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Possible tar sands oil pipeline worries environmental groups Crude oil coming to Portland? See the story on page 3

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Raw milk fans prevail See page 3

James McMann of Kennebunkport, who said he works in Portland and is a military veteran, started a daily protest Tuesday, walking up and down the sidewalk outside the OccupyMaine camp, carrying an American flag and a sign which reads: “U.S. flag should never be burned in protest.” A member of the encampment burned an American flag on Monday, inciting a backlash. McMann said he welcomes others to join him. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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Republicans see politics in Super Bowl ad (NY Times) — The most talked-about advertisement of the Super Bowl did not have a barely clothed supermodel, a cute puppy or a smart-aleck baby. It was a cinematic two-minute commercial featuring Clint Eastwood, an icon of American brawn, likening Chrysler’s comeback to the country’s own economic revival.

And within 12 hours of running, it became one of the loudest flashpoints yet in the early re-election campaign of President Obama, providing a reminder, as if one were needed, that in today’s polarized political climate even a tradition as routine as a football championship can be thrust into a partisan light.

Some conservative critics saw the ad as political payback and accused the automaker of handing the president a prime-time megaphone in front of one of the largest television audiences of the year.

“The leadership of auto companies feel they need to do something to repay their political patronage,” Karl Rove, the Republican strategist who served as President George W. Bush’s top political adviser, said on Fox News. “It is a sign of what happens when you have Chicago-style politics, and the president of the United States and his political minions are, in essence, using our tax dollars to buy corporate advertising.”

David Axelrod, President Obama’s chief political strategist, seized on the commercial almost immediately. He sent out a Twitter message shortly after it ran, declaring, “Powerful spot.” And, as if to underscore the Obama campaign’s lack of involvement in it, “Did Clint shoot that, or just narrate it?”

The White House cast the ad, which was accompanied by similar full-page newspaper advertisements on Monday, as an affirmation of the president’s economic policies. Asked by a joking reporter whether the commercial counted as an “in-kind contribution” from Eastwood, Jay Carney, Obama’s press secretary, said it merely laid out the facts, and indeed the ad resembled a main theme of the president’s State of the Union address last month.

“This president,” Carney said, “made decisions that were not very popular at the time that were guided by two important principles: one, that he should do what he could to ensure that one million jobs would not be lost; and two, that the American automobile industry should be able to thrive globally, if the right conditions were created.”

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Russian envoy meets Syrian leaders

LOS ANGELES (NY Times) — A federal appeals court panel ruled on Tuesday that a voter-approved ban on samesex marriage in California violated the Constitution, all but ensuring that the case will proceed to the United States Supreme Court.

The three-judge panel issued its ruling Tuesday morning in San Francisco, upholding a decision by Judge Vaughn R. Walker, who had been the chief judge of the Federal District Court of the Northern District of California but has since retired. The panel found that Proposition 8 – passed by California voters in November

BEIRUT, Lebanon (NY Times) — Russia’s foreign minister visited Syria’s top leaders in Damascus on Tuesday, at a moment when Western and Arab nations are withdrawing ambassadors and trying to isolate Syria diplomatically over its increasingly violent response to the 11-monnth-old popular uprising in the country.

The foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, was greeted by thousands of pro-government Syrians lining the capital’s streets and waving Russian flags of welcome. He pronounced his visit “very productive.”

The Russian diplomatic effort came as the United States, which has bitterly criticized Russia’s stance over the Syria crisis, suggested that it may provide “humanitarian aid to Syrians” without specifying how or to whom.

Russia, along with China, vetoed an Arab League-backed resolution at the United Nations Security Council on Saturday that called on President Bashar al-Assad to hand over some powers as part of a plan to defuse the crisis, which is increasingly resembling a civil war.

Rebuffing harsh criticism from the resolution’s sponsors and Western critics of Assad, the Russians insisted that the resolution amounted to outside interference in Syria’s affairs.

2008 by a margin of 52 percent to 48 percent – violated the equal protection rights of two same-sex couples that brought the suit. The proposition placed a specific prohibition in the State Constitution against marriage between two people of the same sex.

But the 2-1 decision was much more narrowly framed than the sweeping ruling of Judge Walker, who asserted that barring same-sex couples from marrying was a violation of the equal protection and due process clauses of the Constitution. The two judges in this case stated explicitly they were not deciding whether

there was a constitutional right for same-sex couples to marry instead ruling that the disparate treatment of couples under California law since the passage of Proposition 8 violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution.

“Although the Constitution permits communities to enact most laws they believe to be desirable, it requires that there be at least a legitimate reason for the passage of a law that treats different people differently,” Judge Stephen Reinhardt wrote in the decision.

“There was no such reason that Proposition 8 could have been enacted.”

U.S. planning to cut embassy staff in Iraq BAGHDAD (NY Times) — Less than two months after American troops left, the State Department is preparing to slash by as much as half the enormous diplomatic presence it had planned for Iraq, a sharp sign of declining American influence in the country.

Officials in Baghdad and Washington said that Ambassador James F. Jeffrey and other senior State Department officials are reconsidering the size and scope of the embassy, where the staff has swelled to nearly 16,000 people, mostly contractors.

The expansive diplomatic operation and the $750 million embassy building, the largest of its kind in the world, were billed as necessary to nurture a postwar Iraq on its shaky path to democracy and establish normal relations between two countries linked by blood and mutual suspicion. But the Americans have been frustrated by what they see as Iraqi obstructionism and are now largely confined to the embassy because of security concerns, unable to interact enough with ordinary Iraqis to justify the $6 billion annual price tag.

Romney’s returns revive scrutiny of offshore tax shelters WASHINGTON (NY Times) — Mitt Romney’s tax returns have drawn political scrutiny on multiple fronts, like his relatively low tax rates and the money parked in a Swiss bank account. But on Capitol Hill, his returns have caught the eyes of members of both parties for what appears to be his use of a type of complex shelter that has been debated for years in battles over evasion and fairness in the tax code.

The technique in question allows nonprofit institutions and large retirement funds to exploit the advantages of shell companies set up in tax havens like the Cayman Islands by invest-

ing money with private equity firms like Bain Capital, which Romney ran. Ordinarily, such private-equity investments are frequently subject to something called the unrelated business income tax. But by going offshore, pension funds, universities, foundations and even large Individual Retirement Accounts can structure those investments to avoid that heavy tax.

The technique has drawn bipartisan scrutiny in recent years from the Senate Finance Committee, complicating the confirmation of one of President Obama’s nominees, drawing negative attention to a Republican Treasury official

and eliciting scathing criticism of a well-known charity, the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

The committee’s chairman, Senator Max Baucus, Democrat of Montana, and its former ranking Republican, Senator Charles E. Grassley of Iowa, have moved to make it illegal.

Tax experts and former Senate Finance Committee staff members say that Romney’s I.R.A. appears to have used the technique, and that he may have benefited personally.

The attention suggests that Romney’s personal finances could remain an issue in the presidential campaign. And it highlights how, under the tax

code, legality and fairness are not necessarily the same thing.

In short, Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, may well become his party’s nominee, and could be elected the 45th president of the United States, but if history is a guide, he might have a difficult time making it through the Senate’s tax-sensitive confirmation process if he were merely a nominee to some other president’s cabinet.

Romney campaign officials did not return requests for comment. “I pay all the taxes that are legally required and not a dollar more,” Romney said during a debate shortly after releasing his tax returns.

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Possible oil pipeline to area worries environmentalists ‘We do not have an active project ... in terms of bringing western Canadian crude here,’ Portland Pipe Line rep says

BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Environmental groups, fearing that talks to pump "incredibly destructive" crude oil from Canada to Greater Portland are once again resurfacing, are opposing the project even before one is officially put in writing.

The Natural Resources Council of Maine is planning to join three other environmental groups in Portland this week to educate the public of the dangers of "tar sands" traveling from western Canada to South Portland, said Dylan Voorhees, the council's clean energy director.

The coalition plans to gather at the Casco Bay Ferry Terminal Thursday to speak out against the Keystone XL Pipeline, but also to discuss a yearsold proposal to reverse the flow of crude oil from Maine to Canada, officials said.

"It's an incredibly destructive and energy intensive process (to extract the tar sands)," said Voorhees, referring to the increased production of Canadian oil fields in Alberta.

"Ultimately, the larger context is that there's a large effort of getting tar sands crude oil out of Canada," he said. "It doesn't seem prudent on us to wait until there's an application to start learning about this because it's very clearly on the radar."

Voorhees cited a proposal by a Canadian oil company, Enbridge, before Canada's National Energy Board as evidence that plans are being made to export tar sands oil out of Canada.

The company's application seeks to reverse the flow of crude oil from western Canada, in the oil fields of Alberta, to pipelines connected to eastern cities like Montreal. The expectation is that Portland Pipe Line will then reverse the flow of its South Portland-Montreal pipeline, Voorhees said.

"Literally, it's called the phase one application," he said, referring to Enbridge's proposal.

But set plans for the crude oil to hit Maine's pipelines are far from certain, according to Portland Pipe Line, the company that owns the pipeline.

"We do not have an active project ... in terms of bringing western Cana-

dian crude here," said David Cyr, treasurer of Portland Pipe Line.

"That's the long and the short of it," he said.

Since the pipeline was built in 1941, Portland Pipe Line has shipped more than 4 billion barrels of crude oil to Canada, according to the company's website. The oil is shipped from various parts of the world and the line was first constructed to protect transport of oil to Canada from German U-boats.

Despite statements that a project is not active, Voorhees and others say they're not convinced.

The recent increased production of the Alberta oil fields means Canada is less dependent on foreign oil and are more interested in exporting it, Voorhees said.

"They're just taking a little bite out of it and hope to go under the radar," he said.

Enbridge officials did not return requests for comment.

The expectation that Portland Pipe Line would eventually seek to reverse the flow of its lines has also caught the attention of the Natural Resources Defense Council, National Wildlife Federation and the Sierra Club of Maine, which say there's a good reason people should be educated if or when a proposal is presented.

"We're talking about the world's dirtiest source of oil," said Glen Brand, director of Sierra Club Maine.

Tar sands crude is thicker, more corrosive and abrasive on pipes and requires higher pressure for transporting through pipelines, Brand said. For those reasons, environmentalists are worried about leaks along the pipeline route.

"That could pose a threat to Sebago Lake because the pipeline goes right along it," said Brand, adding that the lake supplies drinking water more than 15 percent of Mainers.

"That's why we want to start bringing public attention to it," he said.

The news conference is slated for 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the terminal located at 56 Commercial St. Later in the day, many of the same officials plan to host a discussion group at 7 p.m. at the Glickman Library at the University of Southern Maine's Portland campus.

The group discussion is open to the public, who are asked to RSVP by contacting Emmie Theberge, of the Natural Resources Council of Maine, at emmie@nrcm.org or 430-0105.

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Councilors approve fines for those who drop cigarette butts

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

It will soon be illegal to drop cigarette butts on public property in Portland.

City councilors on Monday night voted to amend Portland’s littering ordinance to include cigarette butts. Under the measure, butts are officially considered litter, meaning anyone caught dropping cigarettes in public can be fined $100.

The new rules take effect in 30 days.

"It's litter like everything else," Jan Beitzer, executive director of Portland's Downtown District, said in a recent interview. The Portland Downtown District helped orchestrate discussions on addressing tobacco litter.

"It's ending up in the gutter line, it's ending up around the tree wells," Beitzer said, adding, "So many people don't realize it's litter. They just think it's going to biodegrade — but it doesn't."

Prior to the change, tobacco products were not clearly identified as litter, but the ordinance measure ends that ambiguity. City police officers have authority to issue $100 fines to anyone caught tossing butts in public.

However, prior to a final decision, councilors voted 5-4 to eliminate a requirement that vendors of unpasteurized milk be required to display a placard detailing perceived health risks from drinking the product.

There is a running debate about whether raw milk is healthier than traditional pasteurized milk. Some say it is better for you, while others, including the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, warn against consuming raw milk.

Councilor John Anton, who proposed eliminating the placard measure, said the city shouldn’t require a placard at the farmer's markets when other raw milk vendors such as Rosemont are not required to display similar warnings.

Under existing farmer’s market rules, farmers must grow at least 75 percent of the products they sell at the farmer’s market.

Those same rules around local sources would apply for alcohol, along with others. For example, vendors looking to sell alcoholic beverages would need to carry a state of Maine farmhouse winery license, which comes with several regulations.

Raw milk, alcoholic beverages coming to city farmer’s markets

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Locally-sourced beer, wine and mead can be sold legally at Portland Farmer's Markets under an ordinance amendment approved this week by the city council, which also voted to allow unpasteurized milk at the farmer's markets.

Both measures, which were approved unanimously, will take effect in 30 days.

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At the Portland Farmer’s Market, Doug Donahue of Balfour Farm in Pittsfield displays raw milk, part of an order from Rosemont Bakery.

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Poisoned politics of Keystone XL On Monday, Stephen Harper, the prime minister of Canada, traveled to China for a week of highlevel meetings. He brought with him a handful of his cabinet ministers, including Joe Oliver, his tough-talking minister of natural resources who, until recently, had been withering in his scorn for the opponents of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, which President Obama rejected a few weeks ago.

The pipeline, of course, was intended to transport vast oil reserves in Alberta to the American refineries on the Gulf of Mexico.

Oliver no longer talks so freely about the environmental critics of the Keystone pipeline; all of Harper’s ministers have been instructed to ––––– stop making comments that The New York might be construed as interTimes fering in the American presidential election. But there are other, more diplomatic, ways to send messages.

Like going to China with your cabinet members and cutting energy deals with a country that has, as The Globe and Mail in Toronto put it recently, a “thirst for Canadian oil.” Oil, I might add, that may be a little dirtier than the crude that pours forth from the Saudi Arabian desert — that is one of the main reasons environmentalists say they oppose Keystone — but is hardly the environmental disaster many suppose.

I realize that President Obama rejected Keystone because, politically, he had no choice. My guess is that, in his centrist heart of hearts, the president wanted to approve it. But to give the goahead before the election was to risk losing the support of the environmentalists who make up an important part of his base.

I also understand that the Republican decision to force Obama’s hand was a political stunt, allowing them to denounce his decision during the campaign. As Jennifer Steinhauer put it in The Times recently, “Republicans are framing Keystone as an urgent jobs and energy project at a time of high unemployment and creeping gasoline prices.”

Surely, though, what the Keystone decision really represents is the way our poisoned politics damages the country. Environmental concerns notwithstanding,

Joe Nocera

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Flood the zone Every once in a while, the Obama administration will promulgate a policy that is truly demoralizing. A willingness to end the District of Columbia school voucher program was one such case. The decision to force Catholic social service providers to support contraception and other practices that violate their creed is another.

These decisions are demoralizing because they make it harder to conduct a serious antipoverty policy.

The essential truth about poverty is that we will never fully understand what causes it. There are a million factors that contribute to poverty, and they interact in a zillion ways.

Some of the factors are economic: the shortage of low-skill, entry-level jobs. Some of the factors are historical: the legacy of racism. Some of the factors are familial: the breakdown in early attachments between infants and caregivers and the cognitive problems that often result from that. Some of them are social: the shortage of healthy role models and mentors.

The list of factors that contribute to poverty could go on and on, and the interactions between them are infinite. Therefore, there is no single magic lever to pull to significantly reduce poverty. The

David Brooks ––––– The New York Times only thing to do is change the whole ecosystem.

If poverty is a complex system of negative feedback loops, then you have to create an equally complex and diverse set of positive feedback loops. You have to flood the zone with as many good programs as you can find and fund and hope that somehow they will interact and reinforce each other community by community, neighborhood by neighborhood.

The key to this flood-the-zone approach is that you have to allow for maximum possible diversity. Let’s say there is a 14-year-old girl who, for perfectly understandable reasons, wants to experience the love and sense of purpose that go with motherhood, rather than stay in school in the hopes of someday earning a middle-class wage.

You have no idea what factors have caused her to make this decision, and you have no way of knowing what will dissuade her.

But you want her, from morning until night, to be enveloped by a

thick ecosystem of positive influences. You want lefty social justice groups, righty evangelical groups, Muslim groups, sports clubs, government social workers, Boys and Girls Clubs and a hundred other diverse institutions. If you surround her with a different culture and a web of relationships, maybe she will absorb new habits of thought, find a sense of belonging and change her path.

To build this thick ecosystem, you have to include religious institutions and you have to give them broad leeway. Religious faith is quirky, and doesn’t always conform to contemporary norms. But faith motivates people to serve.

Faith turns lives around. You want to do everything possible to give these faithful servants room and support so they can improve the spiritual, economic and social ecology in poor neighborhoods.

The administration’s policies on school vouchers and religious service providers are demoralizing because they weaken this ecology by reducing its diversity.

By ending vouchers, the administration reduced the social intercourse between neighborhoods.

By coercing the religious charities, it is teaching the faithful to distrust government, to segregate themselves from bureaucratic see BROOKS page 5

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Newt driven by ‘personal hatred’ Some men grow in office, and others just swell.

Sam Rayburn said it, and Newt Gingrich proves it. During his 20 years in Congress, Gingrich swelled from a conservative pioneer to a disgraced speaker of the House. In resigning both his speakership and House seat, Gingrich said in 1998, “I’m willing to lead, but I’m not willing to preside over people who are cannibals.”

The “cannibals” of whom Gingrich was speaking, by the way, were his fellow Republicans.

Now Gingrich seeks the Republican nomination for the presidency, displaying the same qualities he has shown previously: venom, vitriol, vengeance and vanity.

The one v-word that is almost certain to escape him is victory.

Yet Gingrich is fun to watch, in the same way buildings are fun to watch when they get blown up and collapse in slow motion. He is good TV. The race would be duller without him.

And he remains a pioneer. Most candidates simply make victory or concession speeches after an election contest. But after the Nevada caucuses on Saturday, Gingrich decided to hold a self-destructive news conference instead.

Beaten by Romney by an incredible 29 percentage points (a 10 percentage point victory is considered a landslide), Gingrich decided that he had not lost because he had run a very sloppy campaign — he missed a scheduled meeting with the state’s popular

Roger Simon –––––

Creators Syndicate governor, he made few appearances, and he seemed disconnected from the outside world — but because of his evil archenemy, Mitt Romney.

Gingrich said he had lost because Romney was “fundamentally dishonest.” Further, Romney is “pro-abortion, pro-gun control and pro-tax increase” and doesn’t believe in Newt’s plan for the poor to “turn the safety net into a trampoline.”

(I am guessing Newt has never been on a real trampoline. On a trampoline, you go up and then you come down. Is that what the poor need?)

Newt could have delivered a prepared speech, but he decided to wing it, instead. As a result, even when he tried to be positive, his rhetoric was incredibly mushy.

“Our commitment is to seek to find a series of victories which by the end of the Texas primary will leave us about at parity with Gov. Romney,” Gingrich said, “and from that point forward to see if we can actually win the nomination.”

To seek to find? To see if we can actually win? Wow. That ought to fire up the troops. (Not that there are many

troops, another problem Gingrich has besides archenemies.)

Then Gingrich turned on Barack Obama, but not by presenting a superior jobs or economic plan to help the middle class.

“The Obama administration has declared war on religious freedom in this country,” Gingrich said. “As the average American comes to understand that, they will be repulsed by the arrogance and anti-religious bigotry of the Obama administration.”

Gingrich believes this is why he would make a better nominee than Romney, whom he denounces as “timid.” Gingrich believes that the “average American” wants over-thetop, scorched-earth attacks, and this is why he will destroy Obama in debates and stomp his way into the Oval Office.

Gingrich presumably decided to do all this at a news conference because he thought he could joust successfully with reporters, having been denied the opportunity to joust with Romney because there was no debate in Nevada.

Earlier on Saturday, a major story

by Jeff Zeleny and Jim Rutenberg appeared in The New York Times about Gingrich’s chief donor. About midway in the story, the two noted that Gingrich’s staff had advised Gingrich to rest up, “getting Mr. Romney’s attacks out of his head.”

So at the news conference, Zeleny asked Gingrich if he could go forward with Romney “still in his head.”

“I am sure that with a psychiatric degree that will get you a tremendous opportunity to have new clients,” Gingrich sneered in reply.

Maybe that would have gone over in front of a boisterous, partisan debate crowd, but at the news conference it just fell flat.

Gingrich soon ended the news conference, but not before pledging he would keep up his attacks because of the “the level of ruthlessness and the level of dishonesty” of Mitt Romney.

The overall impression the event left was best summed up by CNN senior analyst David Gergen, who said he could not remember a candidate for national office “so driven by personal hatred” as Gingrich.

Later, in a tweet, Gergen said: “can’t remember candidate so driven by ambition AND by personal hatred. ...

Newt wants revenge.”

But revenge upon whom? Romney?

All those people who do not see Gingrich’s true greatness, all who do not appreciate his shining genius, all those who are unworthy of him? All those cannibals whom he will force to turn upon each other rather than upon him?

“I’m actually pretty happy with where we are,” Gingrich said, saying he was looking forward to going on to campaign in other states.

When you fool other people, it’s called politics. When you fool yourself, it’s called delusion.

And that may be the true state Gingrich is in.

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America will be using oil — and lots of it — for the foreseeable future. It is the fundamental means by which we transport ourselves, whether by air, car or truck. Where do we get that oil? Mostly from countries that don’t like us, like Venezuela, which has the world’s second-largest oil reserves.

And here is Canada, a staunch American ally that has historically sold us virtually all of its crude exports. Over the past two decades, energy companies have invested tens of billions of dollars in the tar sands, so much so that Canada now ranks No. 3 in estimated oil reserves. Along with the natural gas that can now be extracted thanks to hydraulic fracturing — which, of course, all right-thinking environmentalists also oppose — the oil from the Canadian tar sands ought to be viewed as a great gift that has been handed to North America. These two relatively new sources of fossil fuels offer Amer-

ica its first real chance in decades to become, if not energy self-sufficient, at least energy secure, no longer beholden to OPEC. Yet these gifts have been transformed, like everything else, into political footballs.

In Canada, the Keystone XL controversy has created a surprising new resolve. “Keystone was a transformative turning point in terms of how Harper sees the bilateral relationship,” says Fen Hampson, a professor of international affairs at Carleton University in Ottawa. Instead of blithely assuming the United States would purchase its oil, Canada is now determined to find diverse buyers so it won’t be held hostage by American politics. Hence, the newfound willingness to do business with China. Canada has concluded that it simply can’t expect much from the United States, even on an issue that would seem to be vital to our own interests.

As it turns out, the environmental movement doesn’t just want to shut down Keystone. Its real

goal, as I discovered when I spoke recently to Michael Brune, the executive director of the Sierra Club, is much bigger. “The effort to stop Keystone is part of a broader effort to stop the expansion of the tar sands,” Brune said. “It is based on choking off the ability to find markets for tar sands oil.”

This is a ludicrous goal. If it were to succeed, it would be deeply damaging to the national interest of both Canada and the United States. But it has no chance of succeeding. Energy is the single most important industry in Canada. Three-quarters of the Canadian public agree with the Harper government’s diversification strategy. China’s “thirst” for oil is hardly going to be deterred by the Sierra Club.

And the Harper government views the continued development of the tar sands as a national strategic priority.

Thus, at least one country in North America understands where its national interests lie. Too bad it’s not us.

The Obama administration operates in a technocracy BROOKS from page 4

overreach, to pull inward.

Members of the Obama administration aren’t forcing religious organizations to violate their creeds because they are secular fundamentalists who place no value on religious liberty. They are doing it because they operate in a technocracy.

Technocrats are in the business of promulgating rules. They seek abstract principles that they can apply in all cases. From their perspective, a rule is fair when it can be imposed uniformly across the nation.

Technocratic organizations take diverse institutions and make them more alike by imposing the same rules. Technocracies do not defer to local knowledge. They dislike individual discretion. They like consistency, codification and uniformity.

Technocratic institutions have an unstated theory of how change happens. It’s the theory President Obama sketched out at the beginning and end of his State of the Union address: Society works best when it is like a military unit — when everybody works together in pursuit of a mission, pulling together as one.

But a realistic antipoverty program works in the opposite way. It’s not like a military unit. It’s like a

rain forest, with a complex array of organisms pursuing diverse missions in diverse ways while intertwining and adapting to each other.

I wish President Obama would escape from the technocratic rationalism that sometimes infects his administration. I wish he’d go back to his community-organizer roots. When he was driving around Chicago mobilizing priests and pastors on those cold nights, would he really have compelled them to do things that violated their sacred vows?

I don’t think so. I think if that Barack Obama possessed the power he has today, he’d want to flood the zone with as much rich diversity as possible.

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He said he sat down "not more The signs are in the baththen a month or so ago" with his rooms, slapped up against sales rep and told Restaurant. the juke box and on every com he would stop accepting wall, and hanging under the certificates immediately old school sports pennants. "due to being taken advantage That's why I was taken by of and because of the lousy cansurprise Monday, when I cellation policy." saw a not-very-funny, soberMinervino said he couldn't ingly serious front door sign recommend Restaurant.com, stating that my coveted $50 "not to promote your business, off a $100 Restaurant.com not for anything. I do have to voucher would not be honsay, though, I did pick up a few ored. new customers and that was Around since 1999, Resnice." taurant.com is the grandAccomando acknowledged daddy of hospitality in a second email communicadiscount marketing. Long tion with The Portland Daily before Groupon and Living Sun that Restaurant.com was Social became a daily way aware of Samuel's request of shopping, the Arlington for a cancellation. But AccoHeights, Ill. company has mando did not comment on been working to get consumMinervino's complaint allegers to try new and different ing overselling and unauthorrestaurants nationwide by ized excessive discounting of offering vouchers for a set the certificates. Instead she dollar amount at a deeply issued the following statediscounted cost. Unlike its ment: "<span style="color: competition, Restaurant.com #1f497d;">Samuel’s requested does not give money back to a cancellation in November, the establishment, instead but Restaurant.com has been offering exposure and wideunable to get in contact with spread, repetitious marketthe owner since then. Per ing in return for program TOP: Right or wrong, voucher or not, there’s always an impressive deal to be had the 90-day notice, the restauat Samuel’s. Call and ask about happy hour specials and 2-4-1 pizza nights and rant will be removed from participation. The restaurequest Josie if you’re looking for an experienced server with a great sense of rants enter into a contracthe Restaurant.com site this humor and an off-color joke. ABOVE LEFT :A sign at Samuel’s on Forest Avenue Friday."</span> tual relationship permitting notifies customers that a Restaurant.com gift certificate discount will not be honRestaurant.com to sell a speShe want on to say that ored. BOTTOM LEFT: An example of the discount coupon.(NATALIE LADD PHOTOS) cific number of certificates Restaurant.com guarantees per month and in which the 100 percent customer satisfacis from Portsmouth, and he told me they weren't restaurants agree to provide a 90-day lead time tion and anyone with an unused voucher is entitled monitoring who was buying them or how many they before withdrawing from the program. to a full refund. The company has a clean record were selling. It was supposed to be, 'We're selling According to Samuel's owner, Sam Minervino, with the Better Business Bureau and stands behind this amount of certificates for this certain price,' but something went wrong, leading him to hang the their policies, stating, "We're definitely the first in they went nuts and I can't afford to do it." sign during the slowest time of year in the restauthe daily deal space and are proud of our satisfacThe Restaurant.com cancellation procedure rant business. tion ratings." requires the establishment to accept all certificates "They were only supposed to sell one certificate Looking to put the ordeal behind him and hoping for 90 days after informing the company they no per person per month, and not for three bucks. I his regular and new customers understand his prelonger wish to participate. Unaware of Samuel's hardly do any advertising, and this seemed like a dicament, Minervino said, "I did it to get through decision to abruptly stop taking outstanding vouchgood idea to get new people to try the place, but it these three or four rough winter months and am ers, Restaurant.com communications manager, was a mess. They sold them for like a dollar each or looking forward to nice weather when we can open Christin Accomando, said, "They (Samuel's Bar and something on Christmas Eve, and I had one week up the patio." When I reminded Sam that his patio Grill) should not be doing that. They are contracwhere the same guy came in every night with a $25 is a few picnic tables in the parking lot overlooking tually obligated to to honor any outstanding cercertificate. My Restaurant.com sales rep guy, Jerry, Morrills Corner, he laughingly said, "Yeah, isn't it tificates if the cancellation process is in the works. great! Believe it or not, it really helps business to be able to stand around outside."

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DAILY SUN STAFF REPORTS The Portland Daily Sun has moved its offices to the Time & Temperature Building on Congress Street and this month is celebrating three years of publishing.

The free daily distributes an average of 13,000 copies daily Tuesday through Saturday and is available at 350 store locations and red newspaper boxes throughout the city.

Along with the office move, The Sun has made other changes including announcing its new motto: "News That Matters — Free."

"It nicely captures what we're about," said The Sun's publisher Mark Guerringue, who co-owns three other free dailies in Conway, Laconia and Berlin, New Hampshire. "Each day The Sun reports the top local news stories, publishes an opinion section that features letters and local and New York Times columnists, and offers a wrap-up of national and state news, a few comics and puzzles, and a lively calendar."

"It's a great, quick read, and readers tell us they love it," says Guerringue," and, of course, unlike the Portland Press Herald, it's free."

Financially, the paper still struggles, admits Guerringue. "This is the fourth start-up I've been involved with, and none have been easy. When you start up as small as we do, it takes time to build readership, time for a staff to come together and time for advertisers to recognize the paper's value."

Guerringue says after many changes during its formative years, the paper is now hitting its stride and expects to grow substantially this year. "We're poised for it, the pieces are in place," he said.

The editorial staff includes David Carkhuff, who has been with the paper since it started in 2009 and in May took over as day-to-day editor; City Editor and Buxton native Casey Conley, also a start-up veteran; and Matt Arco, a reporter who joined the paper last year. He last worked at a newspaper in New Mexico.

The Sun's sales and marketing staff includes Portland native Joanne Alfiero, and Natalie Ladd, who formerly ran the Trade Exchange and whose weekly hospitality column, "What It's Like," on the restaurant industry, is widely read.

As a media sponsor, The Sun also partners with many local organizations including Portland Ovations, the Sea Dogs and the Pirates.

The look of The Sun also has changed. Large headlines, photos and teasers now dominate the front page. "It's bold and clean looking," said Carkhuff. "It eliminates jumping the stories off the front page. All start and finish inside, making it easier to read. It just looks and feels better."

The next upgrade is to The Sun's website, which is expected to be online by the end of February. "We've done a lot in a short of period of time," Guerringue said.

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Verrill Dana attorney wins Maine Bar Foundation new lawyer award Verrill Dana attorney Nora Healy was presented with the Maine Bar Foundation Fellows New Lawyer Award at the foundation’s annual meeting, the firm reported.

The award, named for former Bar Foundation president Arnie McDonald, is given to attorneys who have been licensed for fewer than 10 years and have made outstanding contributions to the legal community through pro bono service or other contributions. Healy was awarded the “Arnie” for her service to the boards of the Cleaves Law Library, Wolfe’s Neck Farm and the Freeport Shellfish Commission in addition to her pro bono efforts on behalf of the Volunteer Lawyers Project and on environmental projects and issues, Verrill Dana reported.

Also honored at the annual meeting was Verrill Dana alum Beth Dobson, who was presented with the Glassman Award. The award is presented to a woman who is a member of the Maine Bar and has helped women advance in the legal profession, been a role model for women lawyers and educated the legal community on the status of women in the profession.

Walmart to label healthy foods

BY STEPHANIE STROM THE NEW YORK TIMES

As part of its promise last year to improve the nutritional quality of the food it sells, Walmart said on Tuesday that it had devised standards to determine what is healthy and would label the foods that meet those standards.

The new label, bright green with the words Great for You, will first appear on the retailer’s own Great Value and Marketside food items this spring, as well as on signs around fresh fruits and vegetable displays. But Walmart executives said the company planned to allow other brands to use the label without paying any licensing fee on products that meet the criteria.

“This is not meant to lecture our customers,” Leslie A. Dach, Walmart’s executive vice president for corporate affairs, said in a telephone interview. “They can buy a dessert when they want to. But when they want to buy a

cracker, we can help them steer them to a healthier cracker if that’s what they’re looking for.”

Walmart, which has already lowered the prices on fresh fruits and vegetables, is not the first company to try to promote healthy foods. But as the country’s largest grocery store chain and one that caters in particular to budget-conscious consumers, it plays an influential role in the health of American families. Its efforts have won the support of Michelle Obama, the first lady, who has made healthy eating and reducing childhood obesity a priority.

Walmart has also been working with suppliers of national brands and private label products to reduce sodium, added sugar and trans fats in some 165 products it sells. Sodium, for example, has been cut by more than 70 percent in fresh steaks, roasts and other muscle cuts of beef.

It has built 23 stores in places like Fort Stockton, Tex., and Staf-

ford, Va., that serve “food deserts,” neighborhoods that lack full-service grocery stores, and it has worked with suppliers to cut the costs of items like reduced-fat peanut butter and fat-free salad dressing.

And it said customers who bought fruits and vegetables at Walmart last year would have spent $1 billion more buying similar products at competing stores.

“We’ve been very focused on cutting costs in supply chain to help us achieve this,” said Andrea Thomas, senior vice president for sustainability at Walmart.

Experts on nutrition and health generally commended the standards the company established for the Great for You label. “The criteria are pretty strict, I’ll give them credit for that,” said Marion Nestle, professor of nutrition, food studies and public health at New York University. “The label will only go on to about one-fifth of their products.”

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Veteran protests flag burning at Occupy camp

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Blogs and Facebook pages are ablaze with debate after OccupyMaine camper Harry Brown lit an American flag on fire Monday at the protest group's Lincoln Park encampment. But there's one Mainer who said he felt spurred into doing more than talking about the controversial flag burning; he's protesting it.

James McMann of Kennebunkport, who said he works in Portland and is a military veteran, started his daily protest Tuesday, walking up and down the sidewalk along Congress Street outside the camp, carrying an American flag and a sign. The sign reads: "U.S. flag should never be burned in protest." McMann vowed to return every day on his lunch hour to protest outside the camp, which is under a city directive to disband by 8 a.m.

Friday.

"I'm basically protesting the burning of the flag and then also protesting what's going on here," McMann said. "Burning the flag in the manner in which Mr. Brown did it, was disrespectful and it's uncalled for."

On Monday, Brown set fire to a flag that had flown at the camp; he told the Portland Press Herald the flag no longer served its purpose just as the encampment no longer served its purpose. Efforts by The Portland Daily Sun to contact Brown Tuesday were unsuccessful.

On Monday, OccupyMaine wrote, "The choice for one individual member of Occupy Maine to burn a flag is that one person's voice as an autonomous act." The group also stated its support for the country, Tweeting, "We

James McMann of Kennebunkport stands at the corner of Congress and Franklin streets with his sign protesting the burning of an American flag. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

honor the flag of the United States of America and the republic for which it stands."

But the issue continued to roil the public. Some accused Brown of trying to stir up publicity about the city's order that the camp vacate Lincoln Park. Addressing one of his critics, Brown himself wrote on Facebook: "The idea that it was a cheap publicity stunt is only your opinion, which I am more than willing to admit that you are entitled to. Why is it that you are not willing to allow me the same freedom of speech? Is it because you are afraid of what I have to say?"

After a judge ruled the encampment was not protected by the state or fed-

eral constitution, freeing the city to evict the protesters, Brown told The Portland Daily Sun, "I'll stay until they drag me out of here and put me in jail." Brown is also a plaintiff in the group's lawsuit against the city. He said he is a former employee of the city who is now homeless.

McMann challenged the notion that OccupyMaine can distance itself from the flag burning incident.

"He's associated with what's going on here," McMann said.

"He's part of the cause, and by being part of the cause, you're associated with it," he said.

McMann said he served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in South

America and in Europe. He hopes to come out on his lunch hour, with his American flag and protest sign, until the camp is gone.

"Burning the flag in the manner in which he did it just solidified and pushed me to the point to where I had to come out and do something, and I think I'm probably not the only one who disagrees with what happened," McMann said.

"This is a public area, this is a park, a public park is designed for enjoyment and recreation for everybody.

And look at this," McMann added, gesturing to the park, which remains home to a scattering of tents and a giant dumpster.

"I believe they have a right to protest, but I believe the manner in which they're doing things is absolutely incorrect," he said.

McMann also challenged OccupyMaine's message of income inequality, in which the group — as is true with Occupy Wall Street — charges that the "99 percent" are treated unfairly and the "1 percent" or the wealthiest Americans hold inordinate sway.

"I work, so this is my lunch break," McMann said. "If you want to call it that, I may represent the ‘other 99 percent,’ the people that believe in this country, the people that want to work hard, that actually think, that you as a person if you work hard enough in this country, you'll be rewarded, you don't have to expect entitlements."

McMann said OccupyMaine should clean up the park.

"They seem to be expecting so much from their country and its people, maybe they should give back a little bit more," he said.

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Gorham man wins Maine Millionaire lottery prize DAILY SUN STAFF REPORTS A mistake made a Gorham man a “Maine Millionaire,” the Maine Lottery reported this week.

Robert Mazzanotte of Gorham asked a clerk at the Hannaford grocery store in Gorham for a Maine Millionaire instant ticket and handed her a $20 bill. “He then asked for his change back thinking it was a $10 ticket,” the Maine Lottery reported.

“The clerk told him it was a $20 ticket, but she could take it back and get him something else. He told her that since it was his mistake he would keep the ticket. Good decision!”

Mazzanotte won the $1 million instant ticket prize. He has since claimed his prize.

State high court upholds Gurney murder conviction PORTLAND — A Portland man serving 60 years behind bars for strangling his girlfriend and cutting

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her head off was denied an appeal of his conviction by Maine’s high court, according to published reports.

The Maine Supreme Court upheld Chad Gurney’s conviction for killing 18-year-old Zoe Samacki in May 2009, according to the Associated Press.

Gurney strangled Samacki in his apartment and set fire to her body.

Gurney’s attorney argued his client was not criminally responsible because he suffered mental problems and was having a psychotic episode, according to reports.

The high court ultimately agreed with prosecutors who said Gurney knew what he was doing when he killed Samacki, and rejected Gurney’s appeal.

President Obama coming to Maine in March, Maine Democratic Party says President Obama will be coming to Maine on Friday, March 30, the Maine Democratic Party reported on its Facebook page Monday.

“He’s coming March 30, most likely for two fundraising events, but the details are yet to come,” said Lizzy Reinholt, communications director for the Maine Democratic Party.

Obama’s arrival here was a decision made by the campaign, she said.

Parties to caucus in Maine — GOP on Saturday; Democrats on Feb. 26 Portland Republicans will hold their biennial caucus on Saturday, Feb. 11, at 9:30 a.m. at the Riverton Elementary School at 1600 Forest Ave. in Portland, party secretary Steven Scharf reported.

The caucus is the municipal party’s biennial meeting to elect delegates to the county committee, state convention, ratify the membership and bylaws of the group. “It is also the rank and file’s opportunity to provide feedback on the party’s nominees for President and Congress,” Scharf reported.

Maine Democrats will caucus at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 26. Local caucus locations include Ocean Gateway terminal in Portland; and Memorial Middle School in South Portland, according to Maine Democrats.

For more information about the Maine Republican caucus, contact Committee Chair, Patrick Calder at 232-0944 or at PatrickCalder@Hotmail.com or Scharf at 400-9176 or at SCSMedia@aol.com.

For more information about the Maine Democratic caucus, visit www. mainedems.org/caucus.

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After outcry, a top official resigns at Komen

BY JENNIFER PRESTON THE NEW YORK TIMES

Karen Handel, a former Republican candidate for governor in Georgia who joined the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation last year, resigned Tuesday morning as senior vice president for policy just days after the foundation reversed its decision to cut funds for breast cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood affiliates amid an uproar.

Ms. Handel, who called for eliminating government money to Planned Parenthood during her 2010 campaign, was among the organization’s senior leaders who helped persuade Komen’s board to change its policy late last year, resulting in a halt of grants to 19 of Planned Parenthood 83 affiliates, which received nearly $700,000 from the Komen foundation last year.

In a radio interview with the conservative talk show host Scott Hennen, Mitt Romney waded into the debate, saying that he did not think Komen executives should have changed their mind over cutting off funds to Planned Parenthood. Ms. Handel noted in her letter of resignation to Nancy G. Brinker, Komen’s chief executive and founder, that she was unhappy that she had been portrayed as singlehandedly driving the decision within Komen to eliminate its relationship with Planned Parenthood because of her ideology.

Ms. Handel said the decision had been “fully vetted by every appropriate level within the organization,” and that the discussion about Komen’s changing

from abortion opponents its relationship with Planned was troubling to senior leadParenthood because of presers, including Ms. Brinker, sure from antiabortion advoformer employees of Komen cates predated her arrival at said. the organization last April.

But Komen’s board mem“I am deeply disappointed bers and senior leaders did by the gross mischaracterizanot anticipate the public tions of the strategy, its ratiooutcry over their decision nale and my involvement to cut funding to Planned in it,” Ms. Handel said. “I Handel Parenthood. The move openly acknowledge my role shocked many longtime in the matter and continue to supporters, who expressed unhappibelieve our decision was the best one ness that Komen was bowing to politifor Komen’s future and the women we cal pressure and that the result might serve. However, the decision to update lead to services being cut to low-income our granting model was made before women.

I joined Komen, and the controversy At the same time, antiabortion advorelated to Planned Parenthood has long cates praised Komen’s move and crebeen a concern to the organization. Neiated their own social media campaign ther the decision nor the changes themon Facebook, Stand with Komen. But selves were based on anyone’s political after Komen changed its mind, some beliefs or ideology.” antiabortion leaders called on supportFormer Komen employees said the ers to no longer support Komen. organization and its affiliates have In a statement Tuesday accepting been grappling with complaints in Ms. Handel’s resignation, Ms. Brinker recent years from abortion opponents used language that suggested that who have threatened to disrupt Komen Komen was trying to restore confidence events and to boycott sponsors because among supporters that it is a nonpartiof the financial support given to san organization focused on its mission Planned Parenthood for breast cancer “to find a cure and eradicate breast screenings. cancer.”

In addition, last summer, CathoAlthough Komen reversed its decilic bishops in Ohio called upon their sion on Friday, criticism of the organiparishioners to boycott running races zation continued over the weekend and sponsored by Komen because, in addiincluded a Twitter campaign started tion to the Planned Parenthood grants, on Super Bowl Sunday called #takethe organization gave money for breast backthepink aimed at pointing people cancer research to medical centers that to other ways to support breast cancer were also doing stem cell research. research.

The steady drumbeat of criticism

White House may compromise on contraception The White House may be open to compromising on a new rule that requires religious schools and hospitals to provide employees with access to free birth control, a senior strategist for President Obama said on Tuesday morning.

David Axelrod, who serves as a top adviser to Mr. Obama’s re-election campaign, said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program that the president would “look for a way” to address the vocal opposition from Catholic groups who say the rule forces them to violate their religious beliefs against contraception.

“We certainly don’t want to abridge anyone’s religious freedoms, so we’re going to look for a way to move forward that both provides women with the preventative care that they need and respects the prerogatives of religious institutions,” Mr. Axelrod said.

The comments come as last month’s decision has prompted a furor among religious groups while providing Mr. Obama’s Republican opponents with fresh ammunition to claim that the president wants the federal government to control the provision of health care.

Mitt Romney, the president’s likely Republican opponent in the fall, seized on the issue in a campaign appearance in Colorado late Monday evening.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You like seeing how others live, and you’ll enjoy today’s peek into a lifestyle that’s similar to yours, with a few obvious differences. Reserve judgment, and learn all you can.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

There are those who want you when they need something and until then are quite scarce. You know the type, and you’re careful not to present yourself in such a manner to anyone else.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

Enthusiasm and determination are traits that will carry you far in any endeavor.

In order to maintain these qualities, you must be continually inspired. It may not occur naturally, so arrange for it.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You have friends and well-wishers, but even the best of them will sometimes fall down on the job. Take steps to further develop a spiritual belief and practice that supports you in good times and bad.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Stay aware. There are those who will give you gifts that are more beneficial to them than they are to you. You’ll feel good around the ones who really do appreciate you.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 8). Satisfaction is close at hand. You’ll feel free to express your true feelings, and you’ll use your talents for a high purpose. The shoes you are asked to fill in March may not be big exactly, but they sure are fancy. In June, spontaneous travel brings good fortune. A secret admirer becomes known in August. Pisces and Taurus people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 43, 1, 22, 36 and 14.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Perfection is impossible, though it makes you feel good to work toward your ideal scenario anyhow. One small step will make a world of difference. It beats focusing on everything that’s wrong!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Games are favored. Instead of competing on a subconscious level, bring it out in the open. Consider setting up a kind of contest, complete with real rules and rewards.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’ll enjoy the bit of pretention here and there that spices up today’s social interactions. It adds just the element of ridiculousness that will have you remembering this time and talking about it for years to come.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You may be feeling shyer than usual, which produces an attractive glow of mystery around you. You’ll love how someone draws you out of your shell and makes you feel special and valued.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). A friend will figure strongly into the day’s action.

There is always a bit of chaos around this person -- sometimes intriguingly so and other times annoyingly so. You’ll have to decide how deeply you should get involved.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Kidding is a form of love. You’ll find a way to make someone you care about blush, giggle or get a little bit flustered. This sweet impression will last a lifetime.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). One significant difference between people and zoo animals is that people often get to design their own cages. You’ll have choices. Choose the one that gives you the most space -- and possibly an

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Wednesday, Feb. 8, the 39th day of 2012. There are 327 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 8, 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England after she was implicated in a plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I. On this date: In 1693, a charter was granted for the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg in the Virginia Colony.

In 1837, the Senate selected the vice president of the United States, choosing Richard Mentor Johnson after no candidate received a majority of electoral votes.

In 1862, the Civil War Battle of Roanoke Island, N.C, ended in victory for Union forces led by Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside.

In 1904, the Russo-Japanese War, a conflict over control of Manchuria and Korea, began as Japanese forces attacked Port Arthur.

In 1910, the Boy Scouts of America was incorporated.

In 1922, President Warren G. Harding had a radio installed in the White House.

In 1942, during World War II, Japanese forces began invading Singapore, which fell a week later.

In 1952, Queen Elizabeth II proclaimed her accession to the British throne following the death of her father, King George VI. In 1968, three college students were killed in a confrontation with highway patrolmen in Orangeburg, S.C., during a civil rights protest against a whites-only bowling alley.

In 1971, NASDAQ, the world’s first electronic stock exchange, held its first trading day.

In 1989, 144 people were killed when an American-chartered Boeing 707 filled with Italian tourists slammed into a fog-covered mountain in the Azores.

In 1992, the XVI Olympic Winter Games opened in Albertville, France.

In 2002, The Winter Olympics opened in Salt Lake City with an emotional tribute to America’s heroes, from the pioneers of the West to past Olympic champions to the thousands who’d perished on Sept. 11.

One year ago: Wael Ghonim (WY’-uhl gohNEEM’), a Google executive who’d helped ignite Egypt’s uprising, appeared before protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square for the first time after being released from detention; he told them, “We won’t give up.”

Today’s Birthdays: Composer-conductor John Williams is 80. Newscaster Ted Koppel is 72. Actor Nick Nolte is 71. Comedian Robert Klein is 70. Actor-rock musician Creed Bratton is 69.

Singer Ron Tyson is 64. Actress Brooke Adams is 63. Actress Mary Steenburgen is 59. Author John Grisham is 57. Actor Henry Czerny is 53. Rock singer Vince Neil is 51. Rock singer-musician Sammy Llanas is 51. Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa P. Jackson is 50.

Actress Mary McCormack is 43. Rock musician Keith Nelson is 43. Retired NBA player Alonzo Mourning is 42. Actor Seth Green is 38. Actor Josh Morrow is 38. Rock musician Phoenix is 35.

Rock musician Jeremy Davis is 27. Rock musician Max Grahn is 24. Actor Ryan Pinkston is 24.

Actress Karle Warren (“Judging Amy”) is 20.

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Clifford is the last person I would have expected to do this.

I know I can be difficult, but he’s not perfect, either. I love him and thought he felt the same. He says he doesn’t know whom he wants to be with, but he spends all his time with his girlfriend, so I don’t have much of a chance of getting him back.

We have two grown children who are totally disillusioned and disappointed in their father. Do I wait for him to decide?

For how long? -- Crushed Heart Dear Crushed: See a lawyer immediately. Whatever Clifford decides, you must protect yourself financially in the interim. Make the necessary arrangements to manage on your own should that turn out to be the case. We also recommend you get some counseling to help you deal with the uncertainty of your situation and prepare for the possibility that your marriage is over. How long you are willing to stay in limbo is up to you, but don’t feel pressured to rush into anything.

Clifford may ask for a divorce, he might return to you, or you could get tired of waiting and want out.

Dear Annie: My husband and I both work and make good incomes. He has two daughters, now aged 16 and 19, and I have been their stepmom for 12 years. I love them dearly.

Last Christmas, each child received nearly $400 in cash gifts from the extended family. A week later, both girls saw jackets they wanted. I said we would pay half and they could use some of their Christmas money to contribute the other half. One chose to buy a $140 jacket. The other decided not to buy anything. I find that they are choosier when they chip in.

My husband was irked that I required them to pay half. He prefers that they have minimal financial pressure so they can concentrate all their time and effort on schoolwork and not worry about getting a job. What do you think? -- Stepmom Dear Stepmom: We’ve got your back on this one. It’s not as if the girls needed the money to buy food. Asking them to help pay for nonessential luxury items, especially when they have plenty of cash to do so, teaches them something about financial responsibility and delayed gratification. Overindulgence, no matter how tempting, may make the parents feel good, but it can cripple the children in the long run.

Dear Annie: “Understands in Nebraska” was the most recent of several letters from women who have lost their desire for sex and can’t understand why their husbands still want intimacy. That was me a few years ago.

I had no desire for sex, but complied, as I felt it was my “duty.” Eight years ago, we moved to a new city, which meant new doctors. I found a wonderful ob-gyn who was compassionate and intuitive. She asked about my libido, and I told her the truth. She explained in depth about how hormones can become depleted after menopause. I had taken synthetic hormones, but stopped due to health concerns. She said they now have safer alternatives and suggested I try a low dose. Of course, there is always a slight risk involved with any medication, but I was willing to try.

That first month was amazing. Not only did I have more energy, but my libido came back and sex was better than ever. I want these women to know they can feel healthy and energetic again. Bio-identical hormones and testosterone changed my life. -- Still Frisky at 60 Dear Frisky: Thanks for the testimonial. Readers should understand that bio-identical hormones are still hormones, and everyone reacts differently.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to: anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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Wednesday, Feb. 8 Gorham Buy-the-Pound Warehouse Outlet 9 a.m. Goodwill Industries of Northern New England announces the grand opening of the Gorham Buy-thePound Warehouse Outlet at the Gorham Industrial Park (34 Hutcherson Drive). The warehouse outlet “offers deeply discounted merchandise on a ‘buy-the-pound’ basis.” Warehouse Outlet hours will be Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

American Red Cross blood drive 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. American Red Cross blood drive at MAS Home Care of Maine. “The last one was such a success — MAS Home Care of Maine is teaming up with the American Red Cross for another blood drive!” Location: MAS Home Care of Maine, 21 Saco St., Westbrook.

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Brock Clarke speaks about his new book, ‘Exley’ noon to 1 p.m. Portland Public Library. “Brock Clark speaks about his new book, ‘Exley,’ at the Brown Bag Lecture Series.” “‘Exley’ is the story of young Miller Le Ray, for whom life has become a search. A search for his dad, who may or may not have joined the army and gone to Iraq. A search for a semifamous but notoriously obnoxious (and, unfortunately, deceased) writer, Frederick Exley, author of the ‘fictional memoir’ ‘A Fan’s Notes,’ who may hold the key to bringing Miller’s father back. But most of all, his is a search for truth.”

West End Neighborhood Association 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The West End Neighborhood Association meeting agenda includes a report on Neighborhood Watch; Lemonade Day; AARP Driving Class; a Shopping Cart Proposal, Tim McNamara, St. John Valley Neighborhood Association; Environment, Adopt a Stop, Cigarette Butts/Earth Day/April Stools. 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 St. www.WENAMaine.org

‘Next Fall’ by Good Theater 7:30 p.m. “Next Fall” by Geoffrey Nauffts, Jan. 25 to Feb. 19. “Good Theater presents the Maine premiere of this recent Best Play Tony Award nominee. A charming, funny and touching play about life and love from one of the writers of the hit TV series, Brothers & Sisters.” Directed by Brian P. Allen and starring Joe Bearor, Rob Cameron, Matt Delamater, Moira Driscoll Abbie Killeen and Tony Reilly. St Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. Wednesdays 7 p.m. ($15), Thursdays 7 p.m. ($20), Fridays 7:30 p.m. ($20), Saturday 7:30 p.m. ($25), Sundays 2 p.m. ($25) with a special added matinee on Saturday, Feb. 11, 3 p.m. ($20). Reservations and information call 885-5883. Presented by Good Theater, a professional theater; the theater is in residence at the St. Lawrence Arts Center. www.goodtheater.com

Thursday, Feb. 9 Casco Bay High School Juniors’ ‘In the Black’ 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. “Juniors at Casco Bay High School in Portland will present their proposals for addressing the nation’s energy and environmental issues before panels of environmental and energy experts and policymakers at the ‘In the Black’ symposium on Feb. 9 and 10 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the lower level of the Portland Public Library at Monument Square. The public is invited to attend. Topics covered will range from the dangers of pharmaceutical waste to the potential of thorium and biofuels. The panelists will come from organizations such as the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Efficiency Maine, the Maine Audubon Society and the Sierra Club.”

The Beehive Collective at USM 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The nationally renowned Beehive Collective based in Machias will give two free presentations at the University of Southern Maine, Robie Andrews Hall, Burnham Lounge, Gorham Campus on Thursday, Feb. 9, 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Friday, Feb. 10 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Snow dates are February 17 and 18, same times and place. The Thursday afternoon presentation is The True Cost of Coal and the Friday midday presentation is Dismantling Monoculture. During their visit to USM, the Beehive Collective will conduct a workshop with a printmaking class and other USM students. The Beehive exhibit Dismantling Culture consisting of three banners will be on display in the Area Gallery, Woodbury Campus Center, USM Portland March 1-May 4. USM printmaking student work emerging from a Beehive workshop will be on view at the Area Gallery in April. For more information on the Beehive Collective, visit www.beehivecollective.org. For questions regarding the USM presentations, contact Carolyn Eyler at 780-5008 or visit usm.maine.edu/gallery

People across Maine and the entire country are asked to take a break this winter and look out their windows during the Great Backyard Bird Count, taking place Feb. 17-20. For more information about the Great Backyard Bird Count, visit www.birdcount.org. (FILE PHOTO) ing Dave Pallone, former Major League Baseball umpire, national best-selling author and acclaimed speaker. An advocate and educational presenter for diversity and inclusion, Pallone’s autobiography ‘Behind the Mask: My Double Life in Baseball’ was a NYT best-seller and offers a revealing look at baseball through the eyes of a gay man. “A former Major League Baseball umpire, Pallone’s best-selling autobiography ‘Behind the Mask: My Double Life in Baseball’ is celebrating its 20th year anniversary and has recently been republished. Pallone’s autobiography offers a revealing look at baseball through the eyes of a gay man. Pallone has been featured in ESPN’s documentary ‘Homophobia in Sports’ as well as ESPN’s ‘Outside the Lines.’ A keynote speaker at the NCAA Life Skills Conference, Pallone’s efforts have made a significant contribution to educating and enlightening people about the reality of sexual orientation, shedding light on this important and significant topic on university and college campuses.”

‘Cinderella Ate My Daughter’ 7 p.m. “Cinderella Ate My Daughter and What You Can Do About It” book event at SPACE Gallery. Free, all ages. “Join Hardy Girls Healthy Women for a book talk and discussion with Peggy Orenstein, author of ‘Cinderella Ate My Daughter’ and member of Hardy Girls’ National Advisory Board.

‘Cinderella Ate My Daughter and What You Can Do About It’ is a talk focused on solutions for raising healthy, happy, hardy girls. Co-sponsored with SPACE Gallery, The Telling Room, USM Women & Gender Studies Program, Add Verb Productions, and Longfellow Books. www.space538.org/ events.php

‘Next Fall’ by Good Theater 7 p.m. “Next Fall” by Geoffrey Nauffts, Jan. 25 to Feb. 19.

“Good Theater presents the Maine premiere of this recent Best Play Tony Award nominee. A charming, funny and touching play about life and love from one of the writers of the hit TV series, Brothers & Sisters.” Directed by Brian P. Allen and starring Joe Bearor, Rob Cameron, Matt Delamater, Moira Driscoll Abbie Killeen and Tony Reilly. St Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. Wednesdays 7 p.m. ($15), Thursdays 7 p.m. ($20), Fridays 7:30 p.m. ($20), Saturday 7:30 p.m. ($25), Sundays 2 p.m. ($25) with a special added matinee on Saturday, Feb. 11, 3 p.m. ($20). Reservations and information call 885-5883. Presented by Good Theater, a professional theater; the theater is in residence at the St. Lawrence Arts Center. www.goodtheater.com

Disney On Ice 7 p.m. Disney On Ice presents “Treasure Trove” at the Cumberland County Citic Center from Feb. 9-12. Thursday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m.; Friday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 11t at 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.; and Sunday, Feb. 12 at 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Tickets: $60 (Front Row), $50 (VIP), $25 and $15 - All seats reserved.

‘Behind the Mask: My Double Life in Baseball’

Aquaculture: Myths, Mystery, Africa

6 p.m. University of Southern Maine Athletics is host-

7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Gulf of Maine Research Institute

invites the public to the Sea State Public Lecture Series.

“With an ever growing global population, what role can aquaculture play in ensuring a sustainable food source?

GMRI’s upcoming lecture series will explore critical challenges as well as global and local aquaculture innovations.

Wally Stevens, Global Aquaculture Alliance. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. GMRI, 350 Commercial St., Portland. Please RSVP to Patty Collins, lectures@gmri.org, 228-1625.

‘Stop Dirty Tar Sands Oil’ talk at USM 7 p.m. A talk titled, “Stop Dirty Tar Sands Oil from Coming Through Maine,” will be held in the Glickman Library at University of Southern Maine, University Events Room on the fifth floor. Refreshments will be served. “The Canadian oil and gas giant Enbridge is proposing to pump dirty tar sands oil from Ontario to South Portland, Maine where it would be shipped by tanker to refineries along the East Coast or Gulf of Mexico. The pipeline passes next to Sebago Lake, the drinking water supply for Greater Portland — more than 15 percent of Maine people — and could endanger Casco Bay and Maine’s fishing and lobster industries. A pipeline leak in the Sebago watershed would be a nightmare. A single tanker accident in Casco Bay could devastate Maine’s fishing and lobster industries. National experts from the National Wildlife Federation, Sierra Club, and Natural Resources Defense Council will present the facts and lead a discussion about preventing this risky project. Jim Murphy from the National Wildlife Federation and Kate Colarulli from the Sierra Club will describe Alberta tar sands oil production — probably the dirtiest energy project on Earth — and its potential impact on Maine. They will share the story of tar sands oil, the environmental and global climate impacts, and how Maine is poised to become part of the larger battle by oil companies to bring tar sands crude to global markets via the Portland-Montreal pipeline and Portland Harbor.” This event is free and open to the public, but space is limited, so please RSVP to emmie@nrcm.org or 430-0105.

‘The Glass Menagerie’ in Freeport 7:30 p.m. Freeport Factory Stage opens its 2012 Season with Tennessee Williams’ drama, “The Glass Menagerie.”

“Set in pre-World War II, when Americans were just beginning to get back to work after a long depression, this is a memory play that is as relevant today as it was when first produced in New York in 1945.” “The Glass Menagerie” opens Thursday, Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. and runs through Saturday, Feb. 25. Performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. All Thursday performances are “pay what you want.” Tickets for all other performances are $19 general admission and $15 for students and seniors 65 and over. The Factory Stage offers subscription tickets and discounts for groups of 10 or more. Tickets are available online at www.freeportfactory.com or by calling the box office at 865-5505. see next page

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Mad Horse Theatre Company’s ‘Becky Shaw’ 7:30 p.m. Mad Horse Theatre Company presents “Becky Shaw,” “the Pulitzer Prize finalist and smash hit by Obie Award winning playwright Gina Gionfriddo. In what The New York Times calls ‘a comedy of bad manners,’ a woman fixes up her romantically challenged best friend with her husband’s mysterious co-worker. The date goes horribly awry, forcing the matchmakers to examine their own relationship and leading the daters to an emotional detente.”

Written by Gina Gionfriddo, directed by James Herrera.

Tickets are $22 student/senior $20. The Maine Premiere of “Becky Shaw” marks the first time Mad Horse Theatre Company has produced a work by Gionfriddo. It also marks the directorial debut of company member James Herrera, who jumped at the chance to helm a cast made up entirely of Mad Horse Theatre Company members.

According to Herrera, the cast made his transition from actor to director easier than it could have been. Through Feb. 12. Thursday, 7:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. Lucid Stage. http://madhorse.com/ gallery/show/becky_shaw.php

Friday, Feb. 10 National Adoption Weekend in Biddeford 9 a.m. to noon. PetSmart Charities will sponsor a National Adoption Event at the PetSmart store, 208 Mariner Way in Biddeford Crossing, Friday and Saturday. The Mobile Adoption Team will visit with adoptable dogs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. Adoptable cats will also be at the store.

Adoption counselors will be available in the store Friday: 9 a.m. to noon, Saturdays: noon to 5 p.m., and Sundays: noon to 5 p.m. ). For more information, call Animal Welfare Society (www.animalwelfaresociety.org) at 985-3244 or PetSmart at 283-6546.

Workshop for Artists 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Maine Arts Commission, free Workshop for Artists. The Constellation Gallery is hosting a workshop presented by the Maine Arts Commission. Donna McNeil, the Commission’s Arts Policy and Program director, will explain the programs, support efforts and grant access provided by the commission. She will also offer a primer on electronic portfolios, resume writing, letters of interest and artists’ statements. A great opportunity to learn about available support for artists in Maine. Light refreshments provided. 511 Congress St.

‘Family Night’ passes to Disney on Ice 7 p.m. “Cumberland County Government, the Civic Center and Feld Entertainment have combined to provide special ‘Family Night’ passes to the Feb. 10 performance of Disney On Ice presents Treasure Trove. These special rates will allow attendees to purchase $15 and $25 tickets for only ten dollars, when purchasing at the Cumberland County Civic Center box office. Savings coupons for the purchase of up to six tickets are available at county offices, your local Cumberland County City or Town office, or several human service agencies throughout the county.” For more information contact Bill Whitten (Whitten@cumberlandcounty.org) 871-8380.

Telling Room’s Moth-like storytelling series 7 p.m. At SPACE Gallery, the fifth installment of the Telling Room’s Moth-like storytelling series, “Slant,” “where we ask six brave souls to tell 10-minute tales without the use of notes or scripts. The theme for this session is [sic], which we’re sure will be interpreted in a number of interesting ways. Our storysmiths this month will include food critic and TV host, Joe Ricchio, Maine Women’s Fund interim director, Cathy Kidman, Maine Med physician, Renee Fay-LeBlanc, and The Telling Room’s own communications coordinator, Andrew Griswold, among others.” Doors open at 7 p.m.

Acorn’s series of poetry readings 7 p.m. Acorn Productions, a company dedicated to developing the performing arts in the Southern Maine area, offers the second installment of the company’s new performance series titled “Lowry’s Lodge,” a monthly series of poetry readings hosted by Jim Donnelly and Anna Wrobel. The series of public readings continues at the Acorn Studio Theater in the Dana Warp Mill in Westbrook. Former Portland Poet Laureate Martin Steingesser and Yarmouth High School teacher Marita O’Neill will read from their work and take questions from the audience after their readings. The event is free with a $5 suggested donation. Acorn Studios, Dana Warp Mills, 90 Bridge St., Westbrook. 854-0065.

‘Next Fall’ by Good Theater 7:30 p.m. “Next Fall” by Geoffrey Nauffts, Jan. 25 to Feb. 19. “Good Theater presents the Maine premiere of this recent Best Play Tony Award nominee. A charming, funny and touching play about life and love from one of the writers of the hit TV series, Brothers & Sisters.” Directed by Brian P.

Allen and starring Joe Bearor, Rob Cameron, Matt Delamater, Moira Driscoll Abbie Killeen and Tony Reilly. St Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. Wednesdays 7 p.m. ($15), Thursdays 7 p.m. ($20), Fridays 7:30 p.m. ($20), Saturday 7:30 p.m. ($25), Sundays 2 p.m. ($25) with a special added matinee on Saturday, Feb. 11, 3 p.m. ($20). Reservations and information call 885-5883. Presented by Good Theater, a professional theater; the theater is in residence at the St. Lawrence Arts Center. www.goodtheater.com

Saturday, Feb. 11 Fourth annual Hannaford Ice Fishing Derby 6:50 a.m. Proceeds to benefit United Way (90 percent) and the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (10 percent), at Long Lake, Naples. When: Feb. 11 — Sunrise to 3:30 p.m. (weigh in). Highlights: Cash prizes for the adult division of $500, $300, $200 for the largest brown trout or salmon; $100 and $50 for top finishers in the adult pickerel division. Cash prizes offered for the kids division of $100, $50, $25 for the largest brown trout or salmon; $50 and $25 in children’s pickerel division. Winners in each division will also receive gift certificates to Kittery Trading Post. The winner of the children’s salmon/brown trout division will be presented a Wheaties box bearing his or her picture.

Assorted raffle prizes and door prizes, including $1,000 for an adult registrant sponsored by Pillsbury, will also be presented throughout the day.

South Portland Republican Presidential Caucus 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. South Portland Republican Presidential Caucus, at the South Portland Recreation Center. All South Portland Republicans are invited to attend. Registration at the door. All registered attendees will be able to vote. www. sprmc.org

Portland Republicans biennial caucus 9:30 a.m. Portland Republicans will hold their biennial caucus. The meeting will be held at the Riverton Elementary School at 1600 Forest Ave. in Portland. It’s the municipal party’s biennial meeting to elect delegates to the county committee, state convention, ratify the membership and bylaws of the group. It is also the rank and file’s opportunity to provide feedback on the party’s nominees for President and Congress. “All registered Portland Republicans are welcome to participate. Others wishing to participate may register a half hour before the meeting as a Republican at the meeting, if they are not already enrolled in another party.

All Republican candidates for President have been invited to send representatives to speak along with any other legislative candidates running in Portland. The purpose of the caucus is to elect delegates and alternates to the state convention which will be held on Saturday, May 5 and Sunday, May 6 at the Augusta Civic Center, to elect members of the Cumberland County Republican Committee, and to organize the municipal committee for the upcoming elections. The Portland Republican City Committee’s mission is to recruit and promote candidates for municipal, county and state offices.” For more information contact Committee Chair, Patrick Calder at 232-0944; PatrickCalder@Hotmail. com or Secretary, Steven Scharf at 400-9176; SCSMedia@ aol.com.

Portland Polar Dip to benefit Camp Sunshine 11 a.m. “The beach can beckon, even in February — and especially for a good cause. On Saturday, the fifth annual Portland Polar Dip to benefit Camp Sunshine will take place at noon at East End Beach in Portland, Maine. Hardy fundraisers will plunge into the chilly waters of Casco Bay to raise money to help send more families to Camp Sunshine (www.campsunshine.org), a one-of-a-kind national retreat in Casco, Maine for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families. New this year, participants are encouraged to create a plunge team of four or more people, consisting of co-workers and classmates and from civic groups or places of worship. Each individual participant is encouraged to raise a minimum of $100 in pledges for Camp Sunshine and those who do will receive an ‘I DID IT!’ T-shirt. All proceeds will benefit Camp Sunshine. To pledge online and for more information on the event, visit www.freezinforareason.com.

East End beach is located at the base of Portland’s Eastern Promenade. Registration begins at 11 a.m. with the plunge set for noon. The goal is to raise $25,000 — enough to fund more than a dozen additional families at Camp Sunshine. ... Since Camp Sunshine opened in 1984, it has provided a haven for more than 32,000 family members from 48 states and 22 countries.” To support Camp Sunshine, please call 655-3800 or visit www.campsunshine.org.

‘Puss ‘n Boots’ 11 a.m. This winter, Acorn Productions’ “Fairy Tale Players,” an ensemble of children, teens and adults who have studied at the Acorn Acting Academy, continues its third season of productions with Producing Director Michael Levine’s adaptation of “Puss ‘n Boots.” “The production is suitable for audiences of all ages, and centers around the

story of a clever cat who helps her mistress win the love of a prince by pretending to be the Marquis de Carrabas.

Along the way, we meet a crazy cast of characters including spoiled sisters, a foolish hare, and a lonely ogre. Acorn’s comedic version of the well-known fairy tale is directed by Karen Ball, and the script includes references to King Lear and the Occupy Wall Street Movement for the more sophisticated audience members. There are eight actors ranging in age from 9 to 17 in the show, which runs from Jan. 28 to Feb. 12 in the Acorn Studio Theater in Westbrook.” Saturday, Feb. 11 at 11 a.m.; Sunday, Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. Acorn Studio Theater, Dana Warp Mill, 90 Bridge St., Westbrook.

Admission: $8 adults; $6 kids 12 and under. FMI: www. acorn-productions.org or 854-0065.

Maine Roller Derby season opener 5 p.m. Maine Roller Derby announced the start of the 2012 season. On Saturday Feb. 11, Maine Roller Derby will roll into Happy Wheels Skate Center in Portland to kick off their 2012 Spring Season. “The season begins with a rematch of the 2011 opener as the Port Authorities, MRD’s all-star team, take on the Lake Effect Furies, the all-star team for the Queen City Roller Girls from Buffalo, N.Y. When they met last February, the Port Authorities tempered the Furies with a big thaw and took the win with a score of 189 to 54. (Check out the video and bout recap.)” MRD’s Port Authorities are currently ranked No. 10 of the 32 teams in the WFTDA East Region. Following the bout is the fifth annual Hate the Love After-Party at Flask Lounge. This antiValentine’s day event is held to hate on love, lovers, dating, and all things gushy with our hate cards, hate poems, hate stories, and so on. DJ Cougar will be in the house, so warm up those vocal cords and be ready to belt it karaoke-style.

Get your hate on, get decked out in red, and join us!

Maine Republican kickoff in Portland 5:30 p.m. Maine Republicans announce Presidential Straw poll results: “Please join us as we kick off the 2012 Republican Campaign Season. Start now and join friends as we celebrate a successful caucus week. Sign up for campaigns, meet candidates, join the grass roots team in your town!”

Portland Regency, 20 Milk St., Portland. 5:30 p.m. Cash bar and Hors d’ oeuvres. 6:30 p.m. Guest Speakers. 7:30 p.m.

Announcement of Presidential Straw poll results. RSVP to Michelle michelle@mainegop.com or call 622-6247.

Cumberland County Lincoln Dinner 6 p.m. The Cumberland County Lincoln Club will hold its annual Lincoln Dinner. “These dinners are held every year, around the country, in honor of our 16th President and one of the Republican Party’s great heroes, Abraham Lincoln.

Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, as well as Governor Paul LePage, Secretary of State Charlie Summers, Attorney General Bill Schneider and State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin have been invited. Local historian Lynda Sudlow will be the featured speaker. Ms. Sudlow is a resident of North Yarmouth, and recently retired from the Directorship of the Falmouth Memorial Library. She is a Civil War historian, and the author of ‘A Vast Army of Women,’ about women from Maine who volunteered in support of the Union Army. Ms. Sudlow’s topic will be the changing role of women during the Civil War and President Lincoln’s changing perception of that role. The dinner will be held at the Italian Heritage Center located on Outer Congress Street behind the Westgate Shopping Center in Portland. There will be a cocktail hour with music by jazz pianist Tate Gale beginning at 6 p.m. Dinner starts at 7. Tickets are $30 per person and can be purchased by contacting any of the members of the committee or there will be a limited amount of tickets at the door. (Halsey Frank 712-5336, Phyllis Bailey 854-2469, Gloria Brewster 773-6587, Glenna Carter 883-2826, Carolyn Gilman 894-5063, Barbara Harvey 837-2400, or Jim Nicholas 7673030). When ordering tickets, please specify your preference for dinner, either prime rib or baked haddock.”

Substance abuse prevention launch event 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. “SHIFT GNG, a community coalition working to prevent youth substance use, invites all members of the Gray and New Gloucester communities to its launch event at Cole Farms.” Tickets are available for $10 online at www.shiftGNG.org or in person at Cole Farms, and include a buffet dinner and the chance to win nearly $1,000 in door prizes. Tickets must be purchased in advance by Monday, Feb. 6. “The event will provide a forum for discussion of both community strengths and areas that need more attention, as well as an opportunity for the coalition to outline some of its strategies for preventing youth substance use.

The five-year plan calls for strengthening communication networks among parents; enhancing parents’ skills for talking to their kids about substance use and monitoring to prevent it; increasing law enforcements’ response to underage drinking; dispelling myths and raising awareness of risks; and highlighting ways that all adults can send a positive, consistent message about youth substance use.” For more information, call 773-7737 or email shiftGNG@mcd.org. see next page

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City, developer making progress on Bayside land sale

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

City officials say they are getting closer to a final agreement with Federated Cos., the Florida developer under contract to buy 3.25 acres in Bayside.

Federated began negotiating to buy seven adjoining parcels of city-owned land between Elm Street and Franklin Street almost nine months ago.

Logistical hurdles unrelated to the $2.3 million sale price have delayed the closing, but Greg Mitchell, the city’s economic development director, said those issues are mostly resolved.

“We were hopeful it would have moved more quickly,” Mitchell said in a recent interview, “but a number of elements to this transaction have led to us needing more time.”

He added that the city hopes “to be finalizing negotiations in the next 30 to 45 days, and sharing publicly the specifics associated with the transaction.” If all goes well, the sale could be final within three months.

Nick Wexler, chief operating officer of Miamibased Federated Cos., agreed that the transaction is still moving forward.

“From our perspective, the deal is definitely still on,” he said this week. “Whenever you have a publicprivate partnership like this, to some degree, there will always be some complexities. When you layer on a big project like this with some moving parts, it takes a little bit of time to work on specifics.”

Federated Cos., which has an office outside Boston, has developed housing and commercial projects up and down the East Coast. The company has proposed almost 1 million square feet of new development for the 3.25 acres for this site, and are hoping to build a hotel, 100,000 square feet of retail space,

550 luxury housing units and a 1,000-car parking garage.

Federated has already begun marketing the site as “Maritime Landing,” but has not submitted any final designs with the city. The development, which must be under construction within two years of the closing, will almost certainly be built in phases.

Mitchell estimated the total development cost at about $100 million.

Members of the city council’s Housing and Community Development committee are expected to discuss the Federated deal in closed session during tonight’s meeting, at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall.

The logistical issues that have slowed the project are largely technical in nature. Mitchell said questions around the timing of building phases across

Bayside Village student housing on Marginal Way is owned by Federated Companies of Boston and Miami, which is the contracted buyer of over 3 acres of city property in Bayside, future site of “Maritime Landing.” (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)

the site, as well as efforts to remove deed restrictions from some parcels, have taken more time than expected. For example, the city has had to document contamination and identify possible remediation needs at a former rail yard and scrap yard within the site to allow residential development.

Wexler declined to comment on the subject of ongoing negotiations, but did not disagree with Mitchell’s assessment of the logistical hurdles under negotiation.

Councilor Nick Mavodones, who chairs the Housing and Community Development committee, said he is optimistic about the plan, which “fulfills a lot of the Bayside Vision the way housing is contemplated.”

Indeed, the city's Bayside Vision planning document calls for a mix of housing, retail and commercial uses in the neighborhood, which was an industrial and railroad center for generations.

In recent years, developers have built mid-rise office towers, student apartments and chain retail stores like EMS, Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods along major roads that bisect the neighborhood. Yet interior sections along Somerset and Lancester streets are mostly vacant.

The Housing and Community Development committee has already met twice on the Federated sale in the past month. Today’s meeting will likely give councilors an update on the progress but will not include a public hearing.

Councilor Cheryl Leeman said the negotiations between the city and Federated are “all in the little details.”

“We are just working out those details,” she said.

“It’s like any kind of contract negotiation, there is a lot of back and forth, back and forth.”

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MSMT Valentine’s Benefit Concert 7:30 p.m. Maine State Music Theatre in Brunswick is hosting a Valentine’s Benefit Concert which will begin with desserts and cocktails served at Bowdoin College’s Moulton Union and includes a concert and auction held at Studzinski Hall. “The concert features MSMT veteran actor, Gregg Goodbrod, and a professional actress from the thriving Philadelphia theatre scene, Denise Whelan. Whelan and Goodbrod will star together in a production of Andrew

Lloyd Webber’s Tony Award-winning musical ‘Sunset Boulevard’ this summer at MSMT. The concert features music from the acclaimed score, as well as other Broadway love songs. Tickets are $100 per person and can be purchased by calling 725-8760, ext. 15. All proceeds from the concert and auction support MSMT’s extensive summer internship program that for several decades has provided unparalleled training to up and coming theatre professionals from across the country.”

‘Next Fall’ by Good Theater 7:30 p.m. “Next Fall” by Geoffrey Nauffts, Jan. 25 to Feb.

19. “Good Theater presents the Maine premiere of this recent Best Play Tony Award nominee. A charming, funny and touching play about life and love from one of the writers of the hit TV series, Brothers & Sisters.” Directed by Brian P. Allen and starring Joe Bearor, Rob Cameron, Matt Delamater, Moira Driscoll Abbie Killeen and Tony Reilly. St Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. Wednesdays 7 p.m. ($15), Thursdays 7 p.m. ($20), Fridays 7:30 p.m. ($20), Saturday 7:30 p.m. ($25), Sundays 2 p.m. ($25) with a special added matinee on Saturday, Feb. 11, 3 p.m. ($20). Reservations and information call 885-5883. Presented by Good Theater, a professional theater; the theater is in residence at the St. Lawrence Arts Center. www.goodtheater.com

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An Evening With Mary Johnson 7:30 p.m. “An Evening With Mary Johnson, author of ‘An Unquenchable Thirst: Following Mother Teresa in Search of Love, Service and an Authentic Life’ will be presented in Portland on Friday, Feb. 17. All proceeds from the event will support Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maine. The author will be the featured guest at a special Book Club Dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. at a private Portland home. The dinner is limited to 10 people and tickets are $100 per person. Dinner attendees are encouraged to read the book in advance.

At 7:30 p.m., a public Reading and Discussion will take place at The Portland Club, at 156 State St. Tickets are $15 per person, when purchased in advance. Guests can also pay at the door for just $20.

For tickets and more information about either the dinner or the public book signing, call Big Brothers Big Sisters at 773-5437 or email: info@ somebigs.org.