been governor of Alaska for less than two years, to be his running mate.

One year ago: Seizing the Republican National Convention spotlight in Tampa, Fla., vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan promised Mitt Romney would “not duck the tough issues” if he were to win the White House and that their party would move forcefully to solve the nation’s economic woes. Hurricane Isaac sidestepped New Orleans, sending the worst of its howling wind and heavy rain into a cluster of rural fishing villages.

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Dear Annie: I come from an extended family that is mostly successful. However, one of my cousins was born mentally and physically handicapped, and the family story is that her parents have incompatible blood types. However, they had another child 10 years later, even though they claim the doctor told them not to, and this child was born completely normal.

A few years ago, my mother disclosed that the cousin was really born with fetal alcohol syndrome. (My aunt drank heavily during that pregnancy.) However, whenever anyone broaches the subject, that person is verbally attacked by the entire family and written off as evil.

What bothers me is that my aunt has always shunned her first child while doting on the younger one. During family functions, my older cousin is mostly ignored. I feel I’m the only one who has real conversations with her and cares what she has to say. I am considering writing my cousin a letter to say that I know the truth and am so sorry she has been robbed of a normal life. The only problem is if she shares my letter with the rest of the family. How do I help my cousin and bring the truth to light without causing World War III? -- At a Standstill Dear Standstill: You don’t need to expose your cousin’s condition to the rest of the family. They already know.

Forcing it into the light will not help and may ostracize you, preventing you from being a source of support. Please keep listening and talking with your cousin, making her feel valued. Also contact the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (nofas.org) at 1-800-66-NOFAS. They offer resources that can help your cousin and also provide information for you in dealing with this.

Dear Annie: My husband and I travel via RV six months out of the year. I often strike up conversations with strangers. My husband, who never initiates conversations with anyone, will then butt in and take over. He rambles on and on, always talking about what he’s done or where he’s been. He won’t let the rest of us get in another word. How can I make him stop? -- Jane in an RV Dear Jane: There are myriad reasons why people interrupt and take over conversations: insecurity (the need to impress others), hearing loss (if he doesn’t let anyone else speak, he doesn’t have to respond to things he cannot hear), narcissism (no one else could possibly be more interesting than he is), control (you shouldn’t be making friends on your own), or simply cluelessness and anxiety.

Talk to your husband, tell him how annoying and intrusive his behavior is, and explore the possibilities. He may not even realize he is monopolizing the conversation, so perhaps you could work on a signal to let him know when he needs to stop talking. He surely will not want others to find him boorish.

Dear Annie: I have another response for “Paducah,” who said his relatives make a big deal about his alcohol consumption, but say nothing about overeating. He claims there is no difference between people who are addicted to alcohol and those who are addicted to food. It’s all addiction, and people should stop being hypocrites or making excuses for food addicts.

I’d like to tell him the “difference” is that people who overeat do not get in a car and kill some innocent person because their driving skills are impaired. -- Shreveport Lass

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Poll shows de Blasio with big lead in New York race

By David W. Chen THE NEW YORK TIMES

After months in which his campaign struggled to find its footing, Bill de Blasio is now the front-runner in the Democratic primary for mayor of New York, according to a survey released on Wednesday.

The survey by Quinnipiac University found 36 percent of likely Democratic voters backed Mr. de Blasio, the public advocate. Christine C. Quinn, the City Council speaker, who had long been the front-runner among Democrats, was backed by 21 percent, while William C. Thompson Jr.,

a former comptroller who in 2009 won the Democratic primary but lost the general election to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, had 20 percent.

The results confirm a remarkable surge in support for Mr. de Blasio among likely Democratic voters, who tend to be significantly more liberal than the general electorate.

Mr. de Blasio has staked out liberal positions in several areas, pledging to raise taxes on the wealthy to finance early childhood education, railing against the Police Department’s stopand-frisk practice and vowing to break with Mr. Bloomberg on multiple issues.

Through much of the campaign, he was overshadowed by Ms. Quinn, who would be the city’s first female mayor, and Anthony D. Weiner, a former congressman seeking to return to elective office after resigning from Congress over sexually explicit online communications.

The poll confirmed that support for Mr. Weiner collapsed when he acknowledged that he had continued to exchange sexually explicit messages with women a year after he resigned from the House. A month ago, he led in a Quinnipiac poll with 26 percent; now he is at 8 percent, barely ahead

of another embattled candidate, John C. Liu, the current comptroller, who has been barred from receiving public money because of questions about the legality of his fund-raising practices.

The survey of 602 likely Democratic voters was conducted from Aug. 22 to 27, and had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus four percentage points.

The likely Democratic voters do not appear to be fully committed to their expressed preferences. Nearly onethird said there was a “good chance” they would change their minds by the primary, on Sept. 10.

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Reactions abound following Maine special election won by Democrat

By David Carkhuff THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Democratic candidate Eloise Vitelli of Arrowsic defeated former Republican state senator Paula Benoit in a closely watched special election Tuesday for Senate District 19, which includes Sagadahoc County and the town of Dresden in Lincoln County.

Vitelli received 4,621 votes, while Benoit finished with 4,339, according to results announced Wednesday.

Daniel Stromgren of Topsham ran as a Green Independent Party candidate and received 357 votes.

The Vitelli for Senate campaign released a statement Tuesday night, in which Vielli thanked voters: “I am humbled and thrilled by tonight’s win. I am thankful to the folks in our community who took the time to turn out and vote and to the dedicated team of volunteers who tirelessly worked to get our message out I look forward to beginning my service in the State Senate, where I will be committed to helping workers and businesses by creating a level playing field for all Maine people to have good jobs and succeed. I heard from people across the district that they want someone who will stand up for their interests and work collaboratively to strengthen our

state. I look forward to serving the people in our community. My thanks to all who supported me in this campaign.”

The Paula Benoit for State Senate campaign released a statement, which read: “From the bottom of my heart, I thank you very much. It’s been a pleasure working with the staff and volunteers on the campaign trail and I appreciate the extra efforts everyone put in. I truly can not think of anything else we could have done to win the senate seat. I believe we all did our best and we did it with honesty and dignity. We all should be very proud of our campaign from start to finish.”

Ben Meiklejohn, campaign manager for Stromgren, said in an interview Tuesday night that the Green Party candidacy helped shape the race, as the third-party candidate shook up debates.

“The ideas he brought to the table changed and affected all of the candidates and the voters as well,” Meiklejohn said.

“It’s really unified the party in that area,” Meiklejohn added. “There’s a lot of municipal level and county level activity that will sprout from his campaign.”

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“He continued to challenge the two parties” on clean elections, and outside spending, Meiklejohn said.

Republicans took solace in the amount that Democrats spent defending the seat, which was vacated

by Seth Goodall of Richmond. Goodall, who served as the Senate Majority Leader, vacated his seat for an appointment by President Obama to head up the New England region of the Small Business Administration.

S.E. Robinson of the conservative website the Maine Wire reported, “After spending more than $20 per vote, Maine Democrats eked out a 3 percentage point victory in Tuesday’s special election for Senate District 19” (http://www.themainewire.com).

“As of last Friday, Democrats and Maine’s political left had spent more than $96,000 on Vitelli’s campaign – that’s $20.77 per vote — quite a price tag to defend a seat in liberal southern Maine that has been held by Democrats since 2008. Republicans and their allies, by comparison, spent less than $51,000 — or $11.75 per vote,” Robinson wrote.

Senate President Justin Alfond of Portland released a statement in response to the results from the special election, citing the unpopularity of Gov. Paul LePage as a possible factor.

“As someone who has helped thousands of Mainers get to work and start businesses, Eloise is the right person for the job as Maine’s next State Senator,” Alfond said Tuesday night after the results were announced. “I know she will stand up for the people of her community, and I look forward to working with her as we help grow our economy and put more Mainers back to work. The people of Maine spoke strongly tonight. They want lawmakers who are going to stand up to the LePage approach and instead work collaboratively to get things done to move our state forward.”

Vitelli is director of Program and Policy at Women, Work and Community and serves on the Maine Economic Growth Council.

“As a state, we have so many great opportunities and we must do more to support our small businesses and entrepreneurs, our downtowns, and our local farmers and food producers,” said Vitelli in a press release. “As a former Head Start teacher and workforce advocate, I know that economic development begins with a strong education.”

During the five-week campaign, Vitelli earned endorsements and support from the Maine Education Association, the Maine State Employees Union — MSEA-SEIU Local 1989, the Maine AFL-CIO, Bath Iron Works’ largest union — IAMAW Local 6, and International Association of Machinists — Maine Lobstermen, Local 207.

The Maine Senate includes 19 Democrats, 15 Republicans and one unenrolled. The district includes 8,758 registered Democrats, and 8,199 registered Republicans, with another 12,230 voters with no party affiliation.

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Congress Square Park group unveils citizens’ initiative in bid to halt sale

By David Carkhuff THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Opponents of a city proposal to sell a portion of Congress Square to a firm renovating the former Eastland Park Hotel unveiled plans Wednesday to launch a citizens’ initiative that they say could retroactively overturn any sale of a portion of the square to the hotel developers.

“The ordinance that the Friends are proposing would apply retroactively to the date that the affidavit is filed,” said Portland attorney Robert H. Levin, who specializes in land conservation and nonprofits and is assisting the Friends of Congress Square Park in their effort.

Ten voters would sign an affidavit to launch an initiative, per city code, Levin explained. “That will happen before the council vote,” Levin said. “That’s why we’re aiming to do this next week.”

The city has proposed to sell 9,500 square feet, the majority of Congress Square Park, to RockBridge Capital and retain 4,800 square feet of the park as a part of the effort to redesign the space. On Aug. 21, the city’s Housing and Community Development Committee voted 3-1 to recommend the full council pass a purchase and sales agreement between the city and RockBridge Capital to sell the section of the park to the hotel developers for $523,000.

RockBridge — the owners of the soon-to-open Westin Portland and Harborview Hotel, formerly the Eastland Park Hotel — aim to use the acquired piece of the park to build a 9,400-square-foot events center off the hotel. The 4,800 square feet remaining of the plaza would be the subject of a redesign and visioning process by the city.

The purchase and sales agreement is set to appear on the city council’s Monday, Sept. 9 agenda.

The Friends of Congress Square Park announced the group’s intent to file a citizens’ initiative that will expand the protection of public park and open space throughout the city of Portland. But also, the group said, the referendum would apply limits on sale of public land to Congress Square Park.

Levin said the initiative, if passed by voters, could be retroactive to council action on Congress Square Park.

“We intend to consult with the city attorney and other people in city government,” he said, promising an “above board” process as the process unfolds.

Yet, the idea of filing an affidavit before the council can act has added urgency to the process.

“We have to move fast if the city council intends to take this up on Sept. 9,” Levin said.

Case law supports this interpretation, he said.

A case in Portland regarding fisherman’s wharf in 1988 involved a citizens’ initiative, and retroactivity was permitted by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, Levin said.

“We can’t stop the city council from voting, but I think it would be in doubt until the citizens’ initiative process was resolved one way or another,” Levin said.

Portland’s Corporation Counsel Danielle WestChuhta said she did not know the particulars of the proposed citizens’ initiative, but in general she said she didn’t know of circumstances where a pending referendum could stifle a council vote.

“I’m not aware at least to my recollection of anything that would allow for a stay to the council’s action,” West-Chuhta said.

“There’s always court (action) and the ability to have a judge place a restraining order on certain types of action,” she said, but “based on my knowledge of the ordinances, off the top of my head, there’s nothing that jumps out, especially in the citizens’ initiative ordinance, that talks about a stay.”

Retroactivity depends on the type of action taken, and case law varies, she said.

“We can’t stop the city council from voting, but I think it would be in doubt until the citizens’ initiative process was resolved one way or another.” — Portland attorney Robert H. Levin, who is assisting the Friends of Congress Square Park in their effort to stop a sale of a portion of the park to hotel developers Councilor Ed Suslovic said significant public comment is anticipated at the Monday, Sept. 9 council meeting, but he expected a vote.

“Unless at least five members of the council vote to table this, there will be an up or down vote on the proposal for Congress Square on Sept. 9,” Suslovic said.

“I’m not aware of any mechanism that would postpone this issue,” he added, referring to a possible referendum.

“One of the great things about Maine and one of the great things about Portland is we have a very high level of citizen involvement, engagement and democracy, so I commend them for using the available vehicles in the charter to make sure citizens’ voices are heard,” Suslovic said.

But, over the weekend, Suslovic said he went knocking on doors in his district, and the overwhelming majority of citizens supported the sale.

“From my experience knocking on doors as well as the people who have contacted me, it would appear that the vast majority of folks who I’ve been in touch with support the proposal that’s been set forward.

They think it’s a win win, we’ll end up with a more vibrant public space and we’ll end up with more jobs,” he said.

Bruce Wennerstrom, general manager of the Westin hotel that is due to reopen in December, said parties to the planned sale have been meeting in small groups around Portland over the past year to 16 months. Public feedback was garnered, he said.

“We’re excited about the future, and we hope everything works out,” he said Wednesday.

The city is soliciting public feedback for a broader redesign of Congress Square, including the intersection in front of the Portland Museum of Art. Wennerstrom said he welcomes the chance to be part of this process.

“We’re focused on the future, which means the potential of redoing the remainder of the plaza after the sale including the whole intersection in front of the museum,” Wennerstrom said, “and really making Congress Square once again something we can be proud of.”

Wennerstrom added, “We’re hopeful and anxious we can get the event center built and stand ready to work with the city.”

Frank Turek, president of the Friends of Congress Square Park, said the group, now formed as an official nonprofit, technically held its first meeting Tuesday in that capacity and discussed ways to stop the sale.

“We looked at our options at what we could do to make the vote ineffective should they vote to sell the park on the ninth, and in city code there’s a people’s veto that’s traditionally used but that’s only used to stop an ordinance ... and it doesn’t apply to a sale of public lands,” Turek said.

“We did see that there was possibility with a citizens’ initiative which is basically you can create your own ordinance or, what we’re doing, which is an amendment to an ordinance; we’re basically raising the bar for what it will take to sell parkland in Portland, and that would include Congress Square,” he said.

The referendum would “take into play” Congress Square Park, Turek said, citing the legal view that the council’s action would be forestalled or nullified

Congress Square in Portland. (FILE PHOTO)

based on the potential referendum.

“That’s our understanding of how that works when there’s an ordinance that’s in play in the process, any votes that come down while that’s still being in the petition phase or the public voting phase, those votes are ineffective until that’s resolved,” he said.

The Friends of Congress Square Park have been vocal in their opposition to the sale, and the group’s press release announcing the citizens’ initiative depicted the issue as a populist effort to stop misguided city action.

“That the city is legally able to sell a public open space with just five council votes has shocked a wide sector of the public,” the group wrote in a press release. “There is nothing in the current city code that prevents or restricts this from occurring. ... In 1999, the City Council unanimously adopted the Land Bank Commission Ordinance (Chapter 2, Article III-A), which established protections for certain city-owned properties deemed to have conservation and open space values. The guiding principle behind this ordinance is that certain city lands enhance our quality of life and there should be restrictions on their potential future development or sale. One key protection is the requirement of both Land Bank Commission approval and six votes on the City Council for the sale or development of a Land Bank property.”

The proposal “cuts to one of our core messages that this is a park, and Portland doesn’t sell parks.

It’s very rare and it’s almost never done,” Turek said.

“It brings Congress Square into the fold of all the parks, it’s almost by the way the opposition has talked about the park, they’re culling it from the herd, ‘this is the weak one, we need to sacrifice it.’”

Turek said the group is “fine tuning the language, and we’ll bring it to the corporate counsel next week.”

In the petition phase, the group will need to collect 1,500 signatures, and the timeline places any public vote after the Nov. 5 election, probably sometime in 2014, Turek added.

The group wrote, “As it stands now, most of the city’s iconic parks, including Deering Oaks, the Eastern Promenade, and the Western Promenade, could be sold off or paved over entirely by a 5-4 City Council vote. We are currently looking at details and specific options for strengthening the ordinance, and will share the results once we have arrived at the final language, most likely next week. We also plan to solicit input from the City’s attorneys and members of the Land Bank Commission before finalizing the Citizens’ Initiative.”

Suslovic said purchase and sale of land is not uncommon by the city of Portland.

“It’s not unusual for the city to sell public property to a private entity,” he said, citing the former Nathan Clifford School as an example. The city may acquire private land for city use as well.

In the coming weeks, The Friends of Congress Square Park will be seeking volunteers to circulate the citizens’ initiative petition and promote the effort, the group announced.

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Linda Snow McLoon at library “Thomas Point Beach presents ‘The noon to 1 p.m. Linda Snow McLoon, Bluegrass Special,’ an event that revisits “Crown Prince, Crown Prince Chala beloved musical tradition, as musicians lenged.” Portland Public Library, Friday and audience members gather together Local Author Series held from noon to for first class family entertainment. Per1 p.m. in the Main Library’s Meeting formances begin Friday, Saturday and Room 5. Calling All Horse Lovers! Linda Sunday at 9:30 a.m. and end at 9:30 p.m.

Snowe McLoon to speak about her books each day. This year the event will expand “Crown Prince” and “Crown Prince Chalwith a fourth day dedicated to the fellowlenged” at the Friday Local Author Series, ship and roots of Bluegrass. Thursday will in Meeting Room No. 5. “Portland resident kick off the events with Bingo games, a Linda Snow McLoon’s first two books ‘Showcase Band Competition’ where the in the Brookmeade Young Riders series, winning band is selected by the audience ‘Crown Prince’ and its sequel ‘Crown and wins $1,000. The featured act on Prince Challenged,’ were released by Thursday will be the ever popular Junior Trafalgar Square Books in October 2012.

Sisk and Ramblers Choice from the Blue The books have garnered praise from Ridge Mountains of Virginia. The stage bestselling authors, school teachers, probecomes fully alive on Friday with headfessional horsemen, and young readers liners Dailey and Vincent from Nashville for their believability, accuracy to equestaking the stage by storm. The Grammy trian detail, and lessons in horsemanship, nominated duo have wowed audiences friendship, and growing up.” http://www. everywhere they play. Friday’s schedule portlandlibrary.com also welcomes first timers to the Thomas Third annual Portland Brew Festival Point Stage, The SteelDrivers and Donna Ulisse also from Nashville, the Quebe Passngers in Portland troop down to the platform to board a train for Boston. On the weekend of Sept. 14-15, 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. “The event will feature Sisters Band from Texas, as well as The the public can ride the Amtrak Downeaster for just $5 each way. Up to two children (ages 2-15) can ride free traditional scheduled sessions, each with Spinney Brothers from Nova Scotia, Snap when accompanied by a $5 adult fare. This promotion is valid for travel between Brunswick, Maine, and Exeter, a limited admission that will allow guests Jackson and the Knock on Wood Players N.H. or points in between on trains 691, 692, 694, 695, 698, 699. The Downeaster is a reserved service so tickets the time and space to peruse the purveyors, interact with the experts, and hone all the way from California and local crowd are needed in advance. For details, visit www.amtrakdowneaster.com. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) their tasting techniques. The first session favorites, songwriter Rick Lang from New You can buy tickets online at Brown Paper Tickets. Aug. 29 is scheduled for Friday, August 30, 5:30-9 p.m., a fantasHampshire and The Jerks of Grass out of Portland, Maine!”

— Chef Chris McClay, Modern Vegan Cooking School. Sept. tic way to kick off Labor Day weekend. Additional sessions Grand Ole Opry member since 1964, Bobby Osborne and 5 — Chef Mitch Gerow, East Ender.” are scheduled for Saturday, August 31, from 12-4 p.m. and his Rocky Top Express on Sunday. Della Mae from Boston ‘‘Ping Pong’ at PPL 5:30-9 p.m. An expanded array of local food vendors also performs. Sunday will also headline one of today’s top tra7:30 p.m. “‘Ping Pong,’ a documentary film by Hugh Hartwill be on hand to add to the event’s appeal. Owner and ditional bluegrass bands, The Gibson Brothers. Rounding ford and Anson Hartford, at Portland Public Library for producer Mak Sprague says that the 2013 event is schedoff this year’s “People’s Choice” Line-up are Balsam Range, Summer POV Documentary Films series. “Eight players uled for Friday and Saturday, August 30 and 31, and will feaThe Boxcars, The Whites, The Travelin’ McCourys, the with 703 years between them compete in the Over 80 World ture more than 35 brewers, 95-plus brew products, and an Ramblin’ Rooks and Thomas Point Beach favorite, Leroy Table Tennis Championships. ‘Ping Pong’ is a story of hope, expanded array of activities and demonstrations. The event Troy and the Tennessee Mafia Jug Band all from Nashville; regret, friendship, love — and the tenacity of the human returns to Portland Company Complex at 58 Fore Street in as well as noted singer/song writer, Rick Lang out of New spirit in the face of mortality.” Rines Auditorium, Portland Portland.” Tickets for $35 each at www.portlandbrewfestiHampshire.” www.thomaspointbeach.com/special Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700, val.com. “This year, festival organizers and attendees will Biennial Juried Exhibition Artist Talk www.portlandlibrary.com have the chance to help celebrate the 25th Anniversary of noon to 1 p.m. “Ardor,” 2013 Alumni Biennial Juried Exhithe Maine Island Trail. The Maine Island Trail Association bition Artist Talks. Artists participating in “Ardor” will be (MITA) is a membership organization dedicated to the proFriday, Aug. 30 giving Artist Talks in August at the Institute of Contemtection and enjoyment of the wild islands of coastal Maine. porary Art at Maine College of Art on the following dates: MITA will be holding paddling and sailboat demonstrations, Reesa Wood ‘13 — Thursday, Aug. 29, from noon to 1 p.m. a beach cleanup, and educational events on Saturday on ‘Hugs Of Love’ in OOB “Reesa Wood’s work investigates the disparate cultural and the seawall next to the Brew Fest buildings. The MITA event 8 a.m. Remember Our Troops” celebrates its sixth annisocioeconomic realities between her first and third world will culminate with a light dinner and awards ceremony for versary of giving on Aug. 30. Twenty gift baskets will be upbringings. She paints dream worlds that juxtapose a members on Saturday evening with plenty of time to attend assembled for the 20 veterans of the career house and The lush, feminine palette with abstract and representational to the evening session of the Portland Brew Festival. TickArthur B. Huot House. Items requested are Shaws, Hanscenes that are often sexually violent or are depictions of ets to the dinner will require reservation. Visit MITA.org for naford or Wal-Mart gift cards; toiletries for men and women. power dynamics.” https://meca.edu more details. Event sponsors include Portland Yacht SerItems can be left at the Old Orchard Beach Town Office. vices and MITA.” Contact Nancy Lee Kelley or Louise Reid at 934-2360. Bas‘Garde Addendum’ at Maine Jewish Museum kets will be delivered by Sept. 10. www.Hugs-Of-Love.Org 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. “The Maine Jewish Museum is exhibiting Italian Heritage Center Lobster Bake works of art by Harold Garde, “Garde Addendum,” curated 6:30 p.m. Annual Lobster Bake, Italian Heritage Center, 40 ‘The Bluegrass Special’ in Brunswick

by Nancy Davidson opens Thursday, Aug. 29, from 5 p.m.

Westland Ave., Portland. Garden Salad, Bread and Rolls, 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Thomas Point Beach in Brunswick to 8 p.m. Harold Garde, Maine Master painter and printClam Chowder, Baked Potato, Twin Lobsters or Large New presents “The Bluegrass Special” weekend music festival. maker, will show in Portland for the first time in 20 years.

York Sirloin, Maine Blueberry Cake “Thomas Point Beach presents ‘The Bluegrass Special,’ an This one-person show unveils new work in support of this Coffee, Tea, Decaf. Dinner at 6:30, music after dinner DJ event that revisits a beloved musical tradition, as musicians museum, reviewed as a rising exhibition space in Portland.

John Babin will provide music; $25 members, $30 non and audience members gather together for first class family Addendum is a good title for this exhibit, says Garde, who members. Cammy 939-8570. olumbus Room. entertainment. Performances begin Friday, Saturday and jokes about searching for his birth certificate to find the Sunday at 9:30 a.m. and end at 9:30 p.m. each day. This ‘John Ford: Local Hero’ expiration date. He has already created a body of work year the event will expand with a fourth day dedicated to 7 p.m. “John Ford Commemoration Event, Maine Irish Herispanning 60 years. His work is in permanent museum colthe fellowship and roots of Bluegrass. Thursday will kick tage Center, 34 Gray St., Portland. The theme of this evelections throughout the country, highlighted by a compreoff the events with Bingo games, a ‘Showcase Band Comning is ‘John Ford: Local Hero,’ a program exploring the hensive retrospective at the Museum of Florida Art and the petition’ where the winning band is selected by the audidirector’s Portland-area connections. A talk will be given by permanent installation of Garde’s large 8’ x 22’ mural, ICONence and wins $1,000. The featured act on Thursday will Kevin Stoehr, followed by a panel discussion and a screenOCLASS on the museum’s exterior entrance wall. Featured be the ever popular Junior Sisk and Ramblers Choice from ing of Peter Bogdanovich’s ‘Directed by John Ford.’” in the gallery space of the Maine Jewish Museum will be a the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. The stage becomes Portland Summer Brew-HaHa 2 group of never before shown large non-figurative canvases fully alive on Friday with headliners Dailey and Vincent from completed this summer in Garde’s Belfast studio.” Opening 7 p.m. Portland Comedy Co-op presents: Portland Summer Nashville taking the stage by storm. The Grammy nomiReception: Aug. 29 5-8 p.m., show dates: Thursday, Aug. Brew-HaHa 2 at Rising Tide, Friday, Aug. 30. “Comedy and nated duo have wowed audiences everywhere they play.

29 to Oct. 25, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. craft beer collide again! The Portland Comedy Co-op is Friday’s schedule also welcomes first timers to the Thomas Other times by appointment. First Friday Art Walk: Oct. 4 once again taking over Rising Tide Brewery, 103 Fox St. Point Stage, The SteelDrivers and Donna Ulisse also from (not open for First Friday Art Walk in September). FMI conPortland. Since everybody had such a blast last time and Nashville, the Quebe Sisters Band from Texas, as well as tact: Curator Nancy Davidson at Maine Jewish Museum, we can only use the name ‘Summer Brew-Haha’ for another The Spinney Brothers from Nova Scotia, Snap Jackson 267 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101; 329-9854; www. month, we all figured we’d better do another one. The feaand the Knock on Wood Players all the way from California mainejewishmuseum.org tured comedians joining the Co-op will be none other than and local crowd favorites, songwriter Rick Lang from New (drumroll) Doug Collins and Kate Ghiloni! Tickets are $8 at Hampshire and The Jerks of Grass out of Portland, Maine!”

Cultivating Community Twilight Dinner the door, which includes a 10 oz pour of your choice from Grand Ole Opry member since 1964, Bobby Osborne and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Turkey Hill Farm, 120 Old Ocean House Rising Tide’s freshly tapped kegs. Their beer will continue to his Rocky Top Express on Sunday. Della Mae from Boston Road, Cape Elizabeth. “Cultivating Community is holding a be for sale throughout the show if you want more than just performs. Sunday will also headline one of today’s top traseries of Twilight Dinners at their farm in Cape Elizabeth. The a 1. (You will definitely want more than just 1.) Doors to the ditional bluegrass bands, The Gibson Brothers. Roundthree-course meals will be cooked by local chefs to highlight tasting room open at 7. The comedy starts at 8. ing off this year’s “People’s Choice” Line-up are Balsam the local and seasonal. The cost is $40 per person (BYOB).

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