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GOP? OccupyMaine plans to join “Occupy the Presidential Primary” in N.H. See the story on page 10 “We are the 99 percent,” reads a patch worn by Phillip Dewever of Portland Friday at the OccupyMaine encampment in Lincoln Park. Dewever said he has been gone for the holidays but wanted to return to the park and help out doing odd jobs during the day. At the OccupyMaine camp, the number of Occupy campers has dwindled, supporters of the movement admit. Yet members of OccupyMaine still aim to have an impact. The group has scheduled weekend meetings to plan their participation in a Manchester, N.H. rally, called “Occupy the Presidential Primary,” which is scheduled to coincide with the Republican presidential primary in the Granite State. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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Navigating love and autism GREENFIELD, Mass.

(NY Times) — The first night they slept entwined on his futon, Jack Robison, 19, who had since childhood thought of himself as “not like the other humans,” regarded Kirsten Lindsmith with undisguised tenderness.

She was the only girl to have ever asked questions about his obsessive interests — chemistry, libertarian politics, the small drone aircraft he was building — as though she actually cared to hear his answer.

To Jack, who has a form of autism called Asperger syndrome, her mind was uncannily like his. She was also, he thought, beautiful.

So far they had only cuddled. Jack, had hopes for something more. Yet when she smiled at him the next morning, her lips seeking his, he turned away. “I don’t really like kissing,” he said.

Kirsten, 18, a college freshman, drew back. If he knew she was disappointed, he showed no sign.

On that fall day in 2009, Kirsten didn’t know that someone as intelligent and articulate as Jack might be unable to read the feelings of others, or gauge the impact of his words.

And only later would she recognize that her own lifelong troubles — bullying by students, anger from teachers and emotional meltdowns that she felt unable to control — were clues that she, too, occupied a spot on what is known as the autism spectrum.

But she found comfort in Jack’s forthrightness. If he did not always say what she wanted to hear, she knew that whatever he did say, he meant. As he dropped her off on campus that morning, she replayed in her head the e-mail he had sent the other day, describing their brief courtship with characteristic precision.

“Is this what love is, Kirsten?” he had asked.

Only since the mid1990s have a group of socially impaired young people with otherwise normal intelligence and language development been recognized as the neurological cousins of nonverbal autistic children. Because they have a hard time grasping what another is feeling — a trait sometimes described as “mindblindness” — many assumed that those with such autism spectrum disorders were incapable of, or indifferent to, intimate relationships.

Parents and teachers have focused instead on helping them with school, friendship and, more recently, the workplace.

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At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.”

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New poll confirms Gingrich’s slide in Iowa (NY TIMES) — The latest poll of likely participants in the Republican Iowa caucuses confirms Newt Gingrich’s slide as Mitt Romney and Representative Ron Paul lead the pack.

An NBC News/Marist Poll shows Mr. Romney and Mr. Paul basically tied: Mr. Romney is supported by 23 percent and Mr. Paul by 21 percent.

Mr. Gingrich, who was leading in the NBC News/Marist Poll conducted earlier this month, has lost more than half of his support, currently backed by 13 percent.

He is in a three-way tie with Rick Santorum (15 percent) and Gov. Rick Perry of Texas (14 percent). As other polls have indicated, Mr. Santorum has gained support in recent weeks. In the earlier NBC News/Marist poll, Mr. Santorum was supported by only 6 percent of those considered likely to attend the

Republican caucus.

With only a few days of campaigning left, most of those surveyed say they are firmly committed to their choice, and a third are somewhat committed; 13 percent say they might still change their mind on Tuesday.

The poll was conducted on Dec. 27 and 28 with 433 likely caucus-goers, using the standard random dialing method of landlines and cellphones.

Likely caucus-goers were identified by stated intention to participate in the caucus, interest in the election and past voting history.

In the Thursday release of the Gallup nationwide daily tracking poll, Mr. Romney was backed by 27 percent and Mr. Gingrich received 23 percent. This was the first time Mr. Romney received a higher percentage than Mr. Gingrich since Gallup began its daily tracking of the Republican race on Dec. 1, although the

Supporters await the Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich at a campaign event in Des Moines. (NY TIMES/ERIC THAYER PHOTO

difference between the candidates is within the poll’s margin of sampling error.

Although Mr. Paul has been at or near the top of polls of Iowan caucus-goers, he is backed by only 11 percent of the registered Republicans surveyed by Gallup.

Mr. Santorum, who has seen his numbers rise in

Iowa, remains at 4 percent nationally.

The Gallup tracking poll is based on telephone interviews with 1,169 registered Republicans conducted Dec. 22 to 28. Landlines and cellphones were included in the survey which has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.

European and Asian markets North Korea announces no fail to post gains in 2011 change in policy with South (NY TIMES) — On its last trading day of the year, Wall Street was on track for a slim gain for 2011 but stock markets in Europe and Asia finished steeply lower.

On Friday, the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index traded off 0.2 percent in afternoon trading, while the Dow Jones industrial average was down 0.3 percent.

The S.&P. 500, a benchmark for the broad market, had a razor-thin 0.3 percent gain for the year so far by Friday afternoon, while the Dow was up 6 percent for the year.

Major European and Asian indexes, however, descended by double-digit percentages in 2011.

The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares closed up 0.1 percent for the day but down 5.6 percent for the year, while Germany’s DAX ended 0.9 percent higher for the day and 14.7 percent lower for the year.

The CAC 40 in France closed up 1 percent, about 17 percent down for the year. The Nikkei 225 closed down more than 17 percent for the year, while the Hang Seng Index was down

nearly 20 percent.

Trading volumes thinned out during the holiday season, capping off with a whisper what was a year of political turmoil and financial upheaval that saw governments overturned and prospects for sovereign defaults sharpen.

The euro zone debt crisis set off volatile swings in equity markets that had investors turning to safer assets, while one of the safest assets historically — United States debt — suffered its first ever downgrade to its AAA credit rating.

On Friday, crude oil futures traded in New York were slightly lower at $99.23 a barrel, after rising to $101.34 this week, their highest level since June. In recent days, tensions have bubbled to the surface after Iran threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz if sanctions were imposed on its oil shipments.

Materials and energy shares rose the most on Friday, although their gains were less than 0.5 percent in early trading. Financial stocks were down, following their 2011 trend.

(NY TIMES) SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea announced on Friday that there would be no change in its policy under its new leader, Kim Jong-un, striking a characteristically hostile posture with a threat to punish President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea for “unforgivable sins.

The statement from the National Defense Commission, North Korea’s highest decision-making body, marked the country’s first official pronouncement to the outside world since the regime upheld Mr. Kim as its supreme leader on Thursday. His elevation came a day after the state funeral of his father, the dictator Kim Jong-il.

“We declare solemnly and confidently that the foolish politicians around the world, including the puppet group in South Korea, should not expect any change from us,” the statement said. “We will never deal with the traitor group of Lee Myung-bak.”

The commission said it was “entrusted by the party, state

and military” to issue the “principled stance.” The statement was carried by the Korean Central News Agency, the government’s official mouthpiece to the outside world.

It directed its wrath at President Lee, whose government refused to express official condolences to North Korea and allowed only two private delegations to visit Pyongyang during “the great funeral of the nation.” It also criticized South Korea’s move to place its military on heightened vigilance and conservative South Korean activists’ launching of balloons that carried leaflets into the North.

By returning swiftly to typical bellicose form after two weeks of mourning, North Korea appeared to demonstrate a confidence that the transition of power in Pyongyang was going smoothly. But the strident rhetoric was also a sign that the government, as it often has, was using perceived tensions with the outside world to rally its military and people behind the new leader.

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Trauma Intervention Program comforts victims, families

BY MARGE NIBLOCK SPECIAL TO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Sgt. Bob Doherty and Portland’s Trauma Intervention Program are fans of one another. Last April, Doherty was the recipient of a Hero with Heart award, for caring and compassion on the scene. And Doherty feels “TIP allows police to provide better service.”

He didn’t always feel that way about TIP, a program comprised of trained citizen volunteers who provide support to victims and their families immediately following tragic events.

But after using the volunteers a couple of times, he became a proponent of the program. Doherty’s initial feeling was “they might get in the way,” when first told about TIP. That is not the case, however.

“We turn people over to them,” he says. “It’s comforting to know that people who have experienced trauma are in the good hands of a TIP volunteer.”

On one occasion, Doherty made use of TIP when he and another officer had to go to the home of a man in his 30s to deliver the news that the man’s mother had died. “Shock was evident,” said Doherty, when the man was confronted by two uniformed police officers who delivered the tragic message.

“The worst part of my job is delivering bad news.”

Doherty called TIP to request that one of their volunteers come to the location to stay with the man for a while. He said, “They bring a high level of sympathy and empathy,” and added, “TIP allows me to leave that person better than I found them.”

Community Counseling Center at 165 Lancaster St. is the home base for TIP’s operation. Leslie Skillin-Calder is the Crisis Team Manager, whose job entails recruitment, training, assisting with marketing, and overseeing of volunteers, while remaining an active volunteer.

There are currently 30 volunteers under her jurisdiction, and she’d love to have another 10 added to that number because then there could be two people available for each shift.

Skillin-Calder was in Both Nicholson and SkillinTIP’s first training class Calder talk about “trying to seven years ago and has go in as empty as possible,” volunteered for four and allowing them to be a support a half years. She says for a person, whatever the sit“Always expect the unexuation may be. pected.” The scenes the Nicholson stated “I explain volunteers are called to to the person (after arriving are secure and safe prior at the scene) that the police or to TIP’s arrival. Volunteers the hospital has called for me are not in any situation to be with you.” He says he’ll where they have to wittouch the person’s shoulder or ness the initial moments make eye contact when that of a horrible event. seems appropriate. He said The volunteers are that sometimes a call may caring people who form start out at a person’s home, a team of citizen volunbut you’ll end up at the hospiteers called to scenes of tal with that person. fires, automobile acci- A poster about the Trauma Intervention Program can be found by linking to Maine Medical Center is dents, traumatic injuries the Portland Police Department website (http://police.portlandmaine.gov). one of TIP’s primary clients, and unexpected deaths, by along with the Portland police says Nicholson, so he has done both emergency-response personnel. They and fire departments. day and night shifts during his yearare available within 20 minutes to Volunteers have a strong desire long work with TIP. first responders, 24 hours a day, 365 to help and to serve and there is a His training consisted of 40 hours days a year. They help people during strong bond between them. There has of classroom training (two weeks) and their most difficult moments, so that been an astounding age range in volthree months paired with a mentor, victims of tragedy don’t have to face a unteers. A 17-year-old girl has just including going on police ride-alongs. crisis alone. completed her training after attendHe has experienced “sadness,” Before someone is left by the TIP ing a TIP open house and deciding to but nothing that has affected him volunteer, information is given to become involved. She won’t be allowed adversely.

He’s been awakened at 1 them. Brochures are left containing to go out on calls alone until she a.m. for an incident, and at 4:30 a.m. community resource guides that may reaches the age of 21, so she’ll always to go to the scene of an unattended be called upon in the future. have someone else with her. death.

Volunteers commit to serving for The gentleman that attracted Chad “Police may also call for you to meet three 12-hour shifts per month. A Nicholson’s attention in a news article them at the hospital, and you get the pager is carried and when the person recently retired at 91. He had become perspective from the police departis needed, a TIP dispatcher calls, a volunteer at age 87. ment. Then you become the liaison who is also a volunteer serving in There is a lot of interaction between between police and family.” this capacity. This mimics the firstvolunteers, involving feedback and One of Nicholson’s calls involved responder system. There is a choice fellowship. Nicholson said “There’s responding to a car accident where of day or night shifts, with 60 shifts a lot of support and things that rea child needed support while the to choose from, which start at seven energize me. It’s almost a familiar feel parent was being treated. Voluno’clock. of being fulfilled, rather than being teers wear TIP vests and carry a bag Because of the need for a 20-minute tapped-out.” He added “I’m surprised when answering calls. The toys in the response time, some people who live at the variety of backgrounds of the TIP bag can be a very useful tool in farther away stay with a relative in people involved, which is one of the many situations.

Some of the things or near Portland for those shifts that program’s strengths.” His enthusiasm it contains are soft tissues, a “Linus they’re on call. for the program has resulted in his Program” blanket, stuffed animals, Twenty-nine-year-old Chad Nicholbringing a couple of new volunteers to coloring books, water, and brochures. son moved here from California and the group. works for a law firm that handles environmental issues. After seeing an article about a man who was a TIP volunteer at the age of 90, he decided that was something for him to become involved with. “My day job is flexible,”

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What to watch for in 2012 Good riddance, 2011.

The year that many thought would finally bring the end of the Great Recession is finally over, and little has changed. The economy still, um, sucks; good jobs are still scarce in Portland, and some of our favorite local businesses closed. The first mayor’s race in 88 years? A snoozer that drew only four of 10 city voters to the polls.

But it’s not all bad. In fact, a decade from now, we may remember 2011 as a year of transition. Like it or not, the city finally has an elected mayor who can set the agenda and lead on crucial issues. At least a half-dozen major construction projects proposed this year ––––– could begin in 2012, jump startDaily Sun ing the local economy. There is also a good chance Maine voters City Editor will get another change to legalize gay marriage next fall.

What else will 2012 bring? Your guess is as good as ours. But here are some of the issues we’ll be keeping an eye on next year.

Casey Conley

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A very busy year As is traditional at the close of the writing year, I spent a little time on Thursday going back over the stories I had written over the past year. I meant to take about 45 minutes, and at the start of this column I had already been at it for twice that time.

I had only reached April.

January was a tricky month.

A buddy of mine had suggested using some local contractors that were looking for work to replace the much maligned “Tracing The Fore” sculpture down in Boothby Square in the Old Port. We had a lot of fun with the idea of making a full sized pirate ship, but finally did come to the conclusion that the crew would consist almost entirely of escaped drunkards from the local bars.

Back in January, the city council was getting hit hard with the idea of bringing the Aircraft carrier John F Kennedy to Portland harbor for use as a museum. That idea sunk faster than the proposed drunken pirate boat.

I also lost a good friend. It took a while for it all to sink in, and truth be told, that was one of the major reasons for me cutting back on the writing a bit, from the three or four (sometimes five) days a week schedule I was on to the relatively relaxed twice

Bob Higgins ––––– Daily Sun Columnist a week. My brain couldn’t take more than that.

Who could forget the memorable timing of the Maine Legislature in taking up “emergency legislation” in February on legalizing fireworks, or the fact that the hearings and decisions for the same came during burn prevention week. You can’t make up stuff like this, it’s the stuff fine comedy and the Maine Legislature, like all good Monty Python skits, thrive on.

Over the course of the year, I managed to kick the Governor around quite a bit. With every silly statement came another kicking, until I finally realized that the man is just too numb from the neck up to honestly feel pain anymore. Look for more kicking actions in the immediate future, this time aimed at that most sensitive of regions, the crotch.

The Government of Canada fell, and even being snuggled up

next to it, we hardly noticed. It didn’t EXACTLY fall, more along the line of managed to perform a contortionists trick of kicking itself in the crotch via a vote of no confidence.

Gotta love that “No Labels” stuff. I went to the local organizing meeting, which I called “A Political First Date Gone Horribly Wrong.” The bit even got linked on the Daily Kos website, who called my account of going to this thing “like watching a slow-motion collision between clown cars.” Pretty hefty stuff for a local columnist and drunkard.

I literally stumbled over a great story, looking back at the 1971 disappearance of Cathy Moulton, last seen on Forestt Ave. Former Portland Police Detective Kevin Cady is still on the case, even in his retirement. It was a fascinating look back, kind of like those “Cold Case” shows, but with the deeper understanding that this one was real, and one of Portland’s own.

Late in the year, I managed to toss my hat briefly into the Portland Mayoral Race. For ten days, I ran around trying to get enough signatures to get on the ballot. It was not to be. The funnest part of see HIGGINS page 6

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2012: The year of moneyspeak and ancient wisdom Any new year brings a fresh veneer of originality, but let's face the fact that it's usually just another turn of the calendar as we more or less embraces the "same old same old."

But when it comes to deciding our political future, 2012 is a brave new world, and that old adage about "money talks" is coming home to roost.

This is the first presidential election year since a U.S. Supreme Court decision — really, a couple of decisions — more or less removed any real restrictions on spending by unions, corporations and even individuals.

In Maine, the court can claim part of our long-held "Clean Elections" system of public campaign financing as one of its casualties. In effect, the court ruled that "matching funds" provisions to counter our-of-state spending might dampen somebody's desire to pump cash into a campaign.

There are provisions being considered to salvage the system, which is used by something like 80 percent of the legislature and has been an example to the rest of the nation, and we'll see how that plays in a time of lean budgets.

But nationally the big change is with the creation of "super PACs," which are political action committees unlike anything we've seen before.

They can raise unlimited funds and don't have to disclose who is doing the funding — that means their money can not only "talk," but can say anything it wants.

So 2011 is ending with a political debate that saw at least $12.5 million spent for the prom-date caucus in Iowa. And the really smooth example comes from a group supporting Mitt Romney called "Restore Our Future."

The Associated Press reported last week that the group has spent $2.7 million just in Iowa, and it will likely double that in New Hampshire. What does the money have to say? Mostly that Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry are "liberal" on immigration and that the former speaker can't beat President Obama.

Granted, the idea of letting others do the dirty work is anything but new.

Curtis Robinson ––––– Usually Reserved And Romney is far from alone. My favorite is the pro-Gingrich PAC that is warning voters not to let the "liberal Republican establishment" pick the GOP candidate.

Trust me on this, few are worried that this crop of candidates is "too liberal."

And while the election process becomes infused with the subtle dignity usually reserved for Spring Break T-shirt contests, we begin to discover the most unsettling aspect of the newly minted moneyspeak: Orwellian names.

The Romney-ish PAC Restore Our Future is joined by the Gingrich PAC "Winning Our Future." My personal favorite is the PAC helping Rick Santorum: The Red, White and Blue Fund" but another called "Our Destiny" is a contender.

Rick Perry's PAC support comes from "Making Us Great Again" and certainly that slogan must resound around the sales staff of local TV stations. Perry is our spending leader with $3.9 million in Iowa alone — and that's just the campaign, the PAC is even more.

Never mind that this spending comes as Americans across the country are literally taking to the streets in protest of our political system.

So far, the attack ads seem to be working the way they always do.

Our only real hope is that the American voter wakes up to realize that the "money talks" adage usually has another few words tacked onto the end involving bovine excrement and walking.

For 2012, we're going to plenty of both ends of that ancient wisdom.

(Curtis Robinson is the founding editor of The Portland Daily Sun.)

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What headlines will we read in 2012?

CONLEY from page 4

Leadership changes at City Hall Michael Brennan breezed to victory in the mayor’s race last November on a platform of improving education in Portland. But as it turns out, winning the election may have been the easy part. Brennan announced this week that he’s been diagnosed with cancer of the small intestine. Although his prognosis is reportedly good, his health problems will no doubt limit his ability, at least in the near term, to lead a fractious city council still adjusting to its diminished role and push his agenda.

Come April, new City Manager Mark Rees will release his first budget since replacing longtime manager Joe Gray. Rees came from a small town in Northern Massachusetts and was hired instead of assistant city manager Pat Finnigan largely on his experience as a finance and budget whiz. But his first few months in office have been anything but easy, as issues surrounding use of the city’s fireboat and OccupyMaine ended his honeymoon period after just a few weeks.

To be sure, the Occupy issue has frustrated residents and business owners on both sides of the issue and tested Rees’ leadership skills. Rees’ decision to let the occupiers remain in Lincoln Park indefinitely has privately irked city councilors and enraged many residents, including one who publicly called for Rees to resign during a recent forum. Under this backdrop, it’s not clear if Rees will have the political capital or the clout to implement a reform budget that many residents are hoping for The city must also fill several high-profile vacancies next year, from police chief to assistant city manager to planning director. Also, after a bumpy but ultimately successful three-year tenure, Portland Schools Superintendent James Morse is also leaving. Keep an eye on whether these positions will be filled internally or with outside candidates. It could shed light into the overall health and stability of these organizations if outsiders are chosen.

Will chains overrun the Old Port?

Will 2012 be the year that national chains finally arrive en masse in the Old Port? Sure, Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts have had stores downtown for years, but Urban Outfitters and Five Guys are in a different league altogether.

It’s been more than five years after the city’s antichain ordinance was scrapped, and small businesses in the Old Port are hurting more than ever. The annual turnover on Exchange Street and elsewhere in the Old Port has accelerated in recent years, and many of the quaint, diverse shops that helped put Portland on the national radar have been replaced by restaurants, head shops and secondhand clothing stores. Indeed, an official with the city’s Buy Local campaign lamented recently that the Old Port is becoming increasingly homogenous, with more and

more businesses that cater almost exclusively to tourists.

The National Federation of Independent Businesses reports that the biggest issue facing small businesses right now is cash flow and a lack of customers. That’s certainly the case in the Old Port, where business owners have always relied on four or five good months to sustain them through the winter.

In the New Year, expect some to call for a fresh look at policies that protect local businesses. And, barring a major change in the economy or consumer shopping habits, expect more local stores to close up shop. What if any new businesses replace them is anyone’s guess.

Will gay marriage make a comeback?

The day after Maine voters repealed the state’s gay marriage law in 2009, advocates vowed to try again sometime in the future. It’s starting to look like 2012 might be the year.

Last fall, EqualityMaine and Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, or GLAD, collected nearly 105,000 signatures ahead of a possible ballot initiative in November 2012. Although the groups say they will wait until early 2012 to decide whether to proceed with another campaign, but there are signs that the effort may move ahead.

For one, demographics are starting to favor gay marriage. It’s no secret that younger voters tend to favor allowing same-sex couples to marry while older voters are more often against the practice.

Since 2009, thousands of young people have entered voting age, potentially eating into the 53-47 margin that brought down gay marriage in 2009. Combine that with newly energized (read anti-LePage) progressives, and the high turnout expected in a presidential election year and it looks more and more like the pieces have come together for another try.

To build or not to build Last spring, a group of developers announced a $100 million project to convert the blighted Thompson’s Point into a regional entertainment destination. The project would include a hotel, restaurant, basketball arena for the Maine Red Claws minor league team, two office towers, and a convention center, among other things.

At the time, developers said that the project would likely fall apart if tax breaks weren’t approved by the end of June. So, the city council dutifully fasttracked $31 million in tax breaks for the project, marking the largest public subsidy for a private project in city history. But six months later, the Forefront is nowhere near planning board approval, and developers’ goal of beginning construction in early 2012 and finishing by late 2013 now seems unlikely.

The Forefront is not the only project that’s been slow to materialize. Maritime Landing, a project proposed along seven adjacent parcels in Bayside

hasn’t yet entered the planning stages. In fact, Miami-based developer Federated Cos. hasn’t yet completed its $2.3 million purchase of city-owned land for the project. City officials and the company recently attributed the delays to an extended period of due diligence.

Whether these projects come together or not, 2012 will see the $33 million renovation of the Cumberland County Civic Center, which voters approved in November. Other major projects set to continue or wrap up in 2012 include Avesta’s Oak Street Lofts project, which will add 37 apartments into the heart of downtown Portland, and several other housing projects.

Will Maine’s print media rebound after another bad year?

After another round of layoffs at the Portland Press Herald and the Bangor Daily News, Maine has nearly 100 fewer print journalists working than it did at this time last year. For news consumers, that means fewer local stories in the daily paper, less watchdog reporting and more fluff and filler. Fewer reporters at these papers will also affect TV news, which still gets the majority of its content from print media.

It’s no secret that the traditional model of paid daily papers is broken. Fewer people pay for newspapers these days, and advertisers have migrated to other media, meaning less revenue for newspaper companies to maintain a large news-gathering staff.

This situation is not about to change: more and more content is migrating to the web, and that’s happening because that’s where consumers and advertisers want it.

Maine’s largest papers appear to be moving in different directions with how they respond to this changing landscape. Bangor Daily News has beefed up its coverage in Southern Maine and elsewhere in the state in an effort to generate more website traffic (BDN is also selling more print copies in Greater Portland). Meanwhile, if the rumors are to be believed, the Press Herald is close to enacting a pay wall on its website, which would likely generate new revenue but direct traffic away from its site (MaineToday Media is also said to be up for sale).

Time will tell which strategy makes more sense for these news organizations, but it’s in all of our best interests to have strong newspapers across the state. The further diminution of these institutions not only bodes ill for those still working in the media business, but also for people who care about what happens in their communities and wish to see elected officials and governments held accountable.

Of course, this isn’t an exhaustive list. What issues will you be watching out for in 2012? Send us a letter to the editor and let us know.

(Casey Conley is city editor for The Portland Daily Sun. Email reaction or other comments to news@portlanddailysun.me.)

‘Meet the Grumpy New Year’ seemed like a fitting caption HIGGINS from page 4

the whole thing was watching the reaction of a certain commentator on Maine Media issues, who portrayed this paper as being shocked and embarrassed by my entry into the race.

Unfortunately, I had telegraphed my exact plan in a column back on May 19, so the August entry into the race was hardly a shock to anyone in the office.

It was fun, so think of it as an experiment in political theater.

There was that funny sign on Forest Ave., “Technician Wanted — No Idiots” at the local muffler shop.

There was the weekend spent when “OccupyMaine”

started in Monument Square.

For the last week or so, I’ve been getting ready for the big show. With the Iowa Caucuses on Jan. 3, followed up by the New Hampshire Primary on Jan. 10, I’ve officially entered full blown terror mode.

There are stories to cover, and even the local thing going on next door in N.H. is like lighting a candle in front of a moth. We’ll all zip toward it with reckless abandon.

On that subject, some of the national stuff I’ve been writing and following doesn’t exactly fit here in this column, so I started a website named “GOPLike.ME” to handle the overflow. You might see some familiar names tossing up posts over there.

And here we are, at the end of the busy year. I had the idea for a killer cover for the last edition of this paper for the year, but the editor nixed it. Actually the idea was killed dead with a hammer. It involved me getting dressed up as the baby new year, complete with cigarette butt dangling from my lips. The caption, “Meet the Grumpy New Year” just seemed too obvious.

But with the horror-show that this year has been, nobody on staff was willing to take the picture.

Happy New Year.

(Bob Higgins is a regular contributor to The Portland Daily Sun.)

THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN, Saturday, December 31, 2011— Page 7

New Year’s resolutions The Portland Daily Sun reached out to a mix of leaders, activists and cultural innovators in Maine and the Greater Portland area. Here are their New Year's resolutions for 2012:

“T

his new year I make a resolution to do the things I said I would do, not do what I didn't say I would do, and not say I would do things that I actually may not / would not / could not do.” — Rabbi Akiva Herzfeld, Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh.

“I

don't really make New Year's resolutions. Or rather, I did make one once — I resolved not to make any New Year's resolutions, and I'm glad to say I have successfully kept that one ever since. Kind of like the time I gave up religion for Lent.”

— Rusty Foster, a Peaks Island Council member.

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at more local foods and promote the farmers who grow it!” — U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine.

Nancy 3. Hoffman (yes, her middle initial is the number, 3) has written about her umbrella cover museum on Peaks Island. In the new year, she said she hopes to set a world record with her offbeat collection. (COURTESY PHOTO)

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or the museum to get into the Guinness Book of World Records, which is scheduled for July 7 at 11 a.m. We've been approved to do an official count.

Otherwise, personally, is to eliminate guilt from my life and as much fear as possible, to watch less TV and to eat better.” — Nancy 3. Hoffman, curator of the Umbrella Cover Museum on Peaks Island (http://www.umbrellacovermuseum.org).

“T

o keep up the fight to get Congress to focus away from politics and on producing results.” — U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine.

“T

he 2012 Resolutions of the International Cryptozoology Museum (http://www. cryptozoologymuseum.com/) (11 Avon Street, Portland, Maine) are to: 1) Conduct an on-site investigation, headed by cryptozoologist Loren Coleman, of the next major cryptic ‘Black Panther’ series of sightings in the MidCoast Maine area (where the majority of such accounts are occurring); (2) Increase our volunteer pool, through Chief Docent Jeff Meuse, so we may institute a Cassie (Casco Bay Sea Serpent) Watch beginning this summer; (3) Invite our new Mayor Michael Brennan to be photographed with the museum’s 8 ft-tall Bigfoot, along with our initial political supporter, former Rep. Herb Adams; (4) Begin our monthly ‘Monster Movies At The Cryptozoology Museum’ by the Spring of 2012, in which we show classic Abominable Snowmen, Bigfoot, and Loch Ness Monster films, with each introduced by zoological and cryptozoological experts; (5) Make certain that since the International Cryptozoology Museum is sponsoring “Halloween at Hadlock” on July 13, 2012, with the Portland Sea Dogs, it is definitely ‘cryptid’ in theme; (6) Work with the new Cryptozoology Museum under development in Germany, which is modeling itself on Portland’s museum, to assist them in being a successful venture; (7) Begin plans for an international cryptozoology excursion to Africa in 2013, sponsored by our Maine nonprofit museum; (8) Obtain a newly donated glass exhibition case or two to expand and enhance our Lake Monster and Nessie display area; (9) Add new large cryptozoology replicas from our ‘wanted list,’ especially at the top being the Tatzelwurm, an unknown 4 ft-long reptilian cryptid from the Alps; and (10) Continue to support students doing reports on cryptozoology, as a gateway to learning about science, with a interactive educational exhibit before the end of 2012.” — Loren Coleman, director/founder of the International Cryptozoology Museum in Portland.

“I

intend to fight the impulse to be constantly connected to the great digital cloud and its rapidly shifting weather systems, so I can have more time to actually think, clearheadedly, about what it all means.” — Colin Woodard, Maine native, author and journalist.

“W

ork harder at really listening, not just ‘hearing,’ to what others are saying, especially if my first reaction prompts me to disagree.” — Mark Dion, a founding partner of Berry & Dion, LLC. His practice areas include criminal defense and employment law matters. He also has particular interests in legal issues involving mental health treatment as well as policies involving medical marijuana, according to his web profile. His career began with his appointment to the Portland Police Department, where he retired as Deputy Chief of Police, after 21 years of public service. He subsequently completed 12 years as the elected sheriff of Cumberland County.

“S

ome people they may say that there are not enough hours in the day to do everything they want to do. At the same time, they truly want to help make this City a better place for themselves and their children. But what can they do if they cannot make specific time commitments because of their work, school, and personal obligations? My New Year resolution for 2012 is clear. I share all those busy life style with many American citizens but my wish is to make a difference the life of others and to help more people. Year 2011, I tried to serve for 65000 people that I love and share more common things. I know that I am very busy, but I have flexible volunteer ideas at my fingertips. I will focus public forum which will listen everyone’s stories and ideas and put together and give to elected officials so in that way we can make our city better place to life. City of Portland which you see all the service personnel sectors flavors of all Portland citizens. If you would like to help others join me and let us make difference and become part of The Future of Portland Voices. Happy New Year.” — Hamza Haadoow of Portland, assistant sustainability and recycling manager for Goodwill of Northern New England, and an unsuccessful candidate for elected mayor of Portland in 2011.

(Compiled by David Carkhuff)

Page 8 — THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN, Saturday, December 31, 2011

Paul’s stance on foreign policy divides many in GOP lessly.”

BY RICHARD A. OPPEL JR. THE NEW YORK TIMES Jesse Benton, Mr. Paul’s national DES MOINES — This month, a chairman, says internal polling has wealthy Republican called up two offifound that more than 70 percent cers who served as platoon leaders in of probable Republican voters in Iraq and Afghanistan with a proposiIowa and New Hampshire would tion: He would lend them his private jet, be more likely to support someone and they would fly around Iowa to Repwho wanted to bring troops home, resentative Ron Paul’s campaign events foster a strong national defense in the weeks before the Jan. 3 caucuses, and end the United States’ role as telling reporters at each location that the world’s policeman. the congressman’s foreign policy and “We need another armed conflict military positions were dangerous and like we need a hole in the head,” naïve.

Mr. Benton said. There is no quesThe deal never came to pass. But it tion, he added, that Mr. Paul would reflects both Republican establishment “take direct military action to comconcern about his insurgent candidacy pletely wipe out the threat” if there — polls now place Mr. Paul, of Texas, was credible evidence of an immiat or near the top of the pack in Iowa nent attack by Iran on the United — and unease among many traditional States.

Republican voters who support the parHe also said military service ty’s tougher line on national security. members favored Mr. Paul in dona“A lot of people are very, very nervous tions to Republican candidates. about Ron Paul,” said Mark Lucas, a While there is no way to prove first lieutenant in the Iowa National Representative Ron Paul of Texas addressed a “Salute to Veterans” campaign rally at the Iowa State Fair this because only itemized donaGrounds in Des Moines on Wednesday. (Patrick T. Fallon for The New York Times) Guard who led a platoon in restive tions over $200 require occupations pendents who lean Republican said Mr. Paul’s oppoPaktia Province of Afghanistan from to be listed — information that is sition to American military interventions overseas 2010 to 2011. He was one of the officers approached self-reported — a review by The New York Times of was a major reason to oppose his candidacy, comby the businessman, whom he declined to identify federal contributions suggests that active-duty and pared with the 29 percent who saw it as a major but who lives in a state neighboring Iowa. Lieutenretired service members overwhelmingly lean to Mr. reason to support him. ant Lucas says of Mr. Paul, “We cannot afford to give Paul. He received at least $115,000 in itemized conHe has said he would bring troops home from Iraq him a pass when it comes to his reckless foreign tributions through Sept. 30, almost double that of all and Afghanistan, and questioned the American milipolicy.” other Republican candidates combined. tary presence in South Korea.

Likewise, Mr. Paul’s rivals have sharpened their But for many Republicans, Mr. Paul’s approach But Mr. Paul’s national security positions draw attacks on his critiques of military involvement is just too radical. Troy Levenhagen, a businessraves from many veterans, students and others abroad. “You don’t have to vote for a candidate who man and entertainer, said he had ruled him out who believe his noninterventionism would curtail a will allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon to wipe over national security and other issues. “He says dangerous trend toward military adventurism and Israel off the face of the earth, because America will too many things that are too far out there,” he said strengthen America’s influence and prestige while be next,” Gov. Rick Perry of Texas said this week, Tuesday as he waited for Mitt Romney to speak in diverting resources to pay down the national debt. a statement clearly aimed at Mr. Paul. “I’m here to Mason City, Iowa.

In interviews at Paul campaign events this week, say, ‘You have a choice.’ ” Bill Watson, a former Republican central commitmany said they embraced his national security proThe emerging question is to what extent Mr. Paul’s teeman for Story County, called foreign policy Mr. posals, rather than reluctantly accepting them. more dovish stances — like ruling out pre-emptive Paul’s “weakest point” with Iowa Republicans and “He would get us out of our difficulties overseas,” strikes against Iran — are so far out of the Repubsaid Mr. Paul could poll perhaps 40 percent if he said Tony Snook, a retired Army sergeant first class lican orthodoxy that they will limit his support in pursued an orthodox Republican approach. wounded in a rocket attack in Basra, Iraq, in 2007 many places, or, as many in the party argue, make Mr. Watson says he is uncommitted — and differs who came to a raucous Paul rally that drew 500 him unelectable in important early-nominating with Mr. Paul in some areas — but he is frustrated people on Wednesday night in Des Moines. “You states like South Carolina and Florida. One recent that Mr. Paul is caricatured as overly dovish. “If you should choose your fights wisely,” he said. “If it’s not national poll by ABC News and The Washington listen to him long enough he makes more sense,” he there, don’t invent something, don’t shed blood needPost found that 45 percent of Republicans and indesaid.

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Produce with an organic label, but not the spirit

BY ELISABETH ROSENTHAL THE NEW YORK TIMES

TODOS SANTOS, Mexico — Clamshell containers on supermarket shelves in the United States may depict verdant fields, tangles of vines and ruby red tomatoes. But at this time of year, the tomatoes, peppers and basil certified as organic by the Agriculture Department often hail from the Mexican desert, and are nurtured with intensive irrigation.

Growers here on the Baja Peninsula, the epicenter of Mexico’s thriving new organic export sector, describe their toil amid the cactuses as “planting the beach.”

Del Cabo Cooperative, a supplier here for Trader Joe’s and Fairway, is sending more than seven and a half tons of tomatoes and basil every day to the United States by truck and plane to sate the American demand for organic produce year-round.

But even as more Americans buy foods with the organic label, the products are increasingly removed from the traditional organic ideal: produce that is not only free of chemicals and pesticides but also grown locally on small farms in a way that protects the environment.

The explosive growth in the commercial cultivation of organic tomatoes here, for example, is putting stress on the water table. In some areas, wells have run dry this year, meaning that small subsistence farmers cannot grow crops. And the organic tomatoes end up in an energy-intensive global distribution chain that takes them as far as New York and Dubai, United Arab Emirates, producing significant emissions that contribute to global warming.

From now until spring, farms from Mexico to Chile to Argentina that grow organic food for the United States market are enjoying their busiest season.

“People are now buying from a global commodity market, and they have to be skeptical even when the label says ‘organic’ — that doesn’t tell people all they need to know,” said Frederick L. Kirschenmann, a distinguished fellow at the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University. He said that some large farms that have qualified as organic employed environmentally damaging practices, like planting only one crop, which is bad for soil health, or overtaxing local freshwater supplies.

Many growers and even environmental groups in Mexico defend the export-driven organic farming, even as they acknowledge that more than a third of the aquifers in southern Baja are categorized as overexploited by the Mexican water authority.

With sophisticated irrigation systems and shade houses, they say, farmers are becoming more skilled at conserving water. They are focusing new farms in “microclimates” near underexploited aquifers, such as in the shadow of a mountain, said Fernando Frías, a water specialist with the environmental group Pronatura Noroeste.

They also point out that the organic business has transformed what was once a poor area of subsistence farms and where even the low-paying jobs in the tourist hotels and restaurants in nearby Cabo San Lucas have become scarcer during the recession.

To carry the Agriculture Department’s organic label on their produce, farms in the United States and abroad must comply with a long list of standards that prohibit the use of synthetic fertilizers, hormones and pesticides, for example. But the checklist makes few specific demands for what would broadly be called environmental sustainability, even though the 1990 law that created the standards was intended to promote ecological balance and biodiversity as well as soil and water health.

Experts agree that in general organic farms tend to be less damaging to the environment than conventional farms. In the past, however, “organic agriculture used to be sustainable agriculture, but now that is not always the case,” said Michael Bomford, a scientist at Kentucky State University who specializes in sustainable agriculture. He added that intense organic agriculture had also put stress on aquifers in California.

Each decision to narrow the definition of “organic” involves an inevitable tug-of-war among farmers, food producers, supermarkets and environmentalists.

Some organic standard setters are beginning to refine their criteria so that organic products better match their natural ideals. Krav, a major Swedish organic certification program, allows produce grown in greenhouses to carry its “organic” label only if the buildings use at least 80 percent renewable fuel, for example. And last year the Agriculture Department’s National Organic Standards Board revised its rules to require that for an “organic milk” label, cows had to be at least partly fed by grazing in open pastures rather than standing full time in feedlots.

But each decision to narrow the definition of “organic” involves an inevitable tug-of-war among farmers, food producers, supermarkets and environmentalists. While the United States’ regulations for organic certification require that growers use practices that protect water resources, it is hard to define a specific sustainable level of water use for a single farm, “because aquifer depletion is the result of many farmers’ overutilizing the resource,” said Miles McEvoy, head of the National Organic Program at the Agriculture Department.

While the original organic ideal was to eat only local, seasonal produce, shoppers who buy their organics at supermarkets, from Whole Foods to Walmart, expect to find tomatoes in December and are very sensitive to price. Both factors stoke the demand for imports. Few areas in the United States can farm organic produce in the winter without resorting to energy-guzzling hothouses. In addition, American labor costs are high. Day laborers who come to pick tomatoes in this part of Baja make about $10 a day, nearly twice the local minimum wage. Tomato pickers in Florida may earn $80 a day in high season.

Manuel Verdugo, 42, began organic tomato farming on desert land in San José del Cabo five years ago and now owns 30 acres in several locations.

Each week he sends two and a half tons of cherry, plum and beefsteak tomatoes to the United States under the brand name Tiky Cabo.

He has invested in irrigation systems that drip

water directly onto plants’ roots rather than channeling it through open canals. He is building large shade houses that cover his crops to keep out pests and minimize evaporation. Even so, he cannot farm 10 acres in the nearby hamlet of La Cuenca, because the wells there are dry.

At another five-year-old organic farm, Rosario Castillo says he can cultivate only 19 acres of the 100 he has earmarked for organic production, although he dug a well seven months ago to gain better access to the aquifer. The authorities ration pumping and have not granted him permission to clear native cactuses. “We have very little water here, and you have to go through a lot of bureaucracy to get it,” Mr. Castillo said.

Many growers blame tourist development — hotels and golf courses — for the water scarcity, and this has been a major problem in coastal areas.

But farming can also be a significant drain. According to one study in an area of northern Baja called Ojos Negros, a boom in the planting of green onions for export a decade ago lowered the water table by about 16 inches a year. “They were pumping a lot of groundwater, and that was making some people rich on both sides of the border at the expense of the environment,” said Victor Miguel Ponce, a professor of hydrology at San Diego State University.

The logistics of getting water and transporting large volumes of perishable produce favors bigger producers. Some of the largest are American-owned, like Sueño Tropical, a vast farm with rows of shade houses lined up in the desert that caters exclusively to the American market.

While traditional organic farmers saw a blemish or odd shape simply as nature’s variations, workers at Sueño Tropical are instructed to cull tomatoes that do not meet the uniform shape, size and cosmetic requirement of clients like Whole Foods. Those “seconds” are sold locally.

Yet the connection to the United States has brought other kinds of benefits. Del Cabo Cooperative, which serves as a broker for hundreds of local farmers, provides seeds for its Mexican growers and hires roving agronomists and entomologists to assist them in tending their crops without chemicals. As the American market expands, said John Graham, a coordinator of operations at Del Cabo, he is always looking to bring new growers into his network — especially those whose farms draw on distant aquifers where water is still abundant.

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OccupyMaine musters for N.H. primary event

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

As the anti-Wall Street Occupy movement plans a mass gathering at the New Hampshire Republican Party presidential primary next weekend, OccupyMaine hopes to send at least a carload of members.

"We are still in the planning stages of that right now," said Katherine Hulit, one of the OccupyMaine members.

Today at 10 a.m., OccupyMaine plans a meeting at the Meg Perry Center to sort out the details of attending "Occupy the Presidential Primary."

From Friday through Tuesday, Jan. 6 to Jan. 10, Occupy New Hampshire is inviting counterparts from other states to Veteran's Park in Manchester.

"It's really going to be a fun few days, it's going to be really educational and it's going to be a great way to get to know some of the people in the Occupy movement," said Ryan Hirsch of Pelham, N.H., who will staff a media tent for Occupy New Hampshire.

Occupy New Hampshire hopes for 1,000 people a day in the park, he said.

The goal isn't to disrupt the presidential primaries, but rather to educate and promote the message of addressing economic inequality in America, Hirsch said.

"There are going to be a bunch of people just getting together and looking to get involved in the political process," he said. "It's kind of just running parallel to the primaries. We're not going to be endorsing any of the candidates, we won't be going to any of their events."

Individually, members may vote in the primaries, and it's possible that candidate groups may try to promote their platforms to the Occupy visitors, Hirsch said. Yet, the Occupy move-

Phillip Dewever (left) of Portland chats Friday with Steve Soldan in the OccupyMaine camp in Portland’s Lincoln Park. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

ment hopes to piggyback on the primaries for national exposure, he said.

"We'll have the nation's media there, too, because of the primary. It's a good time for people to get their message out," he said.

Visitors can expect different "teachins." An agenda for next Saturday's gathering includes a 9 a.m. talk titled, "Occupying Small Towns" by OccupyKeene; a 10 a.m. presentation titled, "Cost of U.S. Foreign Policy" by Veterans for Peace; an 11 a.m. lecture about "politics" by Ed Helm, portraying Mark Twain; a 1 p.m. lecture, "How to Build a Strong Movement," by Occupy Wall Street; and a 2 p.m. gay pride

rally from OccupyNashua.

"You're going to be seeing signs and artwork from different Occupations from New England and New York," Hirsch said.

He plans to broadcast live from the events on Saturday and Sunday.

"We have the entire weekend booked with all different events. We still have some of Monday and Tuesday left. I think Tuesday some of the people are going to be at the polls," Hirsch said.

Occupy New Hampshire plans to have a security detail at the park, he said.

"We had a discussion that we are going to self police, we have the coop-

eration of the Manchester Police Deaprtment," Hirsch said.

"We will be self policing, anyone who is looking to cause trouble, this is our city and we don't want people coming in here and messing things up," he said.

Visitors won't see a makeshift camp, along the lines of OccupyMaine's encampment at Lincoln Park.

"We haven't had a camp for about two months," Hirsch said. "We don't have a camp, we will have tents set up but we will be taking them down every night because there is an 11 o'clock curfew."

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Fair-weather friends? Steve Soldan, one of the campers still spending nights in the OccupyMaine camp in Lincoln Park, said the number of protesters has dwindled, as temperatures have plunged.

“On a fulltime basis, this is definitely a ghost town now,” he admitted. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

OccupyMaine protesters see numbers drop at Lincoln Park

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Even as OccupyMaine awaits a ruling in Cumberland County Superior Court about whether the city can remove its encampment from Lincoln Park, the movement's presence in the park appears to be dwindling.

"On a full-time basis, this is definitely a ghost town now," said Steve Soldan, one of the campers still spending nights in the city park as part of the anti-corporate movement.

On Oct. 3, OccupyMaine became established at Lincoln Park, located along Franklin Street, after an effort to camp in Monument Square was rebuffed by the city. Numbers swelled early on, but supporters of the movement admit that interest has waned.

Soldan estimated that maybe five protesters remain in the park during daytime hours on a continuous basis. Ten full-time campers probably come and go but count the park as their place to stay at night, he said. Roughly half of the tents scattered across the park are occupied, with the rest being used for storage, he said. Most newcomers aren't members of the Occupy movement but people looking for temporary lodging, such as Portlanders waiting for apartments to open up, Soldan said.

On Thursday, when a Portland Daily Sun reporter visited the OccupyMaine encampment, only one person could be found, and that person agreed the camp resembled a "ghost town." No sign of life was evident. Some supporters of the movement visit the Meg Perry Center on Congress Street, where OccupyMaine stationed its media team.

The Portland City Council has stopped short of evicting the campers through force, a fate that befell Occupy supporters in other cities, most famously in New York City.

The city of Portland initially allowed the Lincoln Park encampment through administrative decision.

But then, citing concerns about crime, sanitation and general questions about the nature of the Occupy protest, a city committee recommended on Dec. 1 that the full city council reject an OccupyMaine permit to camp in the park, as written. The full city council voted to deny the permit at its Wednesday, Dec. 7 meeting. OccupyMaine subsequently took the city to court. A ruling is pending.

Elsewhere in Maine, the Occupy movement has experienced setbacks in court. U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen recently rejected the notion that the OccupyAugusta encampment could continue camping without a permit in the park across from the State House. That camp has been disbanded, according to the state police.

This week, when asked about its status, OccupyMaine posted on Twitter, “growing and organizing.”

Perhaps, Occupy the New Hampshire Primary (see related story, on page 10) will rejuvenate the movement.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

Interacting with loved ones will be an absolute dream. In fact, they will probably visit you in your dreams. You’ll be working out your feelings on both a conscious and a subconscious level over the next two days.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

You’ll feel comfortable being yourself.

You won’t bother to impress anyone.

Instead, you’ll do what you want to do, knowing that what you have, all you know and who you are at this point in your life is enough.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll respond to your own directives and turn a negative into a positive. Tell yourself that next time you encounter the unwanted condition, you’ll do something bold to change the dynamic.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There may not be any ribbon or tape to break through, but nevertheless, you’ll be like a runner crossing the finish line. If your arms in the air don’t cue the applause, then pat yourself on the back instead.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec. 31).

You’ll promote your family’s interests, and they’ll make you proud in the new year. Lavish time on the ones you love in January, and special relationships thrive. You’ll speak knowledgeably and win a prime position in March. You’ll help the underprivileged in April. A move and/or travel happens in June.

Scorpio and Sagittarius people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 40, 2, 22, 49 and 13.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Making a small difference is just as easy as making a huge one now. Choose the action that matters most to you, and you can’t help but affect many other people with what you do.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’ll recognize a good thing immediately, and this instant recognition will give you an advantage. There will be an opportunity that will go to the one who is fast enough to snap it up.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’ll read others accurately. Even though you can sense what others feel, note that those feelings are always changing. Remember that you can always exert influence on the people around you if you want to.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’re feeling open and ready to give your love. You’ll share sweet moments with those who have a direct line to your heart. It’s as though you saved the best for last.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your competitive spirit is strong. Whatever the game happens to be, you’ll feel as though you were meant to be the winner and nothing can get in the way of you taking home the gold.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You will continue to imagine someone dear to you as whole and healed. It’s not how the person is today, but you can envision a day in the near future when this will be the case.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’ll get your plan together. It’s best to write it down. Just empty your head of everything relevant so that you can move on toward the celebratory part of the day mentally unfettered.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Saturday, Dec. 31, the 365th and final day of 2011.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 31, 1951, the Marshall Plan expired after distributing more than $12 billion in foreign aid.

On this date: In 1759, Arthur Guinness founded his famous brewery at St. James’s Gate in Dublin.

In 1775, during the Revolutionary War, the British repulsed an attack by Continental Army generals Richard Montgomery and Benedict Arnold at Quebec; Montgomery was killed.

In 1879, Thomas Edison first publicly demonstrated his electric incandescent light in Menlo Park, N.J. In 1909, the Manhattan Bridge, spanning the East River between Manhattan and Brooklyn, was officially opened to vehicular traffic.

In 1946, President Harry S. Truman officially proclaimed the end of hostilities in World War II. In 1961, the Green Bay Packers shut out the New York Giants 37-0 to win the National Football League Championship.

In 1969, Joseph A. Yablonski, an unsuccessful candidate for the presidency of the United Mine Workers of America, was shot to death with his wife and daughter in their Clarksville, Pa., home by hitmen acting at the orders of UMWA president Tony Boyle.

In 1985, singer Rick Nelson, 45, and six other people were killed when fire broke out aboard a DC-3 that was taking the group to a New Year’s Eve performance in Dallas.

In 1986, 97 people were killed when fire broke out in the Dupont Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Three hotel workers later pleaded guilty in connection with the blaze.)

In 1991, representatives of the government of El Salvador and rebels reached agreement at the United Nations on a peace accord to end 12 years of civil war.

One year ago: Tornadoes fueled by unusually warm air pummeled the South and Midwest, killing a total of eight people in Arkansas and Missouri.

Today’s Birthdays: TV producer George Schlatter is 82. Actor Sir Anthony Hopkins is 74. Actor Tim Considine (“My Three Sons”) is 71. Actress Sarah Miles is 70. Rock musician Andy Summers is 69. Actor Sir Ben Kingsley is 68. Actor Tim Matheson is 64.

Singer Donna Summer is 63. Actor Joe Dallesandro is 63. Rock musician Tom Hamilton is 60. Actor James Remar is 58. Actress Bebe Neuwirth is 53. Actor Val Kilmer is 52.

Actor Don Diamont is 49. Rock musician Ric Ivanisevich (Oleander) is 49. Rock musician Scott Ian is 48. Actress Gong Li is 46. Author Nicholas Sparks is 46. Actor Lance Reddick is 42. Pop singer Joe McIntyre is 39. Rock musician Mikko Siren is 36.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: I am a 60-year-old man, and I’m in a 10-month relationship with a beautiful young woman of 63.

A terrible thing happened. An ex-girlfriend I briefly dated years ago stopped by my house to repay some money I loaned her. She brought some beer, and we chatted. Unfortunately, I had taken a sleep aid shortly before she showed up, and I fell asleep. I woke up having sex with her. It took a few moments to get my senses back, but then I told her to leave.

I put off telling my girlfriend, because she was tired after having had foot surgery. But it turns out the old girlfriend gave me gonorrhea. It was so disgusting. I then needed to tell my girlfriend. Now, of course, she wants nothing to do with me.

I know I made a huge mistake by letting the ex get comfortable in my house. I have no idea what to do. Please help me.

-- Broken Dear Broken: There is some evidence that certain sleep aids can cause such “sleep-walking” problems when the opportunities present themselves. You apparently didn’t make a conscious decision to cheat on your girlfriend, and your job now is to convince her of that. This will involve flowers and apologies along with declarations of undying love and devotion. We can’t promise it will work, but we hope she will give you another chance.

Dear Annie: I’ve been married for 18 years to the most wonderful man. It was obvious from the beginning that my sex drive was much higher than his. He was fine being intimate once every two months, and I preferred twice a week. I learned to tolerate the frustration.

At 38, I work full time, have a toddler and a 5-year-old and am often exhausted, and my sex drive has finally fallen through the floor. The kicker? A year ago, my husband had surgery to remove a large hernia in his groin that he’d had

for years but was afraid to get checked out. Following his surgery, his sex drive went through the roof. Now he’s the Energizer Bunny. Where was this enthusiasm when we were 20?

It’s causing problems in our marriage, as I resent the fact that I was expected to tolerate my frustration, but he has trouble doing likewise. I’m sure we’ll work it out, as we always do, but part of me would really like to go back to his doctor and say, “Can’t you please return just a little bit of his hernia?”

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Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Not a NASCAR Fan” and could sympathize. I met my husband when my daughter was a year old, and he also drove recklessly. After patiently explaining many times how uncomfortable it was for me, I finally told him that if he wanted us to accompany him anywhere, I would be the one to drive.

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Verizon drops plan for $2 fee on some bill payments, cites customer feedback (NY TIMES) — Verizon Wireless has canceled plans to impose a $2 convenience fee on some bill payments, just a day after announcing the new policy.

The company said in a statement that it was dropping the plan in light of customer feedback.

“Verizon Wireless has decided it will not institute the fee for online or telephone single payments that was announced earlier this week,” it said.

“The company made the decision in response to customer feedback about the plan, which was designed to improve the efficiency of those transactions. The company continues to encourage customers to take advantage of the numerous simple and convenient payment methods it provides,” read the statement.

The announcement came hours after the Federal Communications Commission said it was planning to question Verizon about the new policy. The agency said it was “concerned about Verizon’s actions.”

Verizon Wireless’s announcement of a $2 “convenience fee” caught the attention of the Federal Communications Commission, which regulates telecommunications in the United States.

The F.C.C. said in a statement on Friday afternoon that it would look into the new fee, which goes into effect on Jan. 15.

“On behalf of American consumers, we’re concerned about Verizon’s actions and are looking into the matter,” the statement said.

Verizon said on Thursday that it would soon impose a $2 charge on customers who make onetime payments using credit or debit cards over the phone or online.

The announcement sparked protests from Verizon customers all over the Web. Verizon customers flooded Twitter with denunciations of the company, setting up online petitions and vowing to use paper to cost the company more money than it would raise through the new fee.

Others noted that the people who tended to pay at the last minute were often those who lived paycheck to paycheck.

The outsize reaction in many ways reflected the year that is now concluding. The economy has not improved much, consumers are fresh off their victory in getting Bank of America to rescind its own move to levy a small new monthly fee and airlines and other companies continue to ask customers to pay à la carte for goods and services that were once part of the standard price.

Then there was Verizon, making the announcement in the dead week between Christmas and New Year’s and calling its new charge a “convenience” fee.

Verizon did not respond to e-mails or phone calls requesting comment on the F.C.C.’s statement.

Ross Rubin, executive director of the Connected Intelligence unit at the NPD Group, a research firm, noted that the commission has historically looked into charges on cellphone bills.

In June, for example, the F.C.C. cracked down on “cramming,” unauthorized fees put onto a consumer’s phone bill by the phone company or a third party. As a result of an investigation, the F.C.C. fined four small phone companies $11.7 million.

Mr. Rubin said that the Verizon fee was likely designed to encourage customers to enroll in the free automatic payment plans, which will help ensure that bills are paid on time. That could help reduce the company’s overhead, because carriers incur hefty costs in trying to collect money from customers.

Of course, that could alienate Verizon customers who have unstable income — and it could be part of Verizon’s strategy to focus on better-off customers, Mr. Rubin said. Recent signs suggest that Verizon is focusing less on the lower tier of the market. Some of the latest smartphones offered by Verizon, like the Droid Razr ($300 with a two-year contract) and Galaxy Nexus ($250 with a two-year contract), are relatively expensive.

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Saturday, Dec. 31 Christmas with the Longfellows’ final day of Holiday House Tours 10 a.m. Through Saturday, Dec. 31, Christmas with the Longfellows: Holiday House Tours. “Visit the Longfellow House for a special holiday experience. This year’s seasonal decoration and interpretation, based on family letters and documents, focuses on 1861. Objects have been added to rooms to illustrate both the emergence of Christmas as the holiday we recognize today, and the impact of the Civil War on residents of the house and of Portland.

Wadsworth-Longfellow family members kept up with their usual habits and interests throughout the holiday season: Anne Longfellow Pierce participated in the war effort by making bandages, socks, shirts, and other supplies to be sent to soldiers in addition to her usual charity work; Lucia Wadsworth was interested in political affairs and city life, and also contributed knitted and sewn goods to the war effort. Tours: Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Last tour leaves at 4 p.m. Dec. 24 and 31, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Last tour leaves at 1 p.m. http://www. mainehistory.org/programs_events.shtml

NRCM Polar Bear Plunge and 5K Race 10:30 a.m. East End Beach, Portland. “Be bold in the cold with a plunge in at East End Beach and/or a walk or run around Back Cove to support the Natural Resources Council of Maine’s work to reduce global warming pollution.

Run/walk registration starts at 10:30 a.m. at Back Cove; Dip registration starts at 11:30 a.m. at East End Beach. Pre-register online at http://supporters.nrcm.org/register. The walk begins at 11, the run at 11:15, and the dip at noon — the ‘warmest’ part of the day!”

Last Blast in Old Orchard Beach 4:30 p.m. Last Blast in Old Orchard Beach, New Year’s Eve celebration. Town Square and on the beach; bonfire, marshmallow toasting, hot cocoa. 5:30 p.m., first fireworks display.

Celebrate New Year’s with the Pirates 5:30 p.m. Portland Pirates vs. Worcester Sharks, Kid’s New Year’s Celebration. Bud Light Saturday Night is Hockey Night. Celebrate New Year’s with the Pirates. “The game, an expected sellout, will mark the 17th season the Pirates have celebrated New Year’s featuring New England’s largest indoor fireworks display at the conclusion of the game.” www.portlandpirates.com/promotions.asp

‘Forbidden Broadway’s Greatest Hits, Volume I’ 7 p.m. Freeport Factory Stage presents: “Forbidden Broadway’s Greatest Hits, Volume I” — a musical roast of Broadway’s best on New Year’s Eve. Two performances at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Tickets are $25; call the box office at 865-5505 or purchase tickets online through the website at www.freeportfactory.com.

ICING: SPACE Gallery’s New Year’s Eve Bash 9 p.m. SPACE Gallery. “Ring in the new year SPACE style!

ICING, our popular New Year’s Eve bash, will be full of performances and surprises, with music, food, art installations, a champagne toast and the eventual descent into an all out dance party! Come see what everyone has been talking about and live it up, it is the last party of the year, so do it right! $50 for an individual ticket, or contact us (info@ space538.org, 828-5600) to purchase a virtual table of 10 for $400.”

Sunday, Jan. 1 Lobster Dip for Special Olympics in OOB noon. “Looking for something really cool to do on New Years day? How about taking a dip in to the icy waters of the Atlantic for a great cause? The annual Lobster Dip for Special Olympics takes place Jan. 1 at noon sharp at the Brunswick Hotel/Ocean Side Grill in Old Orchard Beach. teams or individuals. Call or email now for a registration packet. Costumes add to the fun.” Brunswick Hotel and Ocean Side Grill, 39 West Gran Ave., Old Orchard Beach.

Each dipper must raise a minimum of $100 in pledges in order to dip.” www.somaine.org

Monday, Jan. 2 Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Maine Historical Society presents “Dressing Up,” “a show about the choices we make to look our best. Every hat or shoe, buckle or brooch tells a tale of who we are, who we want to be, and how we want others to see us. And every social occasion makes its own demands, whether we’re fitting in for ceremonies or standing out for a special portrait. Drawing on never-before-seen artifacts — paintings, photographs, costumes, jewelry, fashion acces-

An Eastern Chipmunk pokes its head out of a burrow at Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park. The Freeport state park is offering nature programs at 2 p.m. on Sundays, Jan. 8 through Jan. 29, weather permitting. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) sories, and advertising art — Dressing Up explores the many ways Mainers have dressed themselves for special cultural roles and moments: from the 18th century to the 20th, from firemen to brides, from immigrants to Masons, from children to generals.” 489 Congress St., Portland.

From Jan. 2 to May 27. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $3 for children $8 for adults $7 seniors and students. www.mainehistory. org

Thursday, Jan. 5 Vein Healthcare Center free leg screenings 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Vein Healthcare Center will be giving free leg screenings. “Patient visits will include a venous exam of both legs, an overview of treatment options and an opportunity to have questions answered by Dr. Cindy Asbjornsen, one of the leading phlebology (vein health) specialists in Maine.

Though the leg screening is free, an appointment is required.”

Call the Vein Healthcare Center at 221-7799 to make an appointment, or visit www.veinhealthcarecenter.com for more information. The Vein Healthcare Center is located in South Portland at 100 Foden Road, Suite 307.

‘Preservation of Earth’ 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Opening Reception for Constellation Gallery artist Joanne Fitzpatrick, who presents “Preservation of Earth” — artistic renderings of pressed flowers accompanied by poetry reading. Light refreshments provided.

West Commercial St. zoning meeting 6:30 p.m. Neighborhood meeting for the J.B. Brown proposal on West Commercial St., hosted by the applicants.

The meeting is on Jan. 5 at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room at Reiche Community Center. The Planning Board hearing on this proposal will be on Tuesday, Jan. 10. J.B. Brown & Sons, represented by Vincent Veroneau, seek a zone map change in the area of 113 to 201 West Commercial St. According to a planning board memo, “The site is a 10.65-acre former rail yard and is predominantly vacant.

The applicants propose to change the zoning on the majority of the site (plus or minus 8.5 acres) from Waterfront Port Development (WPDZ) and Residential R-4, to Mixed Use Commercial, B-5b. While no fixed plans are in place for a specific development, the applicant has provided conceptual master plans of the site showing commercial office buildings and surface parking along West Commercial Street.” WENA meetings are held in the community space on the upper level of the Reiche Community Center, adjacent to the Reiche Community School at 166 Brackett Street. Meetings are at 6:30 PM, generally on the second Wednesday each month. www.wenamaine.org/Meetings. htm

Friday, Jan. 6 Auditions for Performance Troupes 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Auditions for Performance Troupes,

Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, 142 Free St. “Seeking actors ages 11-17 to join the Kids on the Block puppeteer troupe and/or the Youth Voices On Stage anti-bullying performance troupe. Audition will include improvisation. No experience necessary; new faces encouraged.” More information: www.kitetails.org, 828-1234, ext. 247.

Lucid Stage First Friday Art Walk 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Stop by Lucid Stage for a First Friday Art Walk reception from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The new show in the Lucid lobby gallery is “Trees” by artist Cindy Ciccotelli. Her medium is paper on canvas, and the subject is brightly colored, stylized trees.

First Friday Art Walk at Constellation 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. First Friday Art Walk at Constellation.

“Come watch Constellation Gallery artists create as you enjoy our art on display. Light refreshments.”

First Friday at the MCMA 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. First Friday at the Maine Charitable Mechanics Association, Jan. 6 will feature drawings from the MCMA drawing classes during the early 20th century.

Architectural drawings of Will S. Aldrich (ca.1888), who was a student and draughtsman for MCMA past President and renown architect John Calvin Stevens, along with blueprints and instruction samples from the school. 519 Congress St., Portland. Second floor, elevator accessible. FMI call 773-8396.

‘Reflection, Revelation, Resolution’ 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Gallery at Harmon’s & Barton’s presents “Reflection, Revelation, Resolution,” a collection of inspirational dance images by Maine photographer Arthur Fink and encaustic artist Lori Austill. 584 Congress St., Portland. First Friday Art Walk reception, exhibit and sale through January.

Refugee Women’s Craft Collective 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Meg Perry Center at 644 Congress St., Portland, First Friday Art Walk for The Refugee Women’s Craft Collective. “Imagine arriving in a country where everything, from language to social customs, is different from everything you have ever known. To a refugee, our country is another world. Many refugee women arrive uneducated and illiterate and have difficulty in adjusting to their new lives in America. It is difficult to find work because they are unable to afford childcare for their children. ... A group of refugee women have come together to form the Refugee Women’s Craft Collective as a way to support their families, eliminating the language barrier that they all face. The women in the group originate from areas such as, Burma, Iraq, Somalia, and Sudan. Please help us support the women as they work to rebuild their lives. You can make a difference in the lives of refugee women! For additional information on this event, please contact Jacqui Deveneau, jacquio50@yhaoo.com, 772-1051.” see next page

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Tireless Device: A Living Paper Dress 5 p.m. “Tireless device, a work in progress by Maria Paz Garaloces, brings together a number of different media, such as sculpture, installation, performance and design, which are merged together to create a fictional scene that focuses on aspects of beauty, drama, obsession and imagination. It is a multidimensional piece that explores the relationship between body and object and the object in action.

It also investigates the power of ‘the unexpected’ allowing the material to express itself, to express what was already hidden and had never been discovered.” Free at SPACE Gallery.

‘Axed! Slashes Through Stereotypes’ 8 p.m. “Who was Lizzie Borden? ‘Axed!’ is an evening of one-act plays by Carolyn Gage that explore the identity of one of the most misunderstood women in New England history. The plays will be presented at Lucid Stage in Portland at 8 p.m. on Jan. 6 and 7, and in a matinee performance at 2 p.m. on Jan. 8. Both of the plays present the alleged ax murderer through the eyes of women who had intimate connections with her. The first play, ‘Lace Curtain Irish,’ is a one-woman play featuring Denise Poirier in the role of Bridget Sullivan, the Irish maid who was present on the morning of the murders. This production, directed by Ariel Francoeur, premiered this fall in an Off-Off Broadway Festival. The second play, ‘The Greatest Actress Who Ever Lived,’ directed by Gage, takes a look at Lizzie through the eyes of her lesbian lover — the famous actress Nance O’Neil. In this play, Karen Ball, in the role of Nance, spars with a closeted tabloid reporter played by Joseida Lord.

The play also premiered this fall in New York at the Fresh Fruit LGBT Festival. The plays will be followed by a talkback with the playwright and the actors.” The event is a fundraiser for Lucid Stage, produced by Cauldron & Labrys Productions. Tickets for the event are $12 ($10 for students and seniors).

Saturday, Jan. 7 ‘The Real Stories of Incarcerated Women’ 1 p.m. From Jan. 5 to Jan. 31, Freeport Library will be hosting Family Crisis Services’ “More Than a Rap Sheet: The Real Stories of Incarcerated Women,” an exhibit featuring photographs and the poems of Maine’s incarcerated women. The exhibit will officially open on Jan. 7. At 1 p.m., FCS staff and women from the project will be discussing the roots of the exhibit and reading select poems. The snow date for the opening is scheduled for Jan. 11 at 6:30 p.m.

Family Crisis Services, the domestic violence agency for Cumberland and Sagadahoc counties, has been working with incarcerated women at Cumberland County Jail and Maine Correctional Center since 2000; a community where approximately 95 percent of the women have experienced domestic violence in their lifetimes.

Auditions for ‘Wiley and the Hairy Man’ 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Auditions for “Wiley and the Hairy Man” at the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, 142 Free Street, Portland. Seeking actors ages 8 to 17. Audition will include improv games and movement. No experience necessary; new faces encouraged. More information: www. kitetails.org, 828-1234, ext. 247.

22nd Annual Portland Bridal Show 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. “Don’t miss Maine’s most popular bridal show at the Holiday Inn By the Bay in Portland. Over 100 vendors and 900 brides will take part in this annual event.

You can plan your wedding in one day! Talk to professional caterers, bakers, photographers, florists, spa experts, DJs, bands, and more. Saturday night is Lover’s Night where grooms get in free. Be sure to stop into our VIB Lounge (Very Important Bride) to sample drinks from Pinnacle Vodka and Pine State Beverage. Attend our ‘Ask Amber’ Q & A session with Amber Small from Sweetest Thing Weddings, Floral Design, and Events. Each bride will get a copy of the 2012 Real Maine Weddings magazine, and be able to enter the 2012 Real Maine Wedding of the Year contest!”

Holiday Inn By the Bay, 88 Spring St., Portland. From Jan. 7 to Jan. 8. Saturday: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. $10 admission. $5 admission to the VIB Lounge Saturday night. Free for grooms on Saturday night. www. maineweddingassociation.com

Sunday, Jan. 8 Wolfe’s Neck Woods nature programs 2 p.m. Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, located in Freeport, is offering nature programs at 2 p.m. on Sundays through Jan. 29, weather permitting. Starting at the benches at the end of the second parking lot, one-hour-long guided

An intimate vérité portrait of the life and times of Josh “Skreech” Sandoval, a 23-year-old skate legend from the stagnant suburbs of Fullerton, Calif, “Dragonslayer” takes the viewer through a golden SoCal haze of lost youth, broken homes and abandoned swimming pools.

The film is screening Tuesday, Jan. 10 at SPACE Gallery. (COURTESY IMAGE) programs may include a walk, short talks, and other activities. No reservations are needed except for group use. The programs are free with park admission. Admission is $1 for ages 5-11, $3 for Maine residents ages 12-64; $4.50 for non residents ages 12 – 64; $1.50 for non residents 65 and older; admission is free for those under 5 and Maine residents 65 and older. For more information or to arrange for group visits, please call 865-4465.

Monday, Jan. 9 Saint Mary’s Garden Club event in Falmouth 11 a.m. “Saint Mary’s Garden Club will be presenting Rhonda Davis, from Harmon and Barton, inspiring us all to create beautiful arrangements to get us through the winter.

Open to the public.” The Regional Learning Center at Tidewater Farm, Clearwater Drive, Falmouth.

Contact: Wilma Sawyer, 781-4889. Fee: $10.

Full Moon Nature Walk At Maine Audubon’s Gilsland Farm Sanctuary, participants will take part in an exploration of nature at night. http://habitat.maineaudubon.org/articles/ Full-Moon-Nature-WalksJan-9/1136

Tuesday, Jan. 10 Historic Maine Storms 1:30 p.m. Falmouth Historical Society. “Meteorologist Joe Cupo, a member of WCSH Channel 6 News Center team, will discuss historic Maine storms. Joe enjoys studying history and especially how weather has played a role in historic events. Join us for this exciting presentation and hear about FHS future events while you enjoy the refreshments. Parking is on Blueberry Lane.” OceanView Community Room, 20 Blueberry Lane, Falmouth.

Film screening of ‘Dragonslayer’ 7:30 p.m. “‘Dragonslayer’ documents the transgressions of a lost skate punk falling in love in the stagnant suburbs of Fullerton, California in the aftermath of America’s economic collapse. Taking the viewer through a golden SoCal haze of broken homes, abandoned swimming pools and stray glimpses of unusual beauty, ‘Dragonslayer’ captures the life and times of Josh ‘Skreech’ Sandoval, a local skate legend and new father, as his endless summer finally collides with the future.” SPACE Gallery,538 Congress St., Portland. Admission $7; $5 for SPACE members. www. dragonslayermovie.com

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52, and still working the streets

Barbara Terry, 52, has worked nearly her entire adult life as a prostitute in the Bronx. She hopes to retire in a year or so to a house she bought upstate. (NY TIMES/JULIE GLASSBERG PHOTO)

BY COREY KILGANNON THE NEW YORK TIMES

Like many single mothers, Barbara Terry, 52, scrounged for baby sitters and leaned on her own mother while raising her four children and working the night shift.

But Ms. Terry is a prostitute who has worked nearly her entire adult life on the streets of Hunts Point, in the Bronx.

“When they were old enough to understand, I would tell them the truth,” said Ms. Terry, whose daughter and three sons are now grown. “I’d say, ‘This is how I’m supporting you.’ For me, it’s a business, a regular job.”

Yes, she said, she was arrested more than 100 times, sometimes landing at Rikers Island for several days or weeks — but that never deterred her from returning to this area of industrial warehouses and repair shops off the Bruckner Expressway.

By day, heavy industrial traffic fills the streets. By night, the traffic comes for other reasons. Years back, this prostitutes’ “track” bustled with working women, and Ms. Terry was front and center in garter belts and high heels and fur coats.

“It was beautiful out here then,” she said. “There was so much money out here, you wouldn’t believe it.”

The area is less active now than in the 1990s, when HBO made its “Hookers at the Point” documentaries, in which Ms. Terry appeared under a street name, Cleo, and flashed a youthful, toothy smile.

Those great teeth are gone, lost to diabetes, Ms. Terry said. She mostly works days now and dresses more conservatively. “Most women don’t make it to my age out here,” she said. “I call myself the last of the survivors.”

While it is impossible to corroborate all the details of an eventful life in a profession often synonymous with drug abuse, violence and tragic outcomes, the Correction Department confirmed that Ms. Terry had been jailed many times for prostitution over her career.

Today, Ms. Terry lives nearby in the Bronx, but she hopes to retire in a year or so to a house she bought upstate, she said on Tuesday at her usual spot on Whittier Street. She had a supply of condoms in her purse, a plastic cup of vodka and orange juice in her hand and a cellphone for steady customers.

Those customers, dates or tricks, can be lawyers, city workers, husbands, fathers or truckers heading in and out of the sprawling Hunts Point food mar-

kets.

Then there are the psychos. All the women out here have had friends attacked or cut or dumped dead somewhere. Last year, a man was arrested, and recently sentenced, for terrorizing prostitutes in the Bronx with a razor.

“I’ve survived because God was with me,” Ms. Terry said. “Every Sunday, my mother and grandmother prayed for me out here.”

She has shown younger workers the ropes: how to jump in a Dumpster to hide from the police, and how to stay alive. First, never enter a car with more than one person in it, and never let someone drive you out of the area.

Get your money up front — Ms. Terry charges $50 or $100 — and try to work with a buddy.

“You look for weapons, you check the back seat, and you go by your vibes,” she said. “If they look strange, you stay away.”

There have been close calls, like the time a trucker locked her in and tried to rape her.

“I never did drugs and never worked for a pimp for protection,” she said.

“What protection? If I’m in someone’s car, about to die, ain’t no pimp in there helping me.”

“I never carried a blade,” said Ms. Terry, who grew up in the Red Hook Houses in Brooklyn before her family moved to North Carolina for her teenage years. “My fists were my weapons.

I learned to fight growing up with nine younger brothers.”

Ms. Terry said she completed two years of college, training to be a medical lab technician, but by the time she was 21, her husband had left her and she had two children to support. All she knew about prostitutes was what she saw on “Starsky & Hutch,” but she knew about the Hunts Point action and came out on her own. She admits she became addicted to the stimulation of the street life.

“I love the excitement of coming out here and seeing all these beautiful people I know,” she said. “Even my dates are a comfort. This place has made me strong. It keeps you young.”

But she has slowed down. A year ago, she was in a bad accident and was hospitalized with a broken jaw and neck injuries. Her children, two of whom she says she put through college, beg her to get off the street.

“I’m the mother, so they can’t say anything,” she said. “When I’m ready to get off, I’ll get off.”

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Flannel Magazine presents 9 p.m. Flannel Magazine presents: Last Chance to Reason, Fall of Rauros, WARANIMAL, Death Cloud. Geno’s, 625 Congress St. WARANIMAL is Maine’s first band. Finally now that we have electricity we decided to start shredding on the gnar axe. Comprised of former members of Eld/ Gift of tongues, Backstabbers inc, and Reunion, WARANIMAL formed in the hyborean age and is now ready to party with you. http://www.facebook. com/pages/Genos-RockClub/106415422773796

if and it, Glass Fingers, Christopher Pulsoni 7 p.m. Local Sprouts Cafe hosts a New Year’s Eve Bash w/ if and it, Glass Fingers and Christopher Pulsoni. Dress up (or don’t), bring a date (or not), and celebrate with us at Local Sprouts! if and it — www. ifandit.com; Glass Fingers — www. glassfingers.net (voted best local album of the year by USM The Free Press. Local Sprouts Cafe, 649 Congress St., Portland. http:// www.localsproutscooperative.com/ calendar

NYE 2011 w/Mighty Mystic, others at Port City

Saturday, Jan. 7 8 p.m. New Year’s Eve 2011 w/Mighty Mystic, Soul Rebel Project and more at Port City Music Hall. Advance: Epiphany Celebration $20; door: $25; VIP: $40. Celebrate 7:30 p.m. The Choral Art SociNYE 2011 in a reggae style. Mighty ety’s annual Epiphany CelMystic, Soul Rebel Project, Royal ebration will be performed at Hammer, & DJ Queendem. Mystic the Williston-Immanuel Baptist began experimenting with the local Church, 156 High St., Portland. urban and Hip Hop Scene of the This performance, conducted by early 90’s, and started to develop Music Director Robert Russell, is a buzz. After several years and one of The Choral Art Society’s several small releases on the local most spiritual annual concerts scene, Mystic began to receive some On Saturday, Jan. 7, in New Gloucester, Cinder Conk will be playing as a duo comprised of double bass player, Xar Adelberg, and provides an opportunity to national attention when his “Put up who used to play with Ameranouche and Five Star Loser, and accordion player Matthew Schreiber, who just spent the summer reflect following the busy holiunu Hand” and “Friends” remix’s in Serbia immersed in Serbian Romani music, language, and a whole bunch of culture, and has composed music for films pro- day season. Tickets are available were featured on popular Dance/ duced in five different countries. (COURTESY PHOTO) online at choralart.org or by calling Club Compilation Album “Dancehall 828-0043. They are priced at $15 Devastation” by X-Mix. Mystic gious music series in the U.S. including at Carnegie Hall for advance sales and $20 at the door at time of the performance. says “his rising popularity is due partly to the exciting and has been a member of the Theater Chamber Players of The 2012 Epiphany Celebration features many works performed performance which he and his band ‘Strings of Thunder’ the Kennedy Center for many years. He has been an Artista cappella by the Camerata chorus, a small, select group of The deliver at their concerts.” This party goes til 2 a.m.! 18 plus. in-Residence at Harvard University, inaugurating Harvard’s Choral Art Society; the Meliora String Quartet: http://portcitymusichall.com/events.

Blodgett Artist-in-Residence program and performing at Cinder Conk in New Gloucester the 350th anniversary of Harvard’s founding. First Parish The Mallett Brothers Band New Year’s Party 7:30 p.m. Balkan power-duo Cinder Conk will perform a Unitarian Universalist Church, 425 Congress St., Portland.

8 p.m. Brothers Will and Luke Mallett, along with bassist concert at the New Gloucester Village Coffee House. Cinder Concerts are free and open to the public. 775-3356.

Nick Leen, started writing songs in early 2009. Over the Conk brings the brightness and energy of Eastern Europe’s course of late summer they talked some noteworthy Maine music-centered culture to New Gloucester for a night that musicians — Nate Soule (acoustic, electric guitar, vocals, Friday, Jan. 6 is sure to delight and transcend. songsmithing), Wally Wenzel (dobro, steel, keys, sound, Down to the Well at Geno’s songs, vocals, etc etc), and Brian Higgins (drummer - see Jerks of Grass at the St. Lawrence 8 p.m. Down to the Well, Yankee Cockfight, Devil Dinosaur Colepitz, Lost Cause Desperados, etc etc) - into hopping 7:30 p.m. St. Lawrence Arts Center presents the Jerks of and Filthy Still. Geno’s, 625 Congress St. Filthy Still: http:// into the proverbial truck. The result is an amalgam of very Grass. Set this evening aside as a time to relax and unwind www.facebook.com/pages/Filthy-Still/140212522692311; different musical backgrounds, leading to what we hope with after the holidays with an evening of warm and tradiDevil Dinosaur: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Devil-Dinois a very different, acoustic based sound. Empire Dine & tional bluegrass. Jerks of Grass are a high-energy bluegrass saur/127044380710205; Yankee Cockfight: http://www.faceDance, 575 Congress St. quartet from Portland. Gathered around one microphone in book.com/pages/Yankee-Cockfight/247439867172. Down to New Year’s Eve Party at Geno’s traditional style the group blens in their progressive roots the Well: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Down-To-The9 p.m. BORA, Clubber Lang, Dementia 5, The Outfits at becoming a formidable purveyor of their own brand of blueWell/106521134313 Geno’s. Come ring the New Year in with four of Portland’s rockin’est bands! With an extra hour to celebrate, we’re packing in the fun and surprises, so don’t miss it!

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ICING: SPACE Gallery’s New Year’s Eve Bash 9 p.m. “Ring in the new year SPACE style! ICING, our popular New Year’s Eve bash, will be full of performances and surprises, with music, food, art installations, a champagne toast and the eventual descendence into an all out dance party! Come see what everyone has been talking about and live it up, it is the last party of the year, so do it right!” $50/$40 before Dec. 1/$400 for a virtual table of 10, 21 plus.

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