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‘Our lives were in danger’ Refugee from Iraq among 75 candidates receiving citizenship at special ceremony — See story, page 8

Ghassan Hassoon (second from right), a refugee from Iraq, awaits his chance to become an American citizen at a special naturalization ceremony Tuesday at Portland’s Ocean Gateway terminal with family members (from left) Saeed Saeed and Anaam Jabbir, and friend David Shawkat (far right). Shawkat said he received his citizenship recently in a similar ceremony. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

From the kitchen to the bedroom: Expert on sexual health to offer food for thought in Brunswick — See the story, page 3

A BFF’s birthday — See

Natalie Ladd’s column, page 4

Congress Square ‘visioning’ process — See page 6

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Facebook and Twitter blocked again in Iran TEHRAN (NY Times) — Iranians lost unrestricted access to Facebook and Twitter on Tuesday almost before they knew they had it, leaving many people wondering whether the opening was deliberate or the result of some technical glitch.

The Web sites had been blocked since huge antigovernment protests exploded after the disputed presidential election in 2009. But for almost a full day on Monday, jubilant Iranians were able to call them up without resorting to VPN software, which is illegal. The Internet has long been a battleground in Iran between those pushing for more personal freedoms and hard-liners who feel they must protect society from dangerous influences — a struggle that may have played out on Monday.

Iran’s new president, Hassan Rouhani, has repeatedly promised an easing of Internet restrictions. He has a Twitter account which is managed by people close to him. His foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, has Facebook and Twitter accounts where he actively engages in debates.

Political insiders say Monday’s mysterious unblocking of Facebook and Twitter was an attempt by certain groups within the Iranian political establishment — it was not clear exactly who — to measure the reactions of Internet users.

“Monday’s move was a test conducted to see what people would do if Facebook and Twitter were opened,” said one source close to the new government who asked to remain anonymous because of the secrecy surrounding the matter. “Apparently the test results have been unfavorable, because the sites have been closed again.”

That was echoed by Farshad Ghorbanpour, a political analyst close to the government. “It seems to me the authorities wanted to see what would happen if the Web sites were opened,” he said. “This is not uncommon in Iran.”

It is unclear exactly what the authorities would have been seeking to find out with such a test.

Conservatives tended to favor a technical glitch as the explanation for the unblocking of the Web sites. “God willing this has been a mistake,” Judge Abdolsamad Khoramabadi, a prominent hard-liner, told the semiofficial Mehr news agency. “But if this was done on purpose, we will confront those behind it.”

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Signs of mental illness seen in navy gunman for decade WASHINGTON (NY Times) — The former Navy reservist who killed 12 people in a shooting rampage at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday had exhibited signs of mental illness dating back more than a decade, including a recent episode in which he complained about hearing voices and of people sending “vibrations to his body” to prevent him from sleeping, law enforcement officials said Tuesday.

Only a month ago, the gunman, Aaron Alexis, 34, was suffering from hallucinations so severe that he called the Newport Police Department in Rhode Island where

he told officers he was on business.

When officers came to his hotel room on Aug. 7 at 6 a.m., Alexis told them that he had gotten into an argument with someone at an airport in Virginia. He said the person he had argued with “had sent three people to follow him and to keep him awake by talking to him and sending vibrations to his body” via a microwave machine, according to a police report.

Alexis had moved to three different hotels in a single night to elude strange voices and people he believed were sending the microwave vibrations. At a hotel at a nearby

naval base, Alexis told the police that he had heard “voices speaking to him through the wall, flooring and ceiling,” said Lt. William Fitzgerald of the Newport police.

Alexis told officers that he “had never felt anything like this before,” and that “he was worried these people were going to harm him,” Lt. Fitzgerald said.

“He said he never had a history of mental illness,” Lt. Fitzgerald said.

The police told Mr. Alexis to stay away from the individuals he believed were following him.

Median income and poverty rate Differences emerge in talks hold steady, Census Bureau finds on U.N. resolution on Syria WASHINGTON (NY Times) — Last year, for the first time in half a decade, median household income did not fall and poverty did not rise, the Census Bureau said Tuesday in the release of its major annual report on poverty, insurance and earnings.

The report depicts an economy that has failed to improve the lot of most households and left about 46.5 million Americans living in poverty in 2012.

“The poverty and income numbers are a metaphor for the entire economy,” said Ron Haskins of the Brookings Institution. “Everything’s on hold, but at a bad level.”

He added, “Don’t expect things to change until the American economy begins to generate more jobs.”

Median household income, adjusted for inflation, halted its fall at $51,017, about where it was the previous year. That is down about 9 percent from an inflation-adjusted

peak of $56,080 in 1999, though the economy has grown by about 28 percent since then. Income is also down about 8.3 percent since 2007, when the economy started to contract.

The census data shows that the top 5 percent of earners — households making more than about $191,000 a year — have recovered most of their losses and took in about as much in 2012 as they did before the recession hit.

But those in the bottom 80 percent of the income distribution are, on average, making considerably less.

In one glimmer of improvement, the number of men working full time year-round with earnings increased by one million between 2011 and 2012, to a total of 59 million. Still, the labor market continues to look weak for less-educated and lower-income men, as the labor force participation rate of men has fallen steadily for the past 60 years.

(NY Times) — Thrust back into a central role in resolving the Syrian conflict, the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council met on Tuesday to negotiate a draft resolution that would hold Syria to its pledge of identifying all chemical weapons under government control for destruction, but diplomats said major differences over a draft quickly emerged.

The diplomats, who declined to be identified, said Russia, Syria’s most important ally, was resisting components of the draft, composed by the three Western permanent members — Britain, France and the United States — that discuss the threat of force to ensure Syrian compliance, whether to condemn the Syrian government for chemical weapons use, and whether suspected users should be referred to the International Criminal Court for war crimes prosecutions.

The discussions are unlikely to produce a quick resolution, the diplomats said, and it is unclear when a draft will be ready for a vote.

Renewed momentum for Security Council action got a boost from a framework agreement reached on Saturday between the United States and Russia under which the council would review Syria’s compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention, which the country officially agreed to join that same day.

Concern grows over cost of drugs under new health care law (NY Times) —Among the most troubling questions facing consumers as they shop for insurance under the Obama administration’s new health care law is whether the plans will cover the drugs they take — and how much they will have to pay for them.

But with less than two weeks remaining until enrollment opens on Oct. 1, the answers are still elusive and anxiety is growing for consumers whose well-being depends on expensive medications. States running the marketplaces where the plans will be offered have not released details about which drugs will be covered. Insurers have said little about how much consumers will be asked to contribute or what types of restrictions will be placed on cer-

tain medicines. Of the few states that have revealed specifics, some plans will require patients to contribute as much as 50 percent of the cost of the most expensive drugs.

“I’ve got to be honest and say I’m a little bit nervous,” said Jessica Thomas, a mental health counselor in North Carolina who takes the drug Tecfidera to treat her multiple sclerosis.

Thomas, 34, has been enrolled for two years in a program for people with expensive medical conditions that is run by the state of North Carolina. But that program is ending in December, and she must select a new plan in the state marketplace. At the top of mind for her is how much she will have to pay for Tecfidera, which costs

more than $4,000 a month. “I think that’s the hard thing right now is that it’s the unknown, deciding what the financial cost will be,” she said.

The picture will not get immediately clearer once enrollment begins. Without a central hub for evaluating drug coverage, patient advocacy groups say they are already warning their members to prepare for a tedious slog through Web sites, downloaded records and phone calls to customer service hot lines.

“I had frankly expected a higher level of transparency by this point,” said Brian Rosen, the senior vice president for government and public affairs at the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

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Expert on sexual health offers food for thought

By Timothy Gillis

SPECIAL TO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Want to turn up the heat in the bedroom? Start in the kitchen.

Forget what you’ve heard about oysters or chocolate being aphrodisiacs. Dr. Brian Clement, certified nutritionist and director of the Hippocrates Health Institute, will put those rumors to bed, and offer instead other foods and health tips that will reignite your libido. He will be speaking at the Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick on Thursday, Sept. 19.

“I’ll be talking about the alarming disease rate that’s occurring in our country,” Dr. Clement said, “and tie it together with one of the biggest concerns — the canary in the coalmine — that one-third of young couples can no longer have babies.”

Dr. Clement is an international speaker and co-author of the book, “Keys to Lifelong Sexual Vitality,” which offers couples a real life, holistic approach to reawakening their libido and intensifying sexual satisfaction and performance.

The Brunswick talk, called “Elevate Your Health! — Creating a DiseaseFree Future,” will cover the basic science and extraordinary mechanisms that bring about a heightened and balanced immunity. In his lecture, Dr. Clement will address the 50 years of work on disease and longevity conducted at the Hippocrates Health Institute, founded in Boston and located in West Palm Beach, Fla. “There’s an overwhelming amount of disorder and disease; over half of us will contract cancer.” Cancer, heart disease, diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, fibromyalgia and more can be altered, and (at times) conquered with oxygen, enzymes, antioxidants and other nutrients consumed on the HHI diet of raw, organic, vegan food, he says.

He will also offer surprising facts about how common everyday items affect your sex life, such as certain beauty and skincare products.

“When you look around Portland at the number of yoga studios, alternative health practitioners, and the even the size of the Whole Foods market — there is a zest for holistic health services and natural remedies to improve well-being,” he said. “What’s interesting is when I asked the founder of H.H.I. (Ann Wigmore, the woman who invented “wheatgrass shots”) why the name Hippocrates, she said they were using his name so as to legitimize it again.”

New doctors who take the Hippocratic oath pledge to two things: “To do no harm” and “To let food be thy medicine.” The second oath has been all but

ignored until lately, Dr. Clement said.

“Today, we’re lost in the woods, so we need to reeducate people,” he said.

“Two-thirds of people getting diabetes is a lifestyle problem; cardiovascular disease killing half of us is 97 percent a lifestyle choice. The country’s health is still a major concern, but I do see a light at the end of the tunnel.”

Maine is leading the way, he said, with its work in bringing organic food to the forefront of people’s palates.

“Places like Maine, Oregon, Washington State — there, I know I’m speaking to the choir,” he said. “People in these areas of the country are aware of the benefits of organic food and living a holistic lifestyle.”

On Thursday night, he will dispel some myths about what foods help sexual performance.

“Oysters actually kill your libido,” he said. “They have heavy metals and toxins from the bottom of ocean, and a lot of saturated fats. They reduce oxygen and blood flow. Soymilk, also, is not good; it’s filled with estrogen.

On the other hand, the avocado has massive amount of vitamin E and great fats. It creates more circulation.”

He cited a study by Texas A & M, which found that watermelon may have similar effects as Viagra. “They started testing foods and found that watermelon was two to three times more effective in creating libido in men and women.”

About Hippocrates Health Institute A destination for people from around the world the Hippocrates Health Institute has been the preeminent leader in the field of complementary health care and education for more than 60 years. HHI’s philosophy is founded on the belief that a vegan, living, enzymerich diet — complemented by exercise, positive thinking and non-invasive therapies — is integral to optimum health. Dr. Brian Clement is the leading global authority on vegan, living, enzyme-rich diets –and regularly lectures around the world on how to live a life free of disease and pain. http:// www.hippocratesinst.org

Event Details “Elevate Your Health! — Creating a Disease-Free Future” Dr. Brian Clement, author, nutritionist, and director of the Hippocrates Health Institute Thursday, Sept. 19, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Curtis Memorial Library Meeting Room, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick

Dr. Brian Clement, certified nutritionist, will be speaking at the Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick on Thursday, Sept. 19. (COURTESY PHOTO)

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Hearing you out

COLUMNY is often a kind of dodge ball, in which we avoid counterarguments and bluster past contrary views. So, since I’ve obviously offended many readers by supporting missile strikes on Syria if it doesn’t give up chemical weapons, let me try to confront directly your objections.

Our schools are failing.

Head Start is being cut back.

Our roads and bridges need repairs. And you want to pour billions of dollars into blowing up Syria? What a misuse of resources!

That was true in Afghanistan and Iraq: For the cost of The New a single soldier in Afghanistan for a year, we could have built York Times 20 schools. But Syria seems different.

A missile strike on Syrian military targets would result in no supplemental budget, so money would come from the existing military pot. In any case, the cost of 100 missiles would be about $70 million — far less than the $1 billion annual rate that we’re now spending on humanitarian aid for Syrians displaced by worsening war and by gas attacks.

If a $70 million strike deters further gas attacks and reduces the ability of President Bashar alAssad to bomb civilians, that might actually save us money in humanitarian spending. All this is uncertain, but the bottom line is that the financial cost of a strike isn’t a reason to acquiesce in mass murder in Syria.

So you want to reduce Syrian suffering by bombing Syrians? Seriously?

Syrians worry about American missiles going astray, but they prefer that risk to being endlessly bombed and gassed with impunity by the regime.

That’s why it’s Syrians, led by the Syrian government in exile, who are pleading for American airstrikes.

Nicholas D. Kristof –––––

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A birthday tribute Today is my BFF’s birthday.

Although still a spring chicken, she’s turning “one of those ages” when unimaginative people blow up black balloons, and send cards and Facebook messages that aren’t funny. We’ve all seen and perhaps been on the receiving end of those decade-marking birthday cards. Hallmark stores display whole sections of them along with also not-funny coffee cups, T-shirts and mousepads.

Typically embossed with the age in great big numbers, my BFF is lucky I like her enough not to buy into that AARP-endorsed racket.

Most of the merchandise ends up at Goodwill, left untouched at a yard sale or is regifted like a hot potato. Besides, she still has most of her faculties and doesn’t need numbers on a coffee cup to tell her how old she is.

My BFF is not my oldest friend, nor is she the friend I have the most in common with. We initially connected through our children and for many years her oldest daughter and Carlykardashian were thick as thieves.

As the years flew by, the two girls grew apart, but our bond remains solid in spite of our daughters’ “Mean Girls” attitudes toward each other. That direction of their adolescent development breaks

Natalie Ladd ––––– What It’s Like

my heart but BFF says it will iron itself out someday. It’s just like her to stay positive, optimistic and hopeful about that bad television-quality drama.

Although we, too, have followed different paths on the yellow brick road, my BFF rarely fails to make herself available for happy hour, an emergency dinner to use an expiring Groupon or to humor me when I am having sushi withdrawal. She has oodles of other friends, volunteers in the community, and unlike myself, I can’t think of one person who doesn’t genuinely like her. Quite the chameleon, she can party like a rock star and swear like a sailor. Two minutes later she’ll be seen wearing a tailored Talbots suit while modestly accepting the mom, wife and friend of the year award.

Per usual, I will have written her acceptance speech as public speaking terrifies her.

Tied with Carlykardashian, who recently identified gastronomic foams and Pop Rocks at 555 (yep, unflavored Pop Rocks candy was successfully incorporated into our stunning multi-coursed meal), my BFF is my favorite person to go out to dinner with. Based upon where we’re headed, there are predetermined ordering strategies that allow us to taste as many things as possible without completely overeating. In that regard, we’re like an old married couple, each knowing what the other will find enticing on any given chalkboard listing of daily specials. But we weren’t always able to go out.

Our real dining adventures started long ago, before her youngest child was born. Broker than broke, the girls and I were living in a tiny cape with hideous wallpaper and a crumbling foundation. The handyman punch list went un-punched (which is not unlike the my present living situation, only now the house is bigger), but it was still our home and we loved it.

Every Wednesday, like clockwork, we had Chicks Only Dinner Club. I made a sauce with meatballs, sausage, peppers, mushrooms and onions. We had Caesar see LADD page 5

The PORTLAND Daily Sun, Wednesday, September 18, 2013— Page 5

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We should have stood up to the butchery in Syria earlier

Western forces evacuated a dog from the French Embassy, but left behind the Rwandan staff to be slaughtered. That wasn’t “restraint.” That was passivity and myopia, and it was wrong.

Conversely, in Sierra Leone, Bosnia, Kosovo, Mali, Ivory Coast, there’s general agreement that the West was right to intervene militarily to avert mass atrocities. The point is that either side can cherry pick examples of successes or failures, and there are also some that fall inbetween. But, over all, I’d say that there are

more successful humanitarian interventions than failures.

So Assad presides over the killing of 100,000 people, and we sit on our hands. Then the regime releases sarin, and we bomb?

Isn’t the message to tyrants that when you slaughter your citizens, just don’t offend our sensibilities by using gas?

Yes, and that troubles me.

We should have stood up to the butchery in Syria earlier — not to mention the killings in Darfur and elsewhere.

That said, chemical weapons are special because they are so indiscriminate, with the Aug. 21 sarin attack perhaps the most lethal evening in the entire Syrian war.

And while there is plenty of hypocrisy and inconsistency in the air, it’s better to inconsistently confront one cause of suffering than to consistently acquiesce in them all.

Get a life! You’re a broken record on Syria, and no one agrees with you.

I’m passionate on this because there’s a crucial principle at stake about the need to stand up to genocide or mass atrocities where it is feasible.

I understand that Syria is a hard case, with uncertain consequences. But if we are broadly retreating from the principle of humanitarian intervention to avert mass atrocities because of compassion fatigue in a tumultuous and ungrateful world, then we’re landing on the wrong side of history, and some day we will look back in shame.

My BFF rarely fails to make herself available for happy hour, an emergency dinner to use an expiring Groupon or to humor me when I am having sushi withdrawal. (NATALIE LADD PHOTO)

The Down Low: Catching restaurant people doing something right is much more fun than the opposite, but I can’t shake a bad experience my BFF and I witnessed at NOSH during First Friday.

Per usual, the Barstool Gods were smiling on me and we sat down immediately. The place was hopping and on one side of us were two guys who were obviously regulars as the bartender was super-glued to them. On the other side were three women who could not catch the bartenders attention, even after flailing their arms like they were lost at sea. As it was, we had to keep leaning into her conversation with the guys saying, “Excuse me. May we order? May we have plates? May we have utensils?”

After several minutes, the bartender was forced to walk away to pick up our food and when she unceremoniously set it down, one of the women next to me said, “Can my friend PLEASE have her drink?” The bartender looked at her, sort of nodded and immediately turned back to her conversation with the two guys. There was no, “Oh, I’m sorry,” to the three women. No, “What else may I bring you?” to us. Nothing.

I was incredulous and thought it was one of the worst displays of indifference I’ve seen in ages. No amount of sucking up after the guys finally left made it OK, either for us, or for the three women to our right. If I wasn’t out and about with my BFF on a pre-birthday warm up, it would have wrecked the whole evening.

no mistake ... No matter what, where or when we’re eating or drinking (and we always are), her friendship is a gift of love I cherish year round. That, and the fact she’s always willing to split the salted caramel Nutella dessert at Silly’s. Who could ask for more in a BFF?

(Natalie Ladd is a columnist for the Portland Daily Sun. She has over 30 continuous years of corporate and fine-dining experience in all front-of-the-house management, hourly and under-the-table positions.

She can be reached at natalie@portlanddailysun. me.)

KRISTOF from page 4

“These people are being bombed every day anyway by their own government,” Amal Hanano, a Syrian-American woman who uses that pseudonym for security reasons, told me in a Skype interview.

“People want the Syrian air force destroyed.”

“This is the complete opposite of Iraq,” she added.

I’ve seen that video of a rebel eating a prisoner’s heart. It’s not just Syria’s rulers who are monsters, but also the opposition.

That seems to be a false equivalency. Sure, some of the rebels are vile, but human rights monitors find far more atrocities committed by government forces.

Likewise, Al Qaeda-linked Islamist militias have gained strength because they receive funding and weapons from Gulf countries, while, until recently, we provided no arms to moderate rebels.

“If we see an Assad fighter plane overhead and there’s a 50-50 chance we’ll hit it, we don’t strike,” a secular rebel told the independent Web site Syria Deeply. “We can’t afford the ammunition. The Islamist brigades will take a shot at anything.

They have more than enough supplies.”

We get involved in these messes, and we always regret it. Look at Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam.

Or look at Rwanda: President Clinton says one of his biggest regrets is not getting involved and stopping that genocide in 1994. In that case,

Our real dining adventures started long ago, before her youngest child was born LADD from page 4

salad (with “anchobies”) and a particular brand of frozen Texas toast one of our girls couldn’t live without. There was always some sugary thing from the Shaw’s bakery and Dinner Club went on well after her fourth child, a son, was born; adding testosterone to the mix with his adorable smile and head full of curls which disappeared after his first fateful trip to the barber.

Although not very green, we often used dollar store paper plates because the Frigidaire dishwasher was me, and I didn’t want to lose one minute of that special time. In fact, the only person who enjoyed those wine-enhanced moments of civility more than we did was her husband, who hit the links, the poker table or the Lazy-Boy recliner during that brief weekly respite.

These days, I have much more time and availability than my BFF does for happy hours and dining out.

She’s still dealing with guitar lessons, carpooling, couples’ commitments and occasionally, babysitters. But true to character, she makes our dining adventures a priority and knows that they have turned into something a more important for me than trying the fois gras, or contrasting the virtues of Cointreau over triple sec.

Dinner club has dwindled down to a party of two and thankfully, somebody else is doing the dishes.

Wine is prefaced with cosmos and frozen Texas toast has been replaced by extra crustinis and artisan cheese. What hasn’t changed is the deep sense of camaraderie only two female BFFs can share.

Though all of our life-altering changes (mostly mine), borderline legal secrets (also mostly mine) and family issues (definitely mostly hers), we know an element of 100 percent trust and non-judgmental support is guaranteed.

Her 30th (?!) birthday only comes once. But make

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Sessions planned to collect ideas for future of Congress Square

$523,000, so the hoteliers can build an events center.

The proposed sale includes 9,500 square feet, the majority of Congress Square Park, to RockBridge Capital and the city will retain 4,800 square feet of the park as a part of the effort to redesign the Daily Sun Staff Reports space. RockBridge — the owners of the Westin HarInput on the future look of Congress Square is borview Hotel — proposes to use the park to build a being sought by the city, as a step toward redesign 9,400-square-foot events center off the hotel. as a part of the sale and redevelopment of a majority Opponents of the sale sought to pass amendments of the park. to the city’s land bank regulations that would add The city announced Tuesday that two visioning parks and properties like Congress Square. The inisessions are planned for Sept. 23 and Sept. 25 to tiative aimed to create an “urban open public space” collect ideas about what the square, which encomcategory in the governing ordinance for the land passes much of the intersection of High, Congress bank, and require approval from the Land Bank and Free streets, according to a press release. The Commission and a super majority of the City Couninformation collected will be used incorporated into cil to lease or sell the properties. the scope of work used in the request for proposals The city determined that the proposed citizens’ process. initiative was unable to move forward because it The visioning process will primarily concern the conflicted with city or state laws. plaza space and sidewalk area around the Portland Portland City Code specifically states that citizen Museum of Art, the H.H. Hay building and around initiatives can only apply to legislative matters and Congress Square Park. cannot affect administrative matters including city The city council voted 6-3 Monday night to sell appropriations, which has been defined in some contwo-thirds of the park to RockBridge Capital, the texts to include the sale of city-owned property,” the owners of the former Eastland Park Hotel — for city announced Friday. “The citizen initiative process cannot be used with respect to the proposed sale of Congress Square.”

The Friends of Congress Square, who were one of the major forces behind the initiative, announced after the meeting that they would appeal the city’s rejection of the initiative in court. “... the city should be working with us to protect our parks, not against us. The attempt to block our right to petition is in lock-step with the vote tonight to sell a vital downtown public open space,” said Frank Turek, president of the Friends of Congress Square, in a statement.

“The city is forcing our Protesters march down Congress Street Monday before a Portland City Council meeting Monday. The hand. If we want to concity council voted 6-3 Monday night to sell two-thirds of the Congress Square Park to RockBridge tinue our work to protect Capital, the owners of the former Eastland Park Hotel. The city is continuing with a “visioning” process Portland parks, our only for Congress Square. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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The Sept. 23 session is at the State Theatre from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., and the Sept. 25 session is at the Williston Immanuel United Church Fellowship Hall, also from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. People interested in attending are being asked to RSVP by Friday by calling 874-8901 or emailing ccameron@ portlandmaine.gov.

Input is also being sought through two websites: www.neighborland.com/congresssq or a survey at www.portlandmaine.gov/planning.

Input will be collected until Sept. 25.

Police say propane leak in Windham caused by theft of copper piping On Saturday morning, a call to a Windham residence for a propane leak resulted in discovery of a burglary that stripped out copper heating pipes, police reported.

At 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14, Windham’s police officers and members of the Windham Fire Department were called to the scene of a propane leak at the residence of 137 Brand Road, Windham Police Department reported on its Facebook page.

It took firefighters about a half hour to control the leak and remove the dangerous propane gas from the residence, police said. No one was injured.

“Police learned that this residence has been vacant and was subject to a burglary in which the residential copper heating pipes had been cut and removed from throughout the residence,” police reported. “In the process, it appears that the perpetrators of the burglary severed a propane line, filling the residence with the explosive gas. The burglars appeared to have fled the scene in a hurry, leaving some of their tools and several lengths of harvest copper behind. It is thought that the theft of the copper likely occurred over a period of several days.”

Witnesses identified two vehicles that were seen in the area and that are possibly connected to the burglary, police said. The vehicles are described as: a silver mini-van style vehicle operated by a blonde female in her twenties; and a dark colored SUV, possibly an older model Jeep. One of these vehicles may have a broken rear side or rear window (tinted), and possibly a missing or broken door mirror.

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By David Carkhuff THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Police have identified a boy sought in an assault on a 6-year-old girl in the area of Brown School on Highland Avenue in South Portland Tuesday afternoon.

Around 6 p.m. Tuesday, police said a boy, age 11 to 14, assaulted the 6-year-old girl in an incident that spurred an intense search for the assailant’s identity.

“We will not stop until we figure out who this person is,” said Detective Sgt. Steve Webster, South Portland Police Department, early Wednesday as police continued searching for the assailant.

The boy did not appear to be a student in the South Portland school district, he said at the time.

“We’ve basically scoured the South Portland school system all morning and we’ve come up goose eggs,” Webster reported early Wednesday.

The boy and the girl did not know each other, Webster said, and he dismissed any notion that the boy failed to understand the nature of the act.

“At that age you should have some semblance of what is right or what is wrong,” he said.

The girl was treated at an area hospital and released later in the evening, police reported.

“The child was not unattended, this assault took a matter of seconds, and we are concerned enough to ask for the public’s assistance,” Webster said.

After an information campaign, police discovered the assailant’s identity. Webster confirmed around

“At that age you should have some semblance of what is right or what is wrong.” — Detective Sgt. Steve Webster, South Portland Police Department 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in an email update that “the person responsible for the assault that occurred at Brown School has been identified. There will be little information released for a variety of reasons.”

Webster’s report continued, “First and foremost, we are trying to protect and support the victim and her family. Also, the person responsible is a child himself who faces certain challenges. We appreciate the assistance we received from the public that allowed us to promptly deal with this situation in an appropriate manner.”

The initial description of the assailant was a white male, 11-14 years of age, thin build, wearing wirerimmed glasses, with a mole or birthmark approximately 3-4 centimeters in circumference on his cheek, last seen wearing a light colored T-shirt, dark colored shorts, white socks pulled up over the calf area, a silver bike helmet with several stickers on it, and riding a blue Trek mountain bike.

Anyone with information about the incident may call 874-8575 to speak with a dispatcher, or leave an anonymous tip at 347-4100. Anonymous emails may be sent to sppdtips@southportland.org.

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services immigration services officer Kurt Pelletier presents candidates for citizenship during a ceremony in Portland Tuesday. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

Citizenship candidate: ‘I am proud’ City teams with agency to host naturalization ceremony, plans to make it an annual event

By David Carkhuff THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Ghassan Hassoon, a refugee from Iraq, sat in the front row of a full meeting room, and admitted to both being nervous and excited to take the “Oath of Allegiance” to America and become a U.S. citizen.

A special naturalization ceremony Tuesday at Portland’s Ocean Gateway terminal provided citizenship to Hassoon and 74 other citizenship candidates from 30 countries.

“Five years ago, my family and I arrived in the state of Georgia, and later we moved to Portland,” explained Hassoon, sitting with family members, including Saeed Saeed and Anaam Jabbir, and friend, David Shawkat.

“We came here as refugees,” Hassoon said of his family.

“At that time, I don’t feel we had security. ... Our lives were in danger, and that’s why we were not in a good position of staying there. So in 2005 we moved to Georgia. ... We have friends here, so they told us about Portland, and the good things that we have here. It made us really want to come here. ... I had so much fun here,” Hassoon said.

Now a student at Southern Maine Community College studying engineering, Hassoon said he was “excited”

Ghassan Hassoon (right) is joined by family members (from left) Saeed Saeed and Anaam Jabbir) at a special naturalization ceremony Tuesday at Portland’s Ocean Gateway terminal. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

for his chance at citizenship.

“Right now I am excited and nervous, I am proud, and I’ve been waiting five years for it,” he said.

Sergio Lizano, a Costa Rican, said he has been in the United States for 16 years, including his time receiving education in New Orleans, and he

ended up in Maine.

“I’m a scientist, I came basically for work and I stayed in this country,” he explained.

“I started off in California and then New York and now Maine for the past six years,” Lizano said.

Lizano said he is a research scien-

tist at Idexx Laboratories of Westbrook, helping develop new products.

Asked why he decided to become an American citizen now, he said, “I was already eligible after a few years of residence, so I decided to take advantage of the opportunity and become a citizen. I’m very excited. Collectively, I’ve lived in this country for 16 years, because prior to that I lived in New Orleans for a while. I’ve lived in this country for a while, and I love it here.”

Rachel Talbot Ross, equal opportunity and multicultural affairs director for the city, said Portland became involved with the naturalization ceremony in conjunction with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

“Annually, the city has been celebrating national Constitution Day, but we haven’t put on any programs, we have been supporting the work at the University of Maine Law School and all the schools that are looking at national Constitution Day,” Talbot Ross said. “So we partnered with USCIS to say, ‘Why don’t we put on this naturalization ceremony, make it an annual event and bring some attention to the U.S. Constitution?’”

USCIS Deputy District Director John Furlong administered the Oath see NATURALIZATION page 9

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Don’t cheat yourself! Being generous is one thing, but giving like you don’t even exist will ultimately be a detriment to all. Claim what you need, and hold on to it.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Nothing will be written in stone today. You may choose and then change your mind, speak and then retract, claim and then trade your claim for another. Stay versatile.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Utterly narcissistic people don’t see themselves as lacking empathy. Your pointing it out will make no difference. Navigate the interaction by accepting the limitations of this type.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Sept. 18). Your desire for special family bonding will be fulfilled now and at many points throughout the year. At work, you run a fair operation and earn the trust of clients and partners in October.

November brings an expansion. January features a fun twist. Adventure sparks your social life. Aquarius and Aries people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 3, 2, 11, 22 and 19.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Of course you can be mad at someone and still love that person, but young and emotionally immature people don’t understand this as well as others do. Declare your love often regardless of your momentary feelings.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Take those things that you are obligated to do off of your list. Obligation just isn’t a strong enough motivator to get you to take action now. You’ll be too busy addressing that which is urgent or fascinating.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). If your focus seems fuzzy or your attitude is at half-mast, don’t go forward. Go for total engagement or none at all. A determined effort is needed if you are to avoid wasting your time.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Someone is purposely keeping you in the dark because he or she is afraid of your possible reaction.

When there’s little else to go on, let your keen instinct take over.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You don’t have to do anything you don’t want to do, as long as you are strong enough to believe it -- and you certainly are! You’ll get the chance to show your backbone.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). If you realize that someone is rating you on your looks, success or status rather than on their experience of you as a person, you are being objectified. Steer people to the real you, not the you on paper.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your physical travels mirror your mental travels. Your thoughts will take you all over the map. Every time you land someplace new today, recognize those thoughts that are responsible for the journey.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Love is the magic ingredient of success. If you apply skill, money and talent to a project but do not apply love, you won’t find as much success as you would if you applied nothing more than love.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Wednesday, Sept. 18, the 261st day of 2013. There are 104 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 18, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed a commission naming Rabbi Jacob Frankel of Rodeph Shalom Congregation in Philadelphia the first Jewish chaplain of the U.S. Army.

On this date: In 1759, the French formally surrendered Quebec to the British.

In 1793, President George Washington laid the cornerstone of the U.S. Capitol.

In 1810, Chile made its initial declaration of independence from Spain with the formation of a national junta.

In 1850, Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, which created a force of federal commissioners charged with returning escaped slaves to their owners.

In 1927, the Columbia Phonograph Broadcasting System (later CBS) made its on-air debut with a basic network of 16 radio stations.

In 1931, an explosion in the Chinese city of Mukden damaged a section of Japanese-owned railway track; Japan, blaming Chinese nationalists, invaded Manchuria the next day.

In 1947, the National Security Act, which created a National Military Establishment, went into effect.

In 1961, United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold (dahg HAWM’-ahr-shoold) was killed in a plane crash in northern Rhodesia.

In 1970, rock star Jimi Hendrix died in London at age 27.

In 1975, newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst was captured by the FBI in San Francisco, 19 months after being kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army.

In 1981, a museum honoring former President Gerald R. Ford was dedicated in Grand Rapids, Mich.

In 1990, the city of Atlanta was named the site of the 1996 Summer Olympics. The organized crime drama “GoodFellas,” directed by Martin Scorsese, had its U.S. premiere in New York.

Ten years ago: Hurricane Isabel plowed into North Carolina’s Outer Banks with 100 mph winds and pushed its way up the Eastern Seaboard; the storm was later blamed for 30 deaths.

Five years ago: President George W. Bush told the country his administration was working feverishly to calm turmoil in the financial markets. The president met with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who then asked Congress to give the government power to rescue banks by buying up their bad assets. Stocks on Wall Street shot up more than 400 points on word a plan was in the works.

One year ago: Chicago teachers voted to suspend their strike and return to the classroom after more than a week on picket lines, ending a combative stalemate with Mayor Rahm Emanuel over evaluations and job security.

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Dear Annie: I have, for quite some time now, been concerned about a possible water shortage in the U.S. and around the world. I recently stayed with a friend and was amazed at how much water she wasted. She would keep the kitchen faucet turned on full blast for several minutes while working in another area. I didn’t say anything, as it was her home, but it sure hit me that we waste this precious resource.

I am not perfect with my water usage, but I hardly would have let my water run when I didn’t need it. Specialists on water shortage have written articles on how soon our water supply could run out. Also, why don’t all sinks have an “instant hot” so we don’t have to run the faucet until the water warms up?

I am hoping you will print this and it will save water in some households. -- Concerned Water Conservator Dear Concerned: We don’t always appreciate that we have finite resources on this planet, including water. Please, folks, don’t run the faucet if you don’t need the water. Use cold when you can. Set a timer for your showers. Let’s not take our blessings for granted.

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My husband and I contributed almost half of the money for the wedding. We offered to help with whatever we could, but were told that our help was not needed. Her family did all of the planning. She and her mother conjured up lies to throw us off from planning our guest list, what we should wear to the wedding, etc.

We hosted a beautiful rehearsal dinner, with no “thank you” or even a smile from the bride. On the day of the wedding, our daughter-in-law was embarrassingly rude to my husband and me. It wasn’t until the next day, when she refused to attend a family function before going on their honeymoon, that I found out she was angry with me because of what I wore. Annie, I wore the dress my son told me to wear, but he will not admit that to his wife.

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Westbrook Public Safety, businesses team up on Sept. 21 Kids Safety Day Daily Sun Staff Reports Westbrook Public Safety, Hannaford and Saco & Biddeford Savings plan to host a free Kids Safety Day for the community from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept 21, the Westbrook Police Department has reported.

Westbrook Public Safety, in partnership with the Westbrook Hannaford and Saco & Biddeford Savings will be hosting the day with a variety of fun and educational family activities, police announced in a press releaes. This event will include vehicle extrication demonstrations; K-9 demonstrations; the processing of a mock crime scene from 11 a.m. to noon in the Saco & Biddeford Savings branch; and car fires with live firefighting demonstrations.

A smokehouse, fire trucks, ambulances and police cruisers will be on site for viewing and exploration for the duration of the event.

Kids Safety Day will be held rain or shine in the parking lot between Hannaford and Saco & Biddeford Savings, at 2 Hannaford Drive in Westbrook.

Visitors also can expect free hotdogs, popcorn, water and soda. Nickles, the Saco & Biddeford Savings mascot, will meet and greet from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., according to the announcement.

This event is being provided free of charge for all that attend, according to the announcement. For information, visit http://www.westbrookmaine.com.

City council delays action on ban on polystyrene foam in Portland A ban on polystyrene in Portland will undergo additional review before committee, after the Portland City Council on Monday decided the proposal needs further consideration.

Earlier this year, a Green Packaging Working Group’s recommended ordinance to prohibit the sale of polystyrene foam food packaging was forwarded to the Portland City Council by a city committee, the Transportation, Sustainability and Energy Committee.

Critics and supporters of the proposal on Monday weighed in on the proposal, which received the committee’s endorsement by a 2-1 vote.

In public comment Monday, Steven Scharf said, “It’s not necessary, it’s onerous on businesses, and it’s typical of ... this council.”

“By supporting this you will be supporting the Koch brothers,” Scharf added, arguing that the largest maker of paper cups, Dixie, is owned by the Koch brothers, who are supporters of conservative causes.

Anthony Zeli, a member of the Portland Green Party, said, “I think getting this product out of our community completely is just a smart idea. It’s a petroleum product that’s horrible for the environment.”

Lionel Levesque, manager of a Cumberland Farms store in Portland, said, “I think it should be The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Company and Museum will celebrate “the heyday of railroading in a last resort,” referring to the United States” with an event called The Roaring Twenties, Saturday, Sept. 21. (COURTESY PHOTO) the ban. “Why not focus the working group failed to “properly account for the on increasing recycling and decreasing litter?” he financial impact to businesses and consumers that asked. would result from this proposed product ban” and At the committee’s meeting reviewing the prodisputing that the ordinance would reduce litter. posed ban, officials noted that recycling of polysty“The process employed by the Task Force to rene is not available in the Portland area at this develop this proposed product ban was flawed, time. resulting in an indefensible proposal to ban polystyBarbara Anania, representing Anania’s Variety rene products,” the minority report stated.

Store, a 50-year-old business with three locations Councilor Cheryl Leeman during committee in greater Portland, opposed the ban as well. The review asked why the city would enact an outright store uses Polystyrene coffee cups with a store logo ban with “tremendous economic impact on the busion them, she told the city council. Anania’s offers nesses in our community” when the committee alternative in paper cups, but the Polystyrene cup couldn’t ascertain how much polystyrene foam actuoutsells the paper cup 8-1 in stores, she said. ally circulates into the local waste stream.

Support for the ban came from members of the She also questioned the validity of using Freeport, Maine Surfrider Foundation, a group seeking ocean a town of less than 8,000 population where a ban and beach conservation and access. But industry was adopted, as a model for Portland, with roughly groups warned of the economic toll, particularly on 66,000 people. shippers of seafood.

Proponents of the ban say polystyrene damages The minority report from members of the working the environment. Surfrider Maine, on its website, group who represent Maine businesses expressed http://maine.surfrider.org, argued, “Polystyrene is strong opposition to the proposed ordinance, arguing made with petroleum, a non-sustainable and heavily polluting resource.”

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Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad plans Roaring Twenties event The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Company and Museum will celebrate “the heyday of railroading in the United States” with an event called The Roaring Twenties, Saturday, Sept. 21.

“The museum will feature its very own speakeasy where visitors can sample Capt’n Eli’s soda as they enjoy a bit of jazz music,” according to a press release.

“Children can keep busy by making their very own 1920’s accessories to travel in style aboard the train.

Visitors are encouraged to dress in period appropriate attire! Railroad traffic reached its peak in the 1920s and the museum will capture the glamour and magic of time period where railroad travel was an important part of life in Maine. Historic Monson Steam Locomotive No. 4 will be in service for the day and visitors can enjoy a ride in beautifully restored historic passenger cars.”

Founded in 1992, the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Company & Museum is a nonprofit museum with a mission to educate the public and preserve historic equipment related to Maine’s two-foot gauge railways.

The museum is open daily from May through October, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and seasonally for events.

The railroad is located at 58 Fore St. in Portland, on the waterfront. Directions and more information about the museum can be found at www.mainenarrowgauge.org or by calling 828-0814.

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Wednesday, Sept. 18 The Wings Of Freedom Tour in Portland

2 p.m. “The Wings Of Freedom Tour will arrive at Portland International Jetport at 2 p.m. on Sept. 18 and will be on display at North Ramp at Portland International Jetport until the aircraft departs Sept. 20 at noon. Hours of ground tours and display are: 2 p.m. through 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18; 9 a.m. through 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept.

19; 9 a.m. through noon on Friday, Sept. 20. The 30-minute flight experiences are normally scheduled before and after the ground tour times. The Collings Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit educational foundation devoted to organizing “living history” events that allows people to learn more about their heritage and history through direct participation. The Nationwide Wings Of Freedom Tour is in its 24th year and visits an average of 110 cities in over 35 states annually. ... The Wings Of Freedom Tour travels the nation a flying tribute to the flight crews who flew them, the ground crews who maintained them, the workers who built them, the soldiers, sailors and airmen they helped protect; and the citizens and families that share the freedom that they helped preserve. ... Visitors can find out more by visiting our website at www.collingsfoundation.org.”

Cumberland County Extension Association

6 p.m. “The public is invited the 2013 annual meeting of the Cumberland County Extension Association to be held on Wednesday, Sept. 18 starting at 6 p.m. at the UMaine Regional Learning Center in Falmouth. The theme for this year’s meeting is ‘100 Years of 4H.’ The theme for this year’s meeting is ‘100 years of 4-H.’ John Rebar, executive director of the University of Maine Cooperative, Extension will give the keynote address. He will speak to the history of 4-H in Maine and its relevance today. Cumberland County Commissioner James Cloutier will speak to the longevity of the partnership that UMaine Extension has with Cumberland County and the importance of UMaine Extension as the educational arm of Cumberland County Government.

4-H’ers of several generations will share their personal 4-H experiences. Please join us for a light meal of vegetable soup prior to the meeting starting at 5:30 p.m., there is no cost. For dessert we will enjoy the delicious results of the annual Pie Bake-Off! We will recognize specific UMaine Extension Master Gardener, Master Food Preserver, Homemaker, 4-H and Eat Well volunteers at this event. This year’s Friend of Extension will be presented to Marge Steele, in honor of her late husband Norm Steele. ... To RSVP, register your pie bake-off entry by September 17 or for more information contact us at 781-6099 or 1-800-287-1471 or email extension.cumberland@maine.edu.”

Professional Development Series for Creatives

6 p.m. to 9 p.m. “The Professional Development Series for Creatives will hold a special session focused on Health Insurance, the Affordable Care Act and Wellness in the Arts on Wednesday, Sept. 18 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. This series is presented by Creative Portland, Maine College of Art (MECA), and Maine Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts with funding from the Quimby Family Foundation. This session is dedicated to the cost and benefit analysis of sustaining a healthy studio practice from preventative care to health and safety best practices. Attendees will also learn more about what health insurance options are available and how the Affordable Care Act will affect them and their practices.” Osher Hall at MECA. Admission is free for current students, alumni, faculty and staff. The fee for all others is $10. Registration is available through Brown Paper tickets, http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/441588).

For more information, contact Creative Portland at Edwige@ CreativePortland.com.

Thursday, Sept. 19 The Wings Of Freedom Tour in Portland

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. “The Wings Of Freedom Tour will arrive at Portland International Jetport at 2 p.m. on Sept. 18 and will be on display at North Ramp at Portland International Jetport until the aircraft departs Sept. 20 at noon. Hours of ground tours and display are: 2 p.m. through 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18; 9 a.m. through 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19; 9 a.m. through noon on Friday, Sept. 20. The 30-minute flight experiences are normally scheduled before and after the ground tour times. The Collings Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit educational foundation devoted to organizing “living history” events that allows people to learn more about their heritage and history through direct participation. The Nationwide Wings Of Freedom Tour is in its 24th year and visits an average of 110 cities in over 35 states annually. ... The Wings Of Freedom Tour travels the nation a flying tribute to the flight crews who flew them, the ground crews who maintained them, the workers who built them, the soldiers, sailors and airmen they helped protect; and

Friends of Evergreen announced regularly scheduled Historic Walking Tours. They are held every Saturday, 10:30 a.m. and Sunday, 2 p.m. through October and are led by the Friends of Evergreen Cemetery History Docent team. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) the citizens and families that share the freedom that they helped preserve. ... Visitors can find out more by visiting our website at www.collingsfoundation.org.”

Hugh G.E. MacMahon lecture

noon. MCMA noon lecture in the library, at the Maine Charitable Mechanic Association, Portland. Hugh G.E. MacMahon. MCMA library Thursday noon lecture by Hugh MacMahon, lawyer, teacher, author will discuss his book, ‘Progress, Stability, and the Struggle for Equality — A Ramble Through the Early Years of Maine Law 1820-1920.’

A review of Mr MacMahon book by Elly Burnett can be found at http://www.dwmlaw.com/pdfs/progress_Maine_ Bar_Journal_review.pdf. More info on Hugh MacMahon can be found at http://mainelaw.maine.edu/faculty/profiles/ adjunct/macmahon.html. Bring your lunch, refreshments and dessert provided. 519 Congress St., Portland, second floor library,elevator accessible. http://www.mainecharitablemechanicassociation.com

‘The Last of the Doughboys’ author at MHS

noon to 1 p.m. Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St. “Next year marks the beginning of the World War I Centennial. Join us for a special talk about this sometimes overlooked war and the men who served in it by Maine author Richard Rubin, author of the acclaimed ‘The Last of the Doughboys: The Forgotten Generation and Their Forgotten World.’ In addition to ‘The Last of the Doughboys,’ Rubin is the author of ‘Confederacy of Silence, a True Tale of the Old New South’ and ‘Everyday American History of the Twentieth Century.’ He has published numerous articles in national publications including Atlantic Monthly and The New York Times Magazine, as well as short stories in several literary journals. Suggested donation at the door. www. mainehistory.org

Chartre-style labyrinth

4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. “Trinity Episcopal at 580 Forest Ave. (entrance in rear) is offering its indoor Chartre-style labyrinth for meditative walks on Thursday, Sept. 19 between 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Allow about 30 minutes. FMI 772-7421.”

‘Politics Then and Now’ at Muskie School

4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. “This fall, the Muskie School of Public Service and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Southern Maine will host the series ‘Politics Then and Now, In Maine and the Nation’ to examine this evolution and the future of politics in the state and country. The eight-week series brings the state’s top political minds together to address the following questions: How was politics ‘played’ in earlier times, in Maine and the nation? How has that changed, and why? What will it take to get back on course? And what does Maine have to teach the nation in this regard? All events will be held on Thursday afternoons, from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.,

in Lee Community Hall or Hannaford Lecture Hall on the USM Portland campus. The series is free and open to the public. Seating cannot be reserved. Speakers will include: Sept. 19: Former U.S. Congressman Tom Allen; Sept. 26: Former U.S. Senator George Mitchell; Oct. 3: Former Maine Governor Kenneth Curtis; Oct. 10: Former Maine Senate President and House Speaker Elizabeth Mitchell; Oct. 17: U.S. Senator Angus King; Oct. 24: Speaker to be announced; Oct. 31: Former U.S. Congressman Barney Frank; Nov. 7: Future Prospects: Panel discussion with former Maine State Senator Cynthia Dill; Maine House Republican Leader Ken Fredette; and University of Maine Professor of Political Science Amy Fried.” For series details and speaker locations, visit http://usm.maine.edu/muskie/ politics-then-and-now.

LGBT people in sports forum

5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. “The University of Southern Maine Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine is hosting ‘Changing the Game: A Panel Discussion on LGBT People in High School and College Athletics’ from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Thursday, September 19, in the University Events Room, seventh floor, Glickman Family Library, Portland. The event is free and open to the public. Panelists include: Moderator Pat Griffin, director of Changing the Game: The GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network) Sports Project; Al Bean, director of USM Athletics; Gia Drew, Maine Transgender Network and GLSEN Southern Maine; and James Nutter and Madeline Hunsicker of GO! Athletes, the first national network dedicated to empowering LGBT athletes and allies. Audience questions and participation will be welcomed. This panel is sponsored by USM’s LGBT Collection of the Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine, USM’s Center for Sexualities and Gender Diversity, GLSEN Southern Maine and GO! Athletes.” For more information, contact Sampson Center Director Susie Bock at 780-4269 or bocks@usm. maine.edu.”

‘Jesus Chris Superstar’ in South Portland

5:45 p.m. “The Rotary Club of South Portland is hosting a special evening at the theater — Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Jesus Chris Superstar’ will be performed by the Portland Players on Wednesday, Sept. 12. There will be live musical entertainment in the lobby provided by Tom Snow and Tim Hill beginning at 5:45 p.m. (the curtain rises at 7:30). Appetizers, beer and wine will be available.

Unique raffle items will be available as well. Tickets are $30 (please call Bill York at 415-8091 for tickets). Proceeds from this fun filled evening will benefit local scholarships and Community Theater support.” see next page

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George and Barbara Bush Distinguished Lecture

6:30 p.m. “Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser of Qatar will be presented the George Bush Award for Excellence in Public Service by the George Bush Presidential Library Foundation. The award will be presented at the fourth annual George and Barbara Bush Distinguished Lecture at the University of New England (UNE). George Bush, 41st President of the United States, and Barbara Bush will present the award to Sheikha Moza at the event, which will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Harold Alfond Forum on UNE’s Biddeford Campus. The lecture will be streamed live to audiences around the world at http://stream.une.edu/events. ... The George and Barbara Bush Distinguished Lecture is free and open to the public, and seating is on a first come, first served basis. For more information and directions, visit une.edu/bushlecture.”

POV screening of ‘Best Kept Secret’

7:30 p.m. A documentary film by Samantha Buck, at Portland Public Library for Summer POV Documentary Films series. A Newark, N.J. public high school teacher races against the clock to find a place in the world for her students with autism before they graduate and “age out” of a unique and caring support system. For more information visit www.pbs.org/pov. Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700, www.portlandlibrary.com

Friday, Sept. 20 Common Ground Fair

9 a.m. Common Ground Fair. September 20, 21 and 22, in Unity. Gates open at 9 a.m. each day. Vendors open until 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 5 p.m. on Sunday. Keynote speakers: Fermentation and Food Relocalization: Friday at 11 a.m., Sandor Katz, author of “The Art of Fermentation” and “Wild Fermentation.” Honoring Women Farmers and Gardeners, Locally and Globally: Saturday at 11 a.m., Deb Soule, Avena Botanicals, herbalist, gardener, teacher and author of “The Woman’s Handbook of Healing Herbs.”

Cooperating with the Future: 11 a.m. on Sunday, George Siemon, CEIEIO and Co-Founder of CROPP Cooperative / Organic Valley, Organic Valley. Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, annual fair

The Wings Of Freedom Tour in Portland

9 a.m. to noon. “The Wings Of Freedom Tour will arrive at Portland International Jetport at 2 p.m. on Sept. 18 and will be on display at North Ramp at Portland International Jetport until the aircraft departs Sept. 20 at noon. Hours of ground tours and display are: 2 p.m. through 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18; 9 a.m. through 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19; 9 a.m. through noon on Friday, Sept. 20. The 30-minute flight experiences are normally scheduled before and after the ground tour times. The Collings Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit educational foundation devoted to organizing “living history” events that allows people to learn more about their heritage and history through direct participation. The Nationwide Wings Of Freedom Tour is in its 24th year and visits an average of 110 cities in over 35 states annually. ... The Wings Of Freedom Tour travels the nation a flying tribute to the flight crews who flew them, the ground crews who maintained them, the workers who built them, the soldiers, sailors and airmen they helped protect; and the citizens and families that share the freedom that they helped preserve. ... Visitors can find out more by visiting our website at www.collingsfoundation.org.”

Jail Task Force meeting

10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jail Task Force meeting will be held on Sept. 20, at the Marquardt Building, third floor, 32 Blossom Lane, Augusta. The initial meeting of the Jail Task Force, as created through a Joint Order of the Maine State Legislature. For more information contact Bill Whitten at Whitten@ cumberlandcounty.org or 871-8380.

East-West Corridor discussion in Unity

1 p.m. “A statewide conversation/discussion hosted by the Concerned Citizens of Garland. What is the impact of the proposed E/W Corridor? At the Common Ground Fair, www.mofga.org/TheFair in Unity. Friday the 20th from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Saturday the 21st from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Sunday the 22nd from 3 pm.. to 4:30 p.m. All are welcome to participate!” http://www.mofga.org/TheFair/ ScheduleofEvents/tabid/106/Default.aspx

Dominican Cultural Festival and Benefit Concert

2 p.m. to 8 p.m. “The Rotary Clubs of Portland and South Portland Sunrise are partnering with Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) to host a special community event: ¡Hola República Dominicana!, a Dominican Cultural Festival and Benefit Concert. The event will run from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 20, at SMCC on the South Portland

Campus. The event program includes: 2 p.m. Showing of the documentary “The Price of Sugar” at Jewett Hall; 4 p.m. Dominican Healthcare Initiatives talk by Moises Sifren Juan, Administrative Director, Hospital El Buen Samaritano at Jewett Hall; 6 p.m. Merengue concert by 24-piece Revelación Maranatha band in the HUB Gymnasium. The funds raised through the festival will provide scholarships for healthcare providers in the Dominican Republic and for international and multi-cultural students who attend SMCC. Tickets are $20 for the general public, $10 for students and free for children 12 and under. To purchase tickets and more information please visit www.breakwater-rotary.org.”

BBQ & Blues Portland

4 p.m. BBQ & Blues Portland, Sept. 20-22, at The Maine State Pier, Portland, BBQ & Blues Launching Sept. 20-22 at the Maine State Pier on Portland’s Waterfront. Proceeds to benefit Good Shepherd Food~Bank. “The first annual BBQ & Blues Festival Portland has arrived, modeled after its successful forerunner The Jensen Beach BBQ & Blues, March of 2013. The festival will come alive with incredible energy when the smooth sounds of blues and the sweet smell of barbecue, fill the air. BBQ & Blues Portland will feature two and a half days of mouth-watering barbecue, (traditional BBQ and BBQ ‘Maine-ed up!’), live entertainment and fun on Portland’s Waterfront. Attendees will eat, drink and shop in a festive atmosphere while enjoying the sounds of local and regional talent.” http://bbqbluesfestivals.com/ newsroom

Blues Dance Workshops

6 p.m. Blues Dance Workshops & Dance Weekend. Friday, Sept. 20: Workshops 6 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. Blues Dance 8:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21: Workshops 2 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Blues Dance 8:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Location: The Woodfords Club, 179 Woodfords St., Portland. “Blues Dance Workshops & Dance Weekend with award-winning, international dance instructor Jenny Sowden. Six hours of great classes and nine hours of fabulous social dancing Friday to Saturday night.” Sponsored by the Mainiac Swing Dance Society. FMI portcityswing.com

Benefit spaghetti supper in Saco

6 p.m. “Spaghetti Supper on Sept. 20 at 6 p.m. at the Elks Lodge in Saco. 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). Tickets can be purchased ahead of time online at RememberAJ.com and can be picked up at the door the day of the supper.”

‘Arsenic & Old Lace’ in Standish

7 p.m. “Arsenic & Old Lace” at the Schoolhouse Arts Center.

“Arsenic and Old Lace is a play by the American playwright Joseph Kesselring, written in 1939.” Running through Oct. 6. “A community arts organization located in the Old Standish High School in Sebago Lake Village, Schoolhouse Arts Center is a nonprofit, community driven organization dedicated to arts education and the presentation of the arts.” http://www.schoolhousearts.org/jnk/onstage.html

Port City Swing Dance

8 p.m. “Music by Maine Swingin’ DJ’s! Lessons 8 p.m.; dance 9 p.m. Woodford’s Club, No partner needed, beginners encouraged! 179 Woodford Street, Portland. $10. FMI — FB: Mainiac Swing Dance Society, portcityswing.com, 563-8632.”

Saturday, Sept. 21 Walk for Recovery

8:30 a.m. “September is National Recovery Month — a time to promote the societal benefits of prevention and treatment for mental and substance use disorders, celebrate people in recovery, laud the contributions of treatment and service providers, and promote the message that recovery in all its forms is possible, according to SAMHSA. Catholic Charities Counseling Services, Milestone Foundation, Day One, Portland Recovery Community Center, York County Shelter Programs, Inc., Crossroads Maine, and Health Care for the Homeless have partnered to organize the fourth annual Walk for Recovery on Saturday, Sept. 21 in Monument Square. Registration will start at 8:30 a.m. the day of the event, but participants are encouraged to register online in advance at http://www.walkforrecoveryme.org.”

Bald Eagles of Merrymeeting Bay

8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. “When Maine Audubon first began running this trip in 1969, sighting one or two eagles was all that could be expected. Since then, the bald eagle population has rebounded from the devastating effects of pesticide poisoning, and during last year’s trip we observed 38 eagles!” Boothbay Harbor, 1 Wharf St., Pier Seven, Cap’n Fish’s Whale Watch, Boothbay Harbor. Members: $50; nonmembers: $75. Visit bit.ly/18OOFG5

Stone Restoration Workshop at Evergreen

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. “The Friends of Evergreen in partnership with the Portland Department of Public Services will be hosting a Stone Restoration Workshop at Evergreen Cemetery on Sept. 21 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Each participant will learn how to document gravestones according to standards for historical and conservation purposes, including photography techniques for gravestones. Discussions will cover safety, conservation techniques according to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards, condition assessment of the gravestone, vegetation, landscaping, fencing, geology and history of cemeteries in America. All participants should dress for work, including work gloves, for the handson portion of the workshop. Learning through doing, the group of volunteers will become a well trained team by the end of the day and many stones will have been preserved.

Pre-registration is required and the workshop fee is only $10 to be collected on the day of the workshop. For more information and to register online: http://www.friendsofevergreen.org/friends-of-evergreen/upcoming-events.”

Conference for veterans, families, health industry

9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. “There will be a free conference for veterans, their families, and health professionals at the University of Maine Farmington Campus on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Hosted by Tri-County Mental Health Services with support from the United Way of the Tri-Valley Area, Americorps Vista, and many community volunteers, the conference will offer nine different workshops on topics ranging from legal issues and re-integrating into family and community life to traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress, as well as a featured and a keynote speaker. For the past year, Tri-County Mental Health Services has expanded its efforts beyond simply providing treatment services to veterans by doing active outreach and building connections among veteran serving organizations. ... The agency is host to Jerry DeWitt, another Vietnam Era Veteran working as a Vista Volunteer, who is a driving force in the outreach and conference planning. ‘This conference will show the many paths each of us might take to find our way back home from service life to civilian life,’ he says. For more information and to register for this free conference, visit www.tcmhs.org or call Jerry DeWitt at 783-9141, x 228. Travel expense scholarships are available through Veterans For Peace. Contact Doug Rawlings at 778-7292 or rawlings@maine.edu. About the Speakers: Keynote Speaker Cindy Williams Licsw, Cdp — Visn 1 Lead Women’s Veterans And Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn (Oef/Oif/Ond) Program Manager.”

BBQ & Blues Portland

11 a.m. BBQ & Blues Portland, Sept. 20-22, at The Maine State Pier, Portland, BBQ & Blues Launching Sept. 20-22 at the Maine State Pier on Portland’s Waterfront. Proceeds to benefit Good Shepherd Food~Bank. “The first annual BBQ & Blues Festival Portland has arrived, modeled after its successful forerunner The Jensen Beach BBQ & Blues, March of 2013. The festival will come alive with incredible energy when the smooth sounds of blues and the sweet smell of barbecue, fill the air. BBQ & Blues Portland will feature two and a half days of mouth-watering barbecue, (traditional BBQ and BBQ ‘Maine-ed up!’), live entertainment and fun on Portland’s Waterfront. Attendees will eat, drink and shop in a festive atmosphere while enjoying the sounds of local and regional talent.” http://bbqbluesfestivals.com/ newsroom

Conquer Chiari Walk

2 p.m. Eastern Promenade. Registration is at 2 p.m. and walk starts at 3 p.m. Erin Ruiz: Every year for the past five years has hosted a walk in Portland, called Conquer Chiari Walk across America. “What Is Chiari Malformation?

A serious neurological disorder where the bottom part of the brain, the cerebellum, descends out of the skull and crowds the spinal cord, putting pressure on both the brain and spine and causing many symptoms. Here is a link to my flyer https://www.conquerchiari.org/ccwaa/ccwaa13flyers/PORTLAND-ME%20FLYER.pdf. The Conquer Chiari Walk Across America is an annual fundraising and awareness event comprised of a series of local walks held on the same day. In 2012, the event was held at 53 different locations, involved more than 8,400 walkers, and raised over $530,000.”

Irish club’s 40th anniversary Dinner Celebration

6 p.m. “Tickets are now on sale for the Irish American CIub’s 40th Anniversary Celebration to be held on Sept. 21 at the Maine Irish Heritage Center. The tickets are $30 per person, and include dinner by Personal Touch Catering. The music is by Straight Lace, an exciting band from the Ogunquit area who play for all musical tastes. Cocktail hour from 6 to 7; Dinner from 7 p.m. with great fun and dancing until 11 pm. To order tickets, on a first come first served basis. Irish American Club, http://www.irishofmaine.org see next page

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Playing for Change — Playing for Maine Day

7 p.m. “Music will ring throughout the city of Portland on Sept. 21 when The Maine Academy of Modern Music (MAMM), http://www.maineacademyofmodernmusic.org, partners with the Playing For Change Foundation (PFCF), http://www.playingforchangeday.org, for Playing for Change — Playing for Maine Day. Local musicians and MAMM students will play live music at Asylum, Big Easy, Empire Dine and Dance, Geno’s and One Longfellow Square to celebrate the power of music and its positive influence on the lives of children. Mainers can show support by listening to bands play — a portion of cover charges will be donated to MAMM and PFC. MAMM’s mission is to operate and support an independent music school focused on rock and contemporary music. They are dedicated to creating positive life experiences through innovative and inclusive music programs that promote resiliency, selfexpression, creativity, and determination. PFCF is helping MAMM execute their mission by expanding their musical and social knowledge globally. MAMM has adopted the Tintale Village Mothers Society, http://playingforchange. org/programs/detail/tintale_village_mothers_society, as a sister music school in Nepal to foster a global community where children share and learn about music and culture. ...

Finalists will be announced on September 9, 2013 and the winner will be announced at MAMM’s PFCD all-ages kickoff event at Asylum on Saturday, Sept. 21.”

‘Arsenic & Old Lace’ in Standish

7:30 p.m. “Arsenic & Old Lace” at the Schoolhouse Arts Center. “Arsenic and Old Lace is a play by the American playwright Joseph Kesselring, written in 1939.” Running through Oct. 6. “A community arts organization located in the Old Standish High School in Sebago Lake Village, Schoolhouse Arts Center is a nonprofit, community driven organization dedicated to arts education and the presentation of the arts.” http://www.schoolhousearts.org/jnk/onstage.html

49th Parallel Dance Company in Bar Mills

7:30 p.m. Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mills. www.sacorivergrangehall.org. “From Artistic Directors Ariana Champlin, a Buxton Maine native, and Carolyn Schmidt of British Columbia, 49th Parallel Dance Company’s goal is to provide a union within the North American dance world that connects the East and West Coasts, and

The Wings of Freedom Tour of the WWII vintage Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Consolidated B-24 Liberator and North American P-51 Mustang will be on display at the Portland International Jetport today to Friday. Here, a B-17, B-24 and P-51 are shown in formation. For details on the traveling exhibition, visit http://www.collingsfoundation.org. (COURTESY PHOTO) Canada and the United States. Their dynamic work has been seen at venues and festivals across the continent, including The Young Choreographer’s Festival (NYC) and Feats Festival of Dance (Edmonton, AB). Adm. $16 adults, $14 students and seniors. reservations advised, 929-6472.

Bill Cosby at Merrill

8 p.m. Presented by Kirschner Concerts. Tickets $101/$71/$61/$35.50 (includes $6 service fee). “Bill Cosby has appeared at Merrill Auditorium many times (last in 2010) and commented on what a great venue it is. His shows have

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Washington State- Home to Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helens & Great Wines As we continue our exploration for delicious wine producing areas, we have found that those of Washington State are often overlooked. In the past decade, this state’s wine industry has considerably matured and some of the best wine appellations are located here!Did you know that Washington wine regions produce more wine grapes than any other state in the U.S. with the exception of California? And believe it or not, Washington State is the number one American producer of Riesling!

vineyard acres whose wineries varietals benefit from the area’s moist marine breezes and cool, temperate nights. Gewurztraminer, Riesling and Pinot Gris are classic wines grown in this area.

To the east, the Walla Walla region benefits from long growing seasons. Its wineries are known for their Merlot, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon wines.

The Yakima Valley region, further inland, receives dry, hot summers and crisp winters, producing a range of varietals that include Chardonnay, Riesling and Merlot.

Washington’s first wine grapes were planted in 1825.

Following the initial European settlers in 1903, grapes began to flourish in most areas of the state. By the 1960s, commercial-scale plantings began and a rapid expansion of the industry took place in the mid-70s.

Today, the Washington state wine industry is growing rapidly.

What makes Washington such a desirable area to grow wine? Washington’s long summer days, which in general receive about two more hours of sunlight than many wine producing areas in California, is one of the secrets to its success. The state is the second largest premium wine producer in the country, with nine appellations and more than 300 grape growers to support Washington’s claim as a “New World” wine region.

Washington State’s 400 wineries are spread across five distinct regions, most of which are located in the central and south-central part of the state. The Columbia Valley region includes more than 15,000

From our Vine to Yours, Carrie & Amy

What We Are Drinking This Week-It is chilly out we are drinking RED!!

Carrie is drinking House Wine Red Blend. It has ripe strawberry and raspberry fruit, warm leather, and toasty oak notes in the glass. Deep fruit flavors of strawberry and cherry are followed by black currant. Firm tannins support lingering fruit and oak throughout the long finish. Pairs well with simple foods like grilled salmon, pizza and lasagna! Suggested retail $8.99.

Amy is drinking Waterbrook Cabernet. This wine is a Wine & Spirits Top 100 Value of 2013. The wine tastes rich with developed aromatics of blackberry, cherry, cedar, leather and cocoa powder. The palate continues with deep blackberry jam, huckleberry and black currant. The oak structure guides the way to lingering cocoa powder on the finish. Pairs well with grilled meats! Buy a steak and dig in!! Suggested Retail $12.99.

always sold out. Few entertainers have achieved the legendary status of William H. Cosby Jr. In the 1960s, his standup act was a coast to coast sensation, spawning a string of hilarious, best selling comedy albums, which went on to earn 8 Gold Records, 5 Platinum records and 5 Grammy Awards.

His role on TV’s ‘I Spy’ made him the first African-American to co-star in a dramatic series, winning 3 Emmy Awards. In the 1980s, he again rocked the television world with ‘The Cosby Show,’ a gentle, whimsical and hugely successful series.” https://tickets.porttix.com/public/show.asp