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No override: GOP balks at voting to challenge LePage line-item vetoes — See page 7 “We’re all going to pay a price,” Chipman warns; History: Gov. King first sought line-item authority Former postal worker: “It should be criminal what they’re doing.” Collins seeks to stave off post office closings with legislation now before Senate — See page 9

Tasteful or tacky? You decide See Natalie Ladd, page 4

Wayne Poland, a retired U.S. Postal Service worker, conducts outreach at the Forest Avenue post office Tuesday. “You can’t sell a product by making it worse,” he said of the government and its plans to scale back postal service, calling some of the proposals “criminal.” (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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Woman, 87, survives 2nd twister WOODWARD, Okla. (NY Times) — On April 9, 1947, Wilma Lake was alone in her apartment when a tornado swept through this rural town in the dark of night. She survived — crouching beneath a table — but many of her neighbors did not. That tornado killed at least 107 people in and around Woodward and destroyed more than 1,000 homes and businesses in what became the deadliest twister to strike Oklahoma. For Lake, then a 23-yearold office assistant, life went on: she would soon become Nelson, marrying Eldon Nelson, who was known as Bud, and raise three children. Early Sunday morning, shortly after midnight, Nelson, now 87, was home alone again, on the city’s west side, in the house on Robin Drive, when an alert came over her weather radio warning of a tornado spotted a few miles outside town. Barefoot and in her pajamas, she stood inside a small closet in the master bedroom, trying to get her son’s dog, a tan-and-white cocker spaniel named Sugar, in with her. Sugar refused, so Nelson shut the door. “It was so fast,” she said. “I hadn’t been in there anytime at all until it was like a bomb went off. I guess it was the roof blowing off.” As happened 65 years ago, Nelson survived, uninjured, even though a piece of wallboard fell on her head. And this time, six of her neighbors died in the deadliest of a series of tornadoes that left a trail of destruction throughout the central Plains late Saturday and early Sunday. The tornado that struck Woodward was nowhere near as powerful as the one in the 1947. But for the handful of men and women in this city of 15,000 who survived the earlier tornado, the devastation stirred painful memories. The great tornado remains part of the lore and history of the place — the mural on The Woodward News building has a swirling twister painted on it — but no one thought anything like that would happen again. On Monday afternoon, Nelson went back to her house for the first time since the tornado struck, injuring more than two dozen people and demolishing 89 homes and 13 businesses as it cut a miles-long path through the city. Oklahoma officials raised the death toll to six from five. Three of the victims were identified on Tuesday as Frank Hobbie, 24, and his two daughters, Faith, 7, and Kelly, 4. Two others who died were Derrin Juul, 41, and his daughter Rose Marie, 10. A 63-year-old man also died in the Texas hospital to which he had been airlifted.

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tion on Tuesday morning by the head of the Secret Service, Mark J. Sullivan. The 11 individuals were part of a much larger Secret Service contingent, numbering in the dozens, that was supporting Obama’s visit. The group arrived in Colombia on Tuesday or Wednesday and, according to King and a senior United States official, had not yet been briefed on their specific assignments or started their official trip duties when they went out on Wednesday night and met the women.

DURHAM, N.C. (NY Times) — It is tax time, the season when the country’s largest antipoverty program, the earned income tax credit, plows billions of dollars into mailboxes and bank accounts of lowincome working Americans. It is the most important financial moment of the year for many people in the bottom half of the wage bracket, a time to pay off old bills, make car repairs, buy children clothes and maybe make a big purchase like a refrigerator or a TV. As incomes among the country’s lowest wage earners continue to stagnate, the credit has played a critical role in smoothing the hard edges of an unforgiving labor market for the country’s most vulnerable workers and helping stem the tide of income inequality that has been rising among Americans in recent decades. Nearly one in five filers now receive the credit — about 28 million returns in the 2010 tax year, the most recent year figures are available — representing the highest percentage since the program began in the 1970s, according to the Brookings Institution. The effect has been significant. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a research group based in Washington, estimates the credit lifted about six million Americans out of poverty last year. “We find clear evidence that the E.I.T.C. has significantly reduced poverty rates and income inequality,” said Raj Chetty, an economist at Harvard who has studied the subsidy’s effect across cities. “The program is pulling up the lower end of the income distribution.”

WASHINGTON (NY Times) — The Secret Service has uncovered evidence that all 11 personnel under investigation for alleged misconduct with prostitutes in Colombia before President Obama’s arrival there for a summit meeting last weekend had taken women to their rooms, Representative Peter T. King, the chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, said on Tuesday. Investigators for the Secret Service in Colombia are seeking to interview the women,

King said, adding that the agency had copies of their identification cards, which they were required to leave with the hotel before going into the rooms. He said that additional Secret Service personnel had been dispatched to Colombia to conduct interviews and that the Colombian government was “not being unhelpful” with the investigation. “The 11 agents are having different recollections about what happened or are not telling the truth,” said King, who was briefed on the investiga-

On witness stand, Norwegian says he would kill again OSLO (NY Times) — Demanding his acquittal, a self-styled anti-Islamic militant on trial for killing 77 people in Norway’s worst peacetime atrocity took the stand for the first time on Tuesday, describing the deaths as “the most spectacular sophisticated political act in Europe since the Second World War” and saying he would do it over again. The defendant, Anders Behring Breivik, 33, spoke after judges permitted him to read from a prepared statement that some Norwegians feared was little more than a manifesto to propagate xenophobic and far-right views. The authorities had already ruled that his testimony would not be broadcast live. The testimony — on the first of five days allocated to Breivik to testify in an effort to justify his demand for an acquittal — offered Norwegians in the courtroom a chance to hear him personally address the

tangled, unsettling and sometimes contradictory reasons he had advanced for the bloody attacks. In some ways his appearance offered a marked contrast to that of the figure in dark, police-style clothing who carried out the attacks on July 22, 2011, with ruthless indifference to the mayhem around him. Sometimes rattled and breaking into perspiration, a vein throbbing in his right temple, Breivik characterized some of his previous remarks as pompous but did not apologize or show remorse. And he rejected an assessment by one psychiatrist that he suffered from a narcissistic personality disorder. “July 22 wasn’t about me. July 22 was a suicide attack. I wasn’t expecting to survive that day,” he said. “A narcissist would never have given his life for anyone or anything.”

Two years to replace a bridge? Try one weekend BOSTON (NY Times) — The River Street Bridge here is normally unremarkable, the kind of structure people drive over every day without a thought. When it fell into disrepair and had to be replaced, state officials estimated that replacing it would normally involve two years of detours and frustration for local drivers. Instead, they did it over a weekend.

By using “accelerated bridge construction” techniques, a collection of technologies and methods that can shave months if not years off of the process of building and replacing critical infrastructure, Massachusetts is at the forefront of a national effort that is aimed at putting drivers first. “This will be the new normal,” said Victor M. Mendez, the head of the Federal Highway

Administration. Quick replacement of bridges is anything but intuitive, he said. “If you haven’t seen it, it seems kind of odd that you’ll pick up a bridge and slide it into place,” he said. As the sun climbed into the sky on Sunday, the new River Street bridge, four hundred tons of steel and concrete, rode on a set of trailers and high supports that adjust to keep the span as level

as a tray of drinks delicately balanced atop a waiter’s hand. Jaiden Rivera, 7, watched the operation from the other side of a chain-link fence with his grandfather, Eddie Anderson. Anderson invited his five grandchildren to sleep over so they could be there to watch a bridge moved and slipped onto its abutments like the world’s biggest Lego block. “It’s awesome!” Jaiden said.

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Person killed by Amtrak train still not identified BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Officials yesterday still weren't releasing a description of the person killed in Biddeford by an Amtrak Downeaster train Monday afternoon. Amtrak was making a Portland to Boston run just before 3:30 p.m. Monday when the person was struck at the Biddeford crossing of Main Street, according to Cliff Cole, spokesman for Amtrak. "It's still unknown," Cole said of the person's identity or even the person's gender. A call to the Biddeford Police Department was not returned. The train was traveling in an area with a 60 mph posted speed limit, Cole said. Of 55 people on board, nobody was hurt, he said. The train was delayed for roughly two hours. The Amtrak Downeaster operates five daily round trips between Portland and Boston.

"We will look into the circumstances surrounding the incident and talk to the onboard crew and find out what their account of the incident was," Cole said of Amtrak's procedures following a fatal accident. Amtrak also offers a grief counseling option for the engineers, and leave available. "It's a traumatic experience for the engineers," Cole said. Fred Hirsch, state coordinator of Maine Operation Lifesaver, a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to preventing trespassing on rail property, issued a press release yesterday saying the "tragic incident in Biddeford which resulted in a pedestrian death is a sad reminder of the dangers inherent on and around railroad tracks." “Train crews see instances of railroad trespassing nearly every day,” Hirsch said. “Whether it’s walking

on the tracks, snowmobile or ATV riding, hunting along the tracks, or fishing from railroad bridges, these are all not only dangerous, but illegal activities. Law enforcement may issue summonses in such situations.” Hirsch added that no one knows when a train might be approaching from either direction at anytime during the day or night. Many trains now operate on continuous welded rail, eliminating the “clickety-clack” noise and making it more difficult to hear a train from a distance. The public is advised to always expect a train. Maine Operation Lifesaver offers free railroad safety presentations to any group statewide emphasizing why trespassing on railroad property puts an individual in grave danger. For more information, e-mail maineol@roadrunner.com or call 945-6878.

Israeli military officer suspended for striking activist with rifle BY ISABEL KERSHNER THE NEW YORK TIMES

JERUSALEM — The Israeli military announced the suspension on Monday of a senior officer caught on videotape striking a Danish pro-Palestinian activist in the face with an M-16 rifle during a standoff between soldiers and participants in a bike tour organized to draw attention to the living conditions of Palestinian villagers in the West Bank. Israeli leaders, from the prime minister on down, expressed shock and condemnation over the video, which was shown repeatedly on Sunday night on a popular Israeli television news program. In a swift exercise of damage control hours after the video was broadcast, the military suspended the officer, Lt. Col. Shalom Eisner, from his post as deputy commander of the Jordan Valley Brigade and opened an investigation into the confrontation. The clash took place on Saturday when Israeli soldiers blocked the path of some 200 Palestinians and their supporters who were cycling with flags and banners in the Israeli-controlled portion of the Jordan Valley. The bicycle tour was coordinated by a Palestinian youth organization with the participation of foreign activists from the International Solidarity Movement, a Palestinian-led organization that advocates nonviolent direct action against Israeli military rule in the occupied territories. Yoav Mordechai, the chief spokesman of the military, said that the clash was grave, but that the video clip showed “only part of the picture” by leaving out violence on the part of the activists. Associates of Colonel Eisner told Israeli news media that two of his fingers were broken during the confrontation. The Danish citizen involved in the episode, reached on Monday by tele-

phone, strongly rejected the accusations. The man, a 20-year-old who identified himself only by the first name Andreas, said the military was filming the whole scene but had not provided any documentation of violence by protesters. A Dutch volunteer said by telephone that Colonel Eisner had also hit her and a Palestinian woman in the face, and a Palestinian man in the back, with his rifle. The activists said they had joined a peaceful protest against what they called the inequality, injustice and harassment faced by Palestinian villagers in the Israeli-controlled Jordan Valley. The strip of land along the border with Jordan, a particularly sensitive part of the West Bank, is dotted with Jewish settlements. The current Israeli government insists that, for security reasons, it must retain a presence there under any future territorial agreement with the Palestinians. The altercation occurred when the cyclists tried to leave the village of Ouja and join Route 90, a major northsouth artery. Access to the road was blocked by a line of 10 to 20 soldiers, said Andreas, the Danish activist, who said he did not want to release his full name because it might jeopardize his presence in the West Bank. The activists said they sang and chanted peacefully for about half an hour, then decided to walk toward the soldiers in an effort to reach Route 90. That is when Colonel Eisner became violent, they said. “There was no justification,” said Andreas, whose lips were sutured after he was struck. “It was completely disproportionate.” In Israel, former military figures debated Colonel Eisner’s speedy suspension.

The activists said they sang and chanted peacefully for about half an hour, then decided to walk toward the soldiers in an effort to reach Route 90. That is when Colonel Eisner became violent, they said. Some argued that it was the job of commanders to show restraint even in difficult circumstances. “They are supposed to be more experienced, more mature, older, more understanding of the implications,” Amram Mitzna, a former general, told Israel Radio. “They are supposed to ensure that the army behaves as it should in such encounters.” Avichai Ronsky, a former chief military rabbi and a close friend of Colonel Eisner, told the radio station that he had spoken at length with him and that he had described his action as

instinctive, not intentional, and that he opposed violence. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quickly condemned the images seen in the video, which emerged the day that Israel blocked hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists from flying in to participate in a week of activities in the Bethlehem area of the West Bank. In a letter addressed to the foreign activists, the prime minister’s office berated them for choosing to protest against Israel rather than notoriously brutal human rights offenders like Syria or Iran.

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The White House argument I’ve been critical of President Obama’s budgets. I’ve argued that while I like the way Obama preserves spending on things like scientific research and programs for the vulnerable, he doesn’t do enough to avoid a debt crisis. I’ve based that argument on certain facts. President Obama’s 2013 budget will add roughly $6 trillion to the nation’s debt over the next 10 years. By 2022, Americans will be spending $915 billion on interest payments on the debt alone, a number far larger than that year’s entire defense budget. If you look further out, the situation is worse. According to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, by 2050, Representative Paul Ryan’s ––––– budget would cut total public The New York debt to 10 percent of G.D.P. Times Current law would put debt at 42 percent of G.D.P. Under the Obama budget, debt would skyrocket to 124 percent of G.D.P. Extremely senior members of the administration believe these sorts of criticisms are completely unfair and vastly underestimate their fiscal hawkishness. In this column, I thought it only fair that I provide you with a summary of their arguments. First, their goals. They argue that it’s foolish to try to solve the debt problem with some drastic magic bullet all at once. It’s smarter to stabilize the debt

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Tasteful or tacky? You decide The discussion last night turned to the on-going debate of charging the customer for splitting an entree, plate charges for people who want to bring their own cake or dessert, and wicked long fingernails on servers. While these debatable topics are not as pressing or impactful as LePage’s intention to play Zorro with the state budget, they are fun for industry folks to mull over. So, here’s a breakdown of the discussion, and you can decide if they are: Tasteful or Tacky? Splitting Entrees: This subject has been broached before, but now that I’m seriously watching my girlish wanna-be figure, I’ve gone from resolute to wishywashy regarding the topic. On the surface, it doesn’t seem like an unreasonable request to ask the kitchen to put the food on two smaller plates. However, most entrees come with an accompanying starch, vegetable and bit of artful garnish. Splitting the food is at least twice the work for the people on the line, and a token plate charge is not unrealistic for that reason alone. Additionally, most restaurants are financially and philosophically opposed to splitting meals simply because food cost and profit projections are based upon an average dollar-per-head count.

Natalie Ladd ––––– What It’s Like Everything gets a little wonky, the average check is lower, tips are lower, and food preparation and inventory would be thrown off if more people than not requested to share their meal. That said, I’m a huge fan of ordering drinks and wine, an appetizer each, splitting an entree, and then maybe sharing a dessert. The extra three to five bucks doesn’t bother me because I’m not overeating, and I get to sample more flavors and foods. If I do order a full meal, I’ve started asking for a to-go box as soon as my meal arrives to ensure portion control, as once it’s in front of me, I’ll inhale it. In most places, your server will be happy to do this for you if you ask nicely. Bringing in Dessert: Unless you’ve booked a private function and have made arrangements in advance with the manager, it is not okay to bring in your own dessert and then be indignant

about a per-person plate charge. Granted, Aunt Sally’s triple layer mocha fudge cake may have sentimental value and be a family favorite, but restaurants make money off creative desserts, and pastry chefs are an especially touchy bunch of perfectionists. Once again, expect a three- to sixdollar plate charge and lose the chip on your shoulder if you’re asking the server to actually present, cut, plate and distribute the item. Just last night I heard a new one (which never fails to surprise and delight me) about someone who was making a reservation and arguing with the manager about a dessert plate-charge. The woman said, “Well, we’ll just cut the cake ourselves. I don’t know why we should have to pay anything if we’re not buying anything from you.” The manager graciously explained it isn’t acceptable protocol to bring food or drink into a restaurant, and the service charge is also for usage of the plates. Not to be outsmarted, the customer said, “OK, then we’ll just bring our own paper plates.” At this point, it would have been difficult for me to maintain an air of professionalism, but I’m told the manager, knowing this was see LADD page 5

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while also looking after other needs, like protecting the vulnerable and investing in things that boost growth and mobility. They argue that the president’s 2013 budget is a step toward fiscal stability that will also pave the way for bigger steps in the years ahead. They estimate that their budget would produce $5 trillion in budget savings over a decade. It would raise $1.5 trillion in new revenue by raising taxes on those making more than $250,000 a year. There would also be a broad range of spending cuts. These include the $1.7 trillion in cuts the administration agreed to in the budget deals with Republicans over the summer, and several others (including the somewhat gimmicky $617 billion “cut” by not fighting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan for another decade). Further, the president is parsimonious when it comes to domestic spending. The White House has prepared a series of charts to illustrate the administration’s fiscal discipline. The most interesting concerns domestic discretionary spending, which is spending on things like education, welfare and social support. Going back to 1962, domestic spending has hovered around 3.3 percent of G.D.P. In big-

spending years (the Jimmy Carter years), it rose to about 4.4 percent. In low-spending years (Ronald Reagan’s and Bill Clinton’s second terms), it fell to about 2.9 percent of G.D.P. During Obama’s presidency, domestic spending topped out at 4 percent of G.D.P. But, in the Obama budget, over the next 10 years, that spending would fall to 2.2 percent, much lower than anything Reagan achieved. Under Paul Ryan’s budget, by the way, that spending would fall to 1.8 percent, which the Obama administration regards as savagely low. These officials say the administration has also made modest but important progress in controlling Medicare spending, the biggest debt driver. The budget raises some Medicare premiums on highincome retirees and increases some deductibles. White House officials say they have taken enormous heat from the left for putting some structural Medicare reforms on the table — cutting benefits, raising eligibility ages and changing cost-of-living adjustments. Republican leaders, they point out, have not done anything that brave. Over all, they continue, the president’s budget stabilizes the debt in a way that is relatively gimmickfree. Annual federal deficits, which are at about 8 percent now, would come down to around 3 percent between 2015 and 2022.

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a battle that would not be won, just said, “Okay.” Hopefully it was a party large enough to ensure an automatic gratuity, because based on the brief conversation, that group was going to be a doozy. Long fingernails on the server: I once worked with a top notch, serious career server who had acrylic daggers permanently attached to her ten digits. She never dropped a glass or plate, and in no way was her performance hindered by the immaculately maintained nails.The only drawback I could see was when she tried to pick up coins off the bar, which one antagonistic bartender never failed to make happen when she hurriedly asked for change. Since then, I’ve seen less accomplished servers with long talons that somehow grossed me out. One woman actually had food under her nails and was tapping them on the side of a metal martini shaker. I was half expecting her to run them down the chalkboard with the specials next. Call me stuffy, but overall, I’m in favor of maintaining a uniform appearance with a splash of a personal touch. Laverne’s L-embroidered sweater was perfect, but ear gauges, strong perfume, and deadly

spikes for nails are out. What do you think? Tasteful or Tacky? The Down Low: The support (as well as the taunting) of my weight loss effort continues in full force, and I’ve lost 10.3 pounds in seven weeks. This is a fluke as I drank Cosmos, ate at the hibachi table at Kon Asian Bistro where butter and oil are the top two ingredients, and lost a staring match with a Skor Bar. Thanks to the many hospitality people who have written to me about their own weight loss efforts, both individual and group. All are encouraging and most of them are funny. But none as intriguing as the efforts of the good people over at National Distributors Inc. in South Portland, who have been working together for over a year to lose weight, get healthy and make a contribution to the community. The story is compelling and promises to be a column in the near future. (Natalie Ladd is a columnist for the Portland Daily Sun. She has over 30 continuous years of corporate and fine-dining experience in all front-of-the-house management, hourly and under-the-table positions. She can be reached at natalie@portlanddailysun.me.)

The total federal debt is now at about 74 percent of G.D.P. Under Obama’s plan, it would rise to 78.4 percent of G.D.P. in 2014 and then stabilize at about 76.5 percent from 2018 to 2022. Basically, what we’re looking at is a period of stability, administration officials say, which would soothe credit markets and give us time to make further adjustments. This, they conclude, is responsible prudence. I’m not going to pass my own comprehensive judgment on this here. I’ll just say that my conversations reaffirm my conviction that Obama is a pragmatic liberal who cares about fiscal sustainability, who has been willing to compromise for its sake, but who has not offered anything close to a sufficient program to avoid a debt crisis. But we have a campaign in front of us. If the president is truly committed to a strategy for progressive fiscal stability, as Bill Clinton was, he’ll make that the center of his campaign. He’ll earn a mandate. He’ll win over independents who want fiscal discipline but worry about the way Republicans get there. If he doesn’t have a passion for fiscal stability, he’ll campaign on side issues and try to win by scaring everybody about the other side. We’ll see.

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Groups plan Trayvon Martin memorial, forum BY CRAIG LYONS THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Even though they happened thousands of miles away, the fatal shootings of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla., and of five people in Tulsa, Okla., are spurring a public dialogue in Portland. Two events are scheduled for today that will bring local attention to the tragic events and discuss what they mean. A group of local organizations have scheduled a Trayvon Martin memorial service that will start at 5 p.m. in Monument Square and a community dialogue on race and justice that starts at 6 p.m. in the Portland Public Library's Rines Auditorium. The events will be attended by local youth, civic leaders, faith leaders and community organizations, according to a press release. The aim, organizers said, is a moment of reflection "and to raise awareness about having a more humane and just world." "It is an opportunity for people to be able to express what this particular case means to them," said Rachel Talbot Ross, one of the event's organizers. Talbot Ross is the city's Equal Opportunity and Multicultural Affairs director. She said the dialogue's main focus will be issues sur-

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rounding racial profiling, juvenile justice and gun control. The events are an attempt to strengthen the efforts that are already under way in Portland and the state to address gun violence, racism, violence and a whole host of issues, Talbot

Ross said, because many initiatives are already happening in the areas of community policing and gun control. The Martin case has stirred up a national furor. Martin, 17, was walking through a gated community in Sanford, Fla., in late February when he was allegedly shot by George Zimmerman, who was a neighborhood watch volunteer, according to the Orlando Sun Sentinel. The case gained national attention and set off debates about racial profiling and a host of legal issues. Zimmerman has since been charged with second-degree murder. In Tulsa, two men — Jake England and Alvin Watts — stand charged with murder and shooting with the intent to kill, according to The Associated Press. They allegedly shot five people, and three of those people died. The AP reported that England has denied that the shootings were race related, though authorities say the shooting was a way for England to avenge his father's death after he was shot during an altercation with an African-American man. Many people have tracked the cases through the national coverage they've received, said Talbot Ross, but it's important there's a mean-

ingful dialogue at the local level about how to address the underlying issues. Martin is a symbol for all the lives that have been lost as a result of gun violence and racially-motivated hate, said Talbot Ross, and those are issues that transcend gender, race and geography. "We cannot allow ourselves to move on," Talbot Ross said. "This incident has real meaning." People need to honor, expose and name the issues presented by the case, she said, otherwise nothing will be done to stop this from happening again. Today's events are being sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine, the Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church, Black Education and Cultural History, the Center for African Heritage, Centro Latino, the city of Portland, Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh, Family Crisis, Green Memorial AME Zion Church, Homeless Voices for Justice, Maine Citizens Against Handgun Violence, Maine Interfaith Youth Alliance, the NAACP Portland Branch, Peace Action Maine, Preble Street, Tengo Voz, Veterans for Peace and Williams Temple Church of God in Christ.

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Report rules shots officers fired at Portland man were justified BY CRAIG LYONS THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

The Maine Attorney General’s Office has ruled that the use of deadly force by a Lewiston officer and deputy sheriff was justified when they fired at a Portland man following a pursuit. The findings of an investigation conducted by the AG’s office were released yesterday and found no fault on the part of Officer Nicholas Meserve and Deputy Sheriff Travis Lovering when they shot and wounded Kyle Corey, 43, of Portland. “It was reasonable for both officers to believe that unlawful deadly force was imminently threatened against them, as well as other officers, and it was reasonable for both officers to believe that it was necessary for them to use deadly force to protect themselves and other officers from the imminent threat of deadly force posed by Mr. Corey’s actions,” wrote Attorney General William Schneider in the report. On Nov. 8, 2011, Meserve and Lovering shot Corey in the shoulder following a lengthy pursuit through the Lewiston area. The report discusses the timeline for what occurred the night of the shooting: Corey was at first the passenger in the stolen car that was driven by Richard Thorpe, 30, of Norway. Once officers closed in on the car when it got trapped on a dead end street, Thorpe bailed and let Corey alone in the vehicle. In order to keep Corey from fleeing the scene, officers attempted to block the doors of the car with their cruisers. Meserve then approached the vehicle and Corey attempted to escape and hit the officer. Lovering and Meserve attempted to order Corey to exit the car and he continued to drive toward the officers. Fearful that Corey might run them over, the officers fired their weapons. Corey continued driving for another 20 feet before stopping. A half-hour standoff then ensued before Corey surrendered.

Corey was ultimately charged with theft, refusing to stop for an officer, aggravated assault and assault on an officer, according to the report, and Thorpe was charged with refusing to stop for an officer, theft, carrying a concealed weapon and refusing to submit to arrest.

School board reviews slate of superintendent semi-finalists The Portland School Board last night reviewed the pool of applicants who are seeking the job as the district’s next superintendent. The board was set to select a group of semi-finalists with the assistance of PROACT — the consulting firm hired to assist with the search — after receiving 159 applications for the job, according to a press release issued yesterday. The board also heard recommendations from the search consultant about the format for interviewing prospective candidates and the creation of a stakeholder panel that will assist with the screening. Interviews with the semi-finalists are expected to start on April 28 and continue on May 1, according to a press release, and finalist interviews are tentatively set for May 14 and May 15 with on-site visits on May 21. The board expects to announce who the new superintendent is in mid-June. This person will replace Jim Morse, who announced his departure effective in June.

Pingree says grant program could help put local food in schools Congresswoman Chellie Pingree said a new grant program announced yesterday could help Maine school districts improve access to local foods. The USDA’s Farm to School Program will provide grants in the $20,000-$100,000 range to help schools create school gardens and create other programs that bring local foods to students, according to a press release from Pingree’s office.

“This is going to help students connect with local agriculture, whether it’s by planting a garden on school grounds or taking a trip to a local farm,” Pingree said. “When kids have a closer relationship with local farming they have a healthier relationship with food. It’s good for their health, it’s good for their performance in school and it helps the local economy.” Planning grants in the range of $20,000-$45,000 and implementation grants in the range of $65,000-$100,000 will be awarded later this year. The deadline for application is June 15, and the USDA will hold an informational webinar on May 15 for interested applicants. For more info on the Farm to School grant program, including details on the webinar Pingree and application material, click http://goo.gl/5YAdg. “There is a growing demand for locally sourced food and increased market opportunities for producers and food businesses,” Pingree said. “These grants will help schools be part of that economy.” Pingree has introduced legislation to allow schools to spend more of their federal funding on locally produced foods, and is the author of the Local Farms, Food and Jobs Act, a package of proposals designed to encourage and support local agriculture.

Rock Cats’ home runs doom Sea Dogs Chris Colabello smacked two home runs as the New Britain Rock Cats (10-3) defeated the Portland Sea Dogs (3-10) 6-3 Tuesday night before a crowd of 3,846 at Hadlock Field. Colabello, who hit a three run homer to tie the game in the ninth inning Monday night and drovein the game winning run in the 11th, continued to pound Portland pitching Tuesday night with a 2-for-3 performance with two home runs, three RBI, and three runs scored, the Sea Dogs reported. The Sea Dogs scored first when Jeremy Hazelbaker blasted his first home run of the season as the Sea Dogs took a 1-0 lead after three innings.

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GOP balks at voting to override LePage line-item vetoes BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

The Maine Legislature will not convene this week after Republicans balked at waging an override vote on two controversial budget appropriation line-item vetoes issued Saturday by Gov. Paul LePage. "Senate Minority Leader Barry Hobbins and House Minority Leader Emily Cain indicated in a letter to us today that they have polled Democratic legislators, and that a majority of them have consented to convening the Legislature," Senate President Kevin Raye and Speaker of the House Robert W. Nutting wrote in a press statement yesterday. "The Senate Majority Office and the Speaker’s Office have also informed us that they have polled Republican legislators today, and two-thirds of them have declined to consent to convening the Legislature," the Republican leaders announced. Portland Independent Rep. Ben Chipman said that even though he voted against the House budget because of its reduction in general assistance funding, he was ready to reconvene in Augusta this week and vote to override the governor's vetoes. "People that are in need and scraping by on the bottom and looking for work, they need help with food and housing," Chipman said yesterday. "It's very frustrating that the governor chose to line-item veto general assistance. I hope we can come back and override that veto," he said. Prior to issuing his line-item vetoes of two sections of the budget bill, Gov. LePage warned that he wouldn't sign legislation that "largely ignores welfare reform," taking aim at a legislative proposal to balance the state budget through June 30, 2013, which

History of the line-item veto in Maine See the story on page 8. stopped short of his proposed 50 percent cap to general assistance funding for towns and cities. LePage line-item vetoed two sections of the legislation, state funding for municipal general assistance and a disproportionate share payment to hospitals and psychiatric facilities. "We must be forward thinking and look to how we can afford these types of programs in the future," LePage said in a statement issued after he learned more details of the General Fund Second Supplemental Budget proposal from the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs. The governor's initial proposal sought to reduce the level of general assistance to 50 percent, rather than the legislatively sought compromise of lowering the reimbursement rate from 90 to 85 percent. LePage also sought to limit the availability of housing assistance to a 90-day time period and prevent people who get benefits through the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families from receiving general assistance benefits. Portland Mayor Michael Brennan has said under the governor's proposal, Portland would lose $2.2 million but under the revised legislative plan the city stood to lose roughly $300,000 in general assistance funding. Chipman said the legislative reduction of over $300,000 to Port-

land would be hard enough to stomach. "If we lose another $300,000 it will increase property taxes. The city is already strapped," he said. "We're all going to pay a price," Chipman warned. Chipman Legislators also reduced a monthly maximum for individuals from $820 to $735, while a housing maximum was kept at $660. Legislators would have needed a majority vote on a lineitem veto override, but two thirds for a LePage full budget veto override. Many legislators had anticipated a back-and-forth of lawmakers convening and overriding the line-item vetoes, and then the governor vetoing the entire budget bill, spurring yet another override vote. "Given that we do not have the consent of a majority of members of both parties, the Legislature will not convene this week," Raye and Nutting wrote. "However, as the FY 2013 supplemental budget will be considered in May, the Legislature will have an

opportunity at that point to weigh the issues addressed by the Governor’s lineitem veto. In light of that, convening the Legislature this week would be an unnecessary exercise and expense." Article IV, Part Nutting Third, Section 1 of Maine’s Constitution provides that the “Legislature may convene on the call of the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House, with consent of the majority of the members of the Legislature of each political party, Raye all Members of the Legislature having first been polled.” The polling started in the afternoon yesterday, with an announcement not coming until the evening. Staff in Nutting's office reported that legislative leadership took their time to make sure they followed the proper procedure in the rarely used polling of members for a veto override. Raye and Nutting also sent a letter to Democratic leadership letting them know the polling results.

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History lesson: Gov. King asked for line-item veto, never used it BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

The governor who asked for the power to line-item veto budget legislation never ended up using it, according to a former legislator who recently taught on the subject. Maine's line-item veto was requested by Gov. Angus King, who today is an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine. The public voted to add it to the Maine Constitution in 1995. "It's very complicated, Gov. King never used it," said Herb Adams, former legislator and adjunct professor of history and political King science at Southern Maine Community College. Only twice in 10 years has the Legislature overridden a regular veto, one by Gov. King and the other recently by Gov. Paul LePage (legislators voted to override a veto of LD 1003, a bill that dealt with federal funding of certain medical services for special education students). Gov. LePage is the first governor to issue a line-item veto. At a federal level, the U.S. Supreme Court found the line-item veto unconstitutional, deeming it a violation of the separation of powers, Adams explained. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court signaled that the line-item

veto needed to be added to the Constitution. It was passed into the Maine Constitution in 1995, as the state's 164th Amendment. "We made it as strict and as difficult as possible," Adams recalled. Budget or appropriations bills or any enacted legislative document are subject to a line-item veto, "but the line-item veto has to be exercised within one day of receiving it." "The governor of Maine can only veto dollar amounts, he cannot modify language or punctuation or letters or words because in other states where they didn't specify that then governors went in and modified letters and words and created new sentences. It's called the Frankenstein veto," Adams said. "The governor must replace the amount he strikes down with another figure that does not result in an increase in appropriations or a decrease in a de-appropriation, meaning he can't take money from one part of the bill and move it to suit his purposes," Adams said. "When disapproving the dollar amount, he cannot propose an increase elsewhere in the same document. ... Basically it means he can't go in and cherry pick and move figures around to suit his purposes, and the governor must specify the exact dollar amounts he's revising." Adams said each line-item must be voted on separately by the Legislature. The Maine Constitution provides

that legislators "may reconvene on the call of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House with a consent of a majority of the members of the Legislature of each political party, all members of the Legislature having been first polled." A simple majority of the elected members is required to override lineitem vetoes, which amounts to 76 House members and 18 members of

the Senate. "The math is easy, the politics are hard," Adams said. Republicans yesterday could have bucked the governor but faced the wrath of voters who support general assistance funding, Adams noted. "It makes one wonder if the governor of Maine consulted with his own party leaders before issuing a complicated line-item veto," he said.

Herb Adams prepares to place new American flags next to headstones in Eastern Cemetery during a commemorative event. Some are dismayed by legislators’ decision not to reconvene in Augusta and seek an override of Gov. Paul LePage’s line-item vetoes to budget appropriations. “The blow to general assistance will fall very hard on places like Portland, big cities, and rural Maine where the need is so great and the options are so few,” warned Adams, a former legislator who recently taught at Southern Maine Community College on the subject of line-item vetoes. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)

Tax Day finale

Carlos Slavin receives tax assistance from Stephanie Smith during a Tax Day volunteer effort at the Portland main branch post office yesterday. This year, Tax Day fell on Patriots’ Day, a civic holiday in Massachusetts and the state of Maine. Because April 15 fell on a Sunday and Patriots’ Day was Monday, the state income tax filing deadline became Tuesday, April 17. A steady crowd filed into post offices yesterday to mail their returns. On Tax Day, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, signed on to cosponsor the so-called “Buffett Rule” in Congress. The bill would require anyone earning over $1 million a year to pay at least a 30 percent minimum federal tax rate. A similar proposal was rejected in the U.S. Senate. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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Collins’ USPS reform taken up in Senate May 15 marks end of agency’s moratorium on closure decisions BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

On one of the busiest days of the year at the post office, advocates from a postal workers union handed out flyers, urging the public to support amendments to federal legislation that would overhaul the financially floundering U.S. Postal Service. The outreach effort yesterday by the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO — conducted in front of the Forest Avenue post office — caught a surging crowd of people converging there for Tax Day, the last day to mail tax forms. The outreach also coincided with yesterday’s U.S. Senate vote to begin debating legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and other members of Congress, aimed at reforming the financially floundering mail service. Collins “We’re trying to let people know what’s going on with the Postal Service,” said Wayne Poland, a 35-year employee of the Postal Service who has been retired for 10 years, as he distributed flyers urging a host of amendments to the bill. “You can’t sell a product by making it worse,” Poland said, taking aim at some of the cuts proposed by the Postal Service and taken up in the Collins bill. Senate Bill 1789, sponsored by Collins, Republican Scott Brown of Massachusetts, Democrat Thomas Carper of Delaware and Independent Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, would establish “clear standards for reasonable access to retail postal services,” according to Collins, a bid to possibly spare post offices, such as Portland’s Station A, which is on an agency chopping block. Station A, located in the Arts District, is still on the list for possible closure, although no decisions have been made, according to Postal Service spokesman Tom Rizzo. Last July, the U.S. Postal Service said it would consider closing 34 branch post offices in Maine, including Station A and a small facility on Cliff Island. Station A earlier had been dropped from the cut list, but the U.S. Postal Service, noting a looming $8 billion shortfall, put the Congress Street post office back on the closure list. Then, in February, as a result of studies begun five months earlier, the Postal Service decided to move all mail processing operations from the Eastern Maine Processing and Distribution Facility in Hampden to the Southern Maine Processing and Distribution Center in Scarborough. Collins blasted the decision. “The Postal Service’s draconian proposals to close hundreds of processing facilities would lead to disastrous service cuts,” Collins told the Association of Magazine Media in a speech yesterday.

“For example, if the Postal Service proceeds with its plan to close one of Maine’s two processing plants, mail to and from the northern half of Maine will have travel all the way to the other end of our large state to be processed — a round trip of more than 600 miles from some communities. The longer delivery times will have consequences — for small businesses advertising their products or billing their customers, for families who use the mail for their daily newspaper delivery, for seniors who rely on the mail for their prescription drugs, and, of course, for magazine subscribers.” May 15 marks the end of a moratorium on closure decisions. “We will not physically close any facility until that date,” Rizzo said. Collins said the Postal Service should follow a set of standards for closing post offices and processing plants. “Across America, communities are up in arms over the Postal Service’s plans to close post offices and shutter processing plants,” Collins said in a statement to The Portland Daily Sun. “Our bill addresses this difficult issue in a responsible, predictable and transparent way. After the Postmaster General announced the study of about 3,700 post offices for closure, it became clear to me and many of my colleagues that common sense often wasn’t applied in these decisions.” Poland and other supporters of postal workers urged more rigorous reforms. In December 2006, the union reported, Congress passed a law that requires the Postal Service to pre-fund 75 years of future retiree health benefits over a decade’s time — a $5.5 billion annual drain. “The Postal Service is paying for people’s retirement that aren’t even born yet,” Poland said. Collins told magazine publishers yesterday that the prefunding of retiree health plans has led to an obligation of $46.2 billion. “That liability is not going away — it provides for benefits that have been promised to postal retirees,” Collins said in her speech. “Nevertheless, the payments for retiree health benefits could be eased, and our bill would do that. We have included language changing the structure of these payments by establishing a 40-year amortization schedule.” Collins explained, “We moved the longer amortization schedule, previously scheduled to start in five years, to start this year. The bill would also reduce the requirement for the retiree health benefit fund to fund 100 percent of the liability in advance to 80 percent. These two provisions will lower the Postal Service’s annual payment for retiree health care by $2-$3 billion, while still keeping the promises to workers and avoiding a taxpayer bailout.” In yesterday’s speech, Collins cited other changes proposed in SB1789, including: • “Our bill requires the Postal Service to work with the Postal Regulatory Commission to establish — for the first time — clear standards for reasonable access to retail postal services. These standards

will consider such factors as distance, travel time, access to transportation, weather, and geography.” • “Another controversial issue we tackled was the Postmaster General’s proposal to eliminate Saturday delivery. Abandoning Saturday delivery would drive more mail out of the system and do more harm than good. Our compromise prohibits eliminating Saturday delivery for at least two years.” • “Our bill will require early retirement incentives to be offered in sufficient numbers so as to compassionately reduce the postal workforce by about 100,000.” • “Further, to eliminate excess bureaucracy, our bill requires the Postal Service to devise a plan to close or consolidate administrative offices around the country.” Collins said the Postal Service “is in danger of dying.” “According to the Postmaster General himself, the Postal Service is at risk of not being able to make payroll, perhaps as soon as this fall,” she said. “The Postal Service is $12.9 billion in debt, and by the end of this year its credit limit will be maxed out.” Poland said Congress is the only institution that can save the Postal Service, even as he took issue with some congressional action. Rizzo said the Postal Service needs a far-reaching fix. “We are in need of comprehensive postal reform legislation that will allow the Postal Service to be self sustaining while meeting the needs of 21st century America,” Rizzo said.

“We’re trying to let people know what’s going on with the Postal Service,” said Wayne Poland, a retiree who worked 35 years for the Postal Service. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

Police seek stolen pitbull BY MARGE NIBLOCK SPECIAL TO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

On Saturday, April 14, at approximately 5:45 p.m., Smokey, an eightmonth-old pitbull belonging to Justin Manion, was stolen from a locked kennel under the front porch at 97 State St. The kennel itself was damaged in order to get the dog out, police said. The State Street address is Gary’s House. Gary’s House serves as a home-away-from-home for families and individuals with loved ones who are receiving treatment in any of the hospitals within the Greater Portland area.

Video footage from a nearby business captured the image of a white female with a ponytail taking the dog from the locked kennel, police reported. Police Detective Sgt. Dean Goodale stated that investigators are working on identifying the woman in the video, and says the victim wants his dog returned. Smokey has unusual markings on his white paws and a white “J” shape on the top of his head/back area, according to police. Anyone with information is asked to call the Criminal Investigation Division Tip line at 874-8584.

Police hope to find this dog, taken from a State Street kennel. (COURTESY PHOTOS)

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Ask for advice and opinions, but don’t be too quick to incorporate everything you hear. Don’t change your ways just to get the right response. You know more than you think you know. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). If you listen closely, you’ll find that people will tell you who you are. They may not even realize they are doing it, but they feel a need for you to be who they want you to be. Resist. Take the time to decide what you think. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). A solo effort will be brilliant. You’ll be surprisingly comfortable addressing the needs of the day alone. Maybe you’ll even try harder because you’re not relying on others. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You can feel good about many of the things you’ve done in your life. Mentally scan through some of your history, and you’ll bring a wave of happy contentment upon yourself. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The authority figures in your life are losing their influence over you. By what standard would you judge your own success if you didn’t have the example put forth by your parents, your boss or anyone else? VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’ll love the way another person sees you. It changes who you think you are, inspires arduous feelings in you and raises you to a state of complete enchantment. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). It’s not enough just to mention what you want. You’ll have to bring it up again and again so that people remember. They want to help you, but you have to teach them how. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Wednesday, April 18, the 109th day of 2012. There are 257 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 18, 1942, an air squadron from the USS Hornet led by Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle raided Tokyo and other Japanese cities during World War II. On this date: In 1775, Paul Revere began his famous ride from Charlestown to Lexington, Mass., warning American colonists that the British were coming. In 1831, the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa was officially opened. In 1906, a devastating earthquake struck San Francisco, followed by raging fires; estimates of the final death toll range between 3,000 and 6,000. In 1910, suffragists showed up at the U.S. Capitol with half a million signatures demanding that women have the right to vote. In 1912, the RMS Carpathia, carrying survivors of the Titanic disaster, arrived in New York. In 1934, the first laundromat (called a “washateria”) opened in Fort Worth, Texas. In 1942, the first World War II edition of The Stars and Stripes was published as a weekly newspaper. In 1945, famed American war correspondent Ernie Pyle, 44, was killed by Japanese gunfire on the Pacific island of Ie Shima (ee-EH’ sheeMAH’), off Okinawa. In 1949, the Republic of Ireland was proclaimed. In 1954, Gamal Abdel Nasser seized power, becoming prime minister of Egypt. In 1978, the Senate approved the Panama Canal Treaty, providing for the complete turnover of control of the waterway to Panama on the last day of 1999. In 1983, 63 people, including 17 Americans, were killed at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, by a suicide bomber. One year ago: Standard & Poor’s lowered its long-term outlook for the U.S. government’s fiscal health from “stable” to “negative.” Crystal Mangum, who’d falsely accused three Duke lacrosse players of raping her, was charged with murdering her boyfriend, Reginald Daye. Today’s Birthdays: Actress Barbara Hale is 91. Actor Clive Revill is 82. Actor James Drury is 78. Actor Robert Hooks is 75. Actress Hayley Mills is 66. Actor James Woods is 65. Actress-director Dorothy Lyman is 65. Actress Cindy Pickett is 65. Country musician Walt Richmond is 65. Country musician Jim Scholten (Sawyer Brown) is 60. Actor Rick Moranis is 59. Actress Melody Thomas Scott is 56. Actor Eric Roberts is 56. Actor John James is 56. Rock musician Les Pattinson is 54. Author-journalist Susan Faludi is 53. Actress Jane Leeves is 51. Talk show host Conan O’Brien is 49. Bluegrass singer-musician Terry Eldredge is 49. Actor Eric McCormack is 49. Actress Maria Bello is 45. Actress Mary Birdsong is 44. Rock musician Greg Eklund is 42. Actor David Tennant is 41. Country musician Marvin Evatt is 38. Rock musician Mark Tremonti is 38. Rhythm-and-blues singer Trina (Trina and Tamara) is 38. Actress Melissa Joan Hart is 36. Actor Sean Maguire is 36. Actor Bryce Johnson is 35. Actress America Ferrera is 28. Actress Alia Shawkat is 23. Actress Britt Robertson is 22. Actor Moises Arias is 18.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: The facts about tobacco use are startling. Every day, nearly 4,000 kids under the age of 18 try their first cigarette, and another 1,000 become regular smokers. To hook kids, tobacco companies spend billions of dollars each year targeting kids like me with advertising near schools and malls, and they even alter these deadly products to look and taste like candy! They also oppose efforts to make it more difficult for kids to obtain cigarettes, like tobacco tax increases and smoke-free laws. With almost 20 percent of high school students who are current smokers, we need a change, and it needs to be both youth led and adult supported. Cigarette companies cannot survive unless kids smoke, so I am thankful to be working with the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids as a young advocate to fight to reduce tobacco use and its devastating consequences on youth. Your readers can get involved by visiting www.tobaccofreekids.org to learn more about what is being done in their community and how they can help. -- Judy Hou, age 17, volunteer at Y Street, The Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth, Richmond, Va. Dear Judy Hou: Many thanks for your terrific letter. We hope it will inspire readers to become involved, as well as convince others not to take that first puff. Smoking kills, and it can harm those around you. If you already smoke, please quit. It doesn’t make you cool. It makes you stink. Dear Annie: My friend “Steve” has been married for 10 years. Six months ago, he had an affair. The other woman became pregnant, so Steve left his wife. But within a few months, he realized he had made a terrible mistake. The new girlfriend was verbally abusive and controlling and interfered with his relationship with his other children. He finally ended

things and returned to his wife. Now the Other Woman is refusing visitation with the new baby. Steve and his wife have hired an attorney to ﬁght this. I know Steve has tried very hard to put his life back together and wants to do the right thing. But I was disheartened to see the new mother badmouth him on Facebook, calling him a deadbeat dad and telling horrible lies about his family. Steve pays regular child support and has already added the baby to his insurance. Meanwhile, throughout her pregnancy, this woman drank and smoked, even though Steve pleaded with her to take better care of herself. This is a small community, and I am appalled that she has dragged Steve’s name through the mud. It is affecting his children at school. I worry about this woman raising a child. Steve thinks he has to accept the public bashing because he cheated. Is there any way to get his side of the story out there? -- A Friend Dear A Friend: This is what friends are for. Feel free to refute the lies when the opportunities present themselves. But we caution you not to say unkind things about the Other Woman. Steve has his hands full, and there’s no reason to make the woman more defensive and angry than she already is. Dear Annie: This is in regard to the letter from “California,” whose stepdaughter’s children keep playing with their iPhones during dinner. I had this problem with my sister. During dinner, she kept playing with her phone, so I snapped a photo of her with my iPhone and sent it to her with a text message: “Having a great time. Wish you were here!” She laughed and put her phone down, and we had a nice visit. -- Iowa

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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A sharp rise in retractions spurs calls for reform BY CARL ZIMMER THE NEW YORK TIMES

In the fall of 2010, Dr. Ferric C. Fang made an unsettling discovery. Dr. Fang, who is editor in chief of the journal Infection and Immunity, found that one of his authors had doctored several papers. It was a new experience for him. “Prior to that time,” he said in an interview, “Infection and Immunity had only retracted nine articles over a 40-year period.” The journal wound up retracting six of the papers from the author, Naoki Mori of the University of the Ryukyus in Japan. And it soon became clear that Infection and Immunity was hardly the only victim of Dr. Mori’s misconduct. Since then, other scientific journals have retracted two dozen of his papers, according to the watchdog blog Retraction Watch. “Nobody had noticed the whole thing was rotten,” said Dr. Fang, who is a professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Dr. Fang became curious how far the rot extended. To find out, he teamed up with a fellow editor at the journal, Dr. Arturo Casadevall of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. And before long they reached a troubling conclusion: not only that retractions were rising at an alarming rate, but that retractions were just a manifestation of a much more profound problem — “a symptom of a dysfunctional scientific climate,” as Dr. Fang put it. Dr. Casadevall, now editor in chief of the journal mBio, said he feared that science had turned into a winner-take-all game with perverse incentives that lead scientists to cut corners and, in some cases, commit acts of misconduct. “This is a tremendous threat,” he said. Last month, in a pair of editorials in Infection and Immunity, the two editors issued a plea for fundamental reforms. They also presented their concerns at the March 27 meeting of the National Academies of Sciences committee on science, technology and the law. Members of the committee agreed with their assessment. “I think this is really coming to a head,” said Dr. Roberta B. Ness, dean of the University of Texas School of Public Health. And Dr. David Korn of Harvard Medical School agreed that “there are problems all through the system.” No one claims that science was ever free of misconduct or bad research. Indeed, the scientific method itself is intended to overcome mistakes and misdeeds. When scientists make a new discovery, others review the research skeptically before it is published. And once it is, the scientific community can try to replicate the results to see if they hold up. But critics like Dr. Fang and Dr. Casadevall argue that science has changed in some worrying ways in recent decades — especially biomedical research, which consumes a larger and larger share of government science spending. In October 2011, for example, the journal Nature reported that published retractions had increased tenfold over the past decade, while the number of published papers had increased by just 44 percent. In 2010 The Journal of Medical Ethics published a study finding the new raft of recent retractions was a mix of misconduct and honest scientific mistakes. Several factors are at play here, scientists say. One may be that because journals are now online, bad papers are simply reaching a wider audience, making it more likely that errors will be spotted. “You can sit at your laptop and pull a lot of different papers together,” Dr. Fang said. But other forces are more pernicious. To survive professionally, scientists feel the need to publish as many papers as possible, and to get them into highprofile journals. And sometimes they cut corners or even commit misconduct to get there.

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Wednesday, April 18 Jonathan Aldrich poetry reading and lecture noon to 1 p.m. Jonathan Aldrich will give an author talk and poetry reading at the Brown Bag Lecture Series in the Rines Auditorium at the Portland Public Library. He will read his own poems and others’ from the new anthology “Branching out: Fifteen Years of Poetry Readings in Tenants Harbor.” Audience members are encouraged to bring their own lunch.

Trayvon Martin memorial, dialogue 5 p.m. A memorial for 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, the young man who was fatally shot in Sanford, Fla. “You are invited to to join fellow Mainers in a Memorial for Trayvon and community dialogue addressing justice and an end to racist violence. ... All are welcome to attend as we collectively imagine what living out justice for Trayvon Martin looks like on an individual and community level.” 5 p.m. to 6 p.m, Memorial in Monument Square; 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Community Dialogue at Portland Public Library. For more information, call 772-1051.

Thursday, April 19 Local food system public forum 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The city of Portland will host a Community Food Forum to discuss and get feedback on the region’s food system. The forum was developed in an effort to respond to a demonstrated community desire to increase dialogue and involvement in the food systems that support the community. Local farmers, fishermen, gardeners, cooks, food workers, food processors, emergency food providers, local food organizers and advocates are encouraged to attend. During the forum, attendees will identify gaps within the local food system and develop strategies to help fill them, and strive to broaden the vision and goal to feed Portland locally. Admission is free, however, space is limited. Attendees are asked to register in advance at http://portlandfoodforum.wordpress.com/. Interested parties unable to attend the forum can also sign up to receive updates on the process. The Community Food Forum is sponsored by Healthy Portland, a program of the Public Health Division, city of Portland HHS Department, and funded by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Healthy Portland along with a group of community volunteers and the Community Food Security Coalition are organizing the event. At Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodford St., Portland.

Rachel Carson panel discussion 5 p.m. A discussion to highlight the influence of Rachel Carson on the perspectives and lives of five current female environmental leaders in Maine. The event will be moderated by Naomi Schalit, executive director of Pinetree Watchdog. Panelists include: Pattie Aho, DEP Commissioner; Michele Dionne, Ph.D., Research Director, Wells National Estuarine Research Preserve; Melissa Welsh Innes, Maine State Representative, D-Yarmouth; Lisa Pohlmann, executive director, Natural Resources Council of Maine; Amanda Sears, associate director, Environmental Health Strategy Center. Sponsored by the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs. University of Southern Maine, Hannaford Lecture Hall, Portland. For more information, see Rachel Carson: A Life in Perspective or 228-8450.

Architalx 2012 with Mikyoung Kim 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. At Bernard A. Osher Auditorium, Mikyoung Kim. Principal and Design Director, Mikyoung Kim Design Boston. Mikyoung Kim is an award-winning international landscape architect and artist whose work focuses on merging sculptural vision with the urban landscape. Projects are comprised of designs that meld site, sculpture and sustainable initiatives. Over the past five years, she has been involved in projects at various scales that focus on the choreographed experience with the use of a wide range of technologies with light and color. www.mikyoungkim. com. Architalx is an annual lecture series that showcases leaders in the architecture and design fields, and provides the opportunity for inspiration and dialogue with the Maine creative community and the general public. Tickets: $8 online/$10 at the door. Tickets available online at www. architalx.org. Seating is limited; overflow seating with video feed is available.

Dinner honoring lawyer Peter J. DeTroy 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Lawyer and civic leader Peter J. DeTroy III has been selected to receive the Distinguished Service Award from the Maine Law Alumni Association. He will be honored Thursday at the association’s annual dinner at the Portland Country Club. A 1972 graduate of the University of Maine School of Law, DeTroy was selected for his significant contributions to the legal profession, cultural and charitable organizations, and his longstanding support of

Diane Davison relaxes with her two dogs, Alice and Russell, on the Eastern Promenade. This year marks the 20th Annual April Stools Day, which was started by Davison, president of Friends of the Eastern Promenade. The event is Saturday. (Photo by Kristin Rapinac) Maine Law. DeTroy is a member of the Portland-based firm Norman Hanson DeTroy LLC, where he has worked since 1977. For additional information please contact Mary Roy at mroy@usm.maine.edu

MJFF Yom Hashoah Film Project 6:45 p.m. For the 10th consecutive year, the Maine Jewish Film Festival will offer Southern Maine’s “most visible and widely attended community observance of Holocaust Memorial Day (Yom Hashoah) with the screening of a free film, open to the public.” The 2012 MJFF Yom Hashoah Film Project will highlight the award winning feature film, La Rafle. This year the Free Yom Hashoah Film Project will be held at the Portland Public Library in the Rines Auditorium. The program is free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, call 831-7495 or visit www.mjff.org.

Food+Farm: Locavore (at Portland Food Co-op) 7:30 p.m. “‘Locavore’ is a documentary about the inevitable return to the local diet. Less than a generation ago human beings worldwide traveled less than 10 miles to obtain the majority of the food they ate. Today the average conventionally grown vegetable has traveled more than 1500 miles by the time it has reached your pantry. Our food today is over processed, stale, and lacks nutrition. This new film, featuring some of the neo-pioneers of the Locavore movement will educate, inspire, and revitalize bringing health to our bodies and our communities. The screening will be held at the Portland Food Co-op, 56 Hampshire St., Portland. Come learn how to become a member/owner.” SPACE Gallery. www.space538.org/events.php

Friday, April 20

The Civil War of 1812 7 p.m. Part of a public program series at Maine Historical Society that explores the connections between literature, art and history. The Civil War of 1812 with Alan Taylor, Professor of History, University of California, Davis. “This year marks the bicentennial of the War of 1812, a formative moment in both Maine and U.S. history, and the subject of Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Alan Taylor’s new book. Taylor will tell the riveting story of a war that redefined North America.” www.mainehistory.org

History of the Masons in New Gloucester 7 p.m. At the New Gloucester Meetinghouse, next to the Town Hall on Route 231, Dick McCann will speak about the history of the Masons in New Gloucester. The Masons have been a presence in town since 1803. The public is invited. Refreshments will be served. A members’ business meeting will follow.

‘A Life In The Theater’ 7:30 p.m. David Mamet’s homage to show business at Freeport Factory Stage: “A Life In The Theater.” “This production features two of Portland’s most important and talented actors: Will Rhys and Dustin Tucker, and is directed by PSC Affiliate Artist, Sally Wood. Rhys and Tucker play two actors: Rhys, a sage professional with years of shows under his belt, and Tucker a promising upstart who endures counseling, life lessons and endless opinions from his elder. The relationship between the two men is ultimately transformative, and will leave audiences swept up by their experiences both on and off stage. This play is peppered with plenty of salty language, and is intended for adult audiences.” Performances are April 19-May 5, Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m. Thursday performances are Pay-What-You-Can. (Pay-what-you-can performances are intended to be a community benefit for those who really want to see good plays, but simply can’t afford to do so) Ticket prices for all other performances are $19 general admission and $15 students/seniors. Special group pricing is available. Five-Pass Subscriptions can be purchased at $15/pass general and $12/pass student/senior.

Author Martha Manning noon to 1 p.m. Author talk at the Portland Public Library Local Author Series. Author Martha Manning speaks about her book, “Trackless Snow: One Woman’s Journey from Shame to Grace,” at the Friday Local Author Series at Portland Public Library in Meeting Room No. 5. “This talk deals with the bold adventure of taking a daring look into one’s trackless snow as part of your life tasks. Trackless Snow symbolizes areas of your life that have been left unexplored. This talk is particularly geared toward older women who have ignored or forgone parts of themselves due to the exigencies of life.”

‘Hedda Gabler’ at USM 7:30 p.m. “Hedda Gabler,” by Henrik Ibsen, directed by William Steele, University of Southern Maine Department of Theatre. April 20-21 and April 26-28 at 7:30 p.m.; April 22 and April 29 at 5 p.m.; special discount show at 5 p.m. on April 25, all seats $5; tickets $15, $8 for students, $11 seniors and USM employees and alumni. www.usm.maine. edu/theatre

‘The Pirates of Penzance’ 8 p.m. Lyric Music Theater of South Portland, an all-volunteer community theater that has been entertaining Southern Maine for more than half a century, will present “The Pirates of Penzance,” April 20 to May 5. “Gilbert and Sullivan at their finest! Young Frederic joins a band of tender-hearted pirates, indentured until his 21st birthday. Alas, discovering he is a leap-year baby, this could take longer than expected.” www.lyricmusictheater.org

Foam N’ Glow 8 p.m. Sixx Pak Entertainment presents Foam N’ Glow “‘America’s Largest Foam Party’ fuses high-energy music, ultraviolet dancers, fire performers, CO2 shows and foam into one mind-blowing combination.” More than 50,000 party people in attendance. Portland Expo, www.portlandcalendar.com see next page

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Saturday, April 21 Maine’s gunpowder mills 9 a.m. “During the Civil War, at least one fourth of the gunpowder used by the Union soldiers was manufactured at the gunpowder mill located on the Presumpscot River in Gorham-Windham, mllls being located on both sides of the river. On Saturday, April 21, Windham Historical Society will present a program about these mills and the part they played in the Civil War and other wars as well as for expansion of the nation. The program begins at 9 a.m. at the Society museum, 234 Windham Center Road. The public is invited. There is no fee, but donations are welcome. At 1 p.m., following a lunch break,a tour of the gunpowder mill site and view of the artifacts still in place will be conducted by the Society and Don Wescott, Presumpscot Regional Land Trust. For more information, contact David Tanguay, 892-1306 or email Kay Soldier at kso48@aol.com.”

20th annual April Stools Day and Litter Pickup 9 a.m. to noon. 20th Annual April Stools Day & LItter Pickup on the Eastern Promenade and at Fort Sumner Park, Reiche Park and Baxter Woods (rain or shine). “Come out this Saturday to help pick up a winter’s worth of litter and/or unscooped poop (you pick). The 20th annual April Stools Day & Litter Pickup will be held from 9 am to noon rain or shine Saturday, April 21. April Stools Day locations in Portland include the Eastern Promenade, Fort Sumner Park, Reiche Park and Baxter Woods. Volunteers can report to one of five stations on the Prom: near the top of Cutter Street; the Cleeves Monument at Congress Street; at the playground and ballfields; Loring Memorial Circle; and East End Beach. Special guest Scooby-Doo will cheer on volunteers at the Eastern Prom and, no doubt, beg for Scooby Snacks (ruh-roh!). Gloves and trash bags will be provided. Volunteers can choose to pick up litter, dog droppings or both. Bring a friend!” The event is sponsored by Friends of the Eastern Promenade and Portland’s locally owned Fetch pet supply store. The lucky finder of the Golden Turd will win a gift certificate to Fetch.”

Food+Farm: Grow Fair at SPACE

Brad Brunelle of Portland weeds in the Boyd Street Urban Farm in Portland. On Sunday, the public can celebrate Earth Day by coming out to Cultivating Community’s Boyd Street Urban Farm in downtown Portland and help them get ready for the 2012 growing season. Visit www.cultivatingcommunity.org for details. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)

10 a.m. Food+Farm: Grow Fair at SPACE Gallery. “As part of Food+Farm, we offer our first Grow Fair. A variety of events, workshops and hands-on learning experience to help you along the way to producing your own food. Maine Master Gardeners will offer free 20-Minute Gardener consultations. Urban Farm Fermentory will offer intensive workshops in home scale organic gardening and kombucha-making. Plus a variety of hands-on food production learning activities, including a seed-bomb making workshop, a harvest calendar making project for the kids and more.” www.space538. org/events.php

and federal courts, and they work under the close supervision of Maine Law professors. The race starts at 1:30 p.m. Awards will be given to the top three males and females overall, and top two in the following age groups: 14 and under; 15-19; 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60-69; 70-79; 80 and over. Registration is $15, visit www.active.com/running/portland-me/race-judicata-5k-race-and-walk-2012, or $20 on the day of the race. For more information, contact Maine Law student and race organizer Chris Harmon at charmon126@gmail.com.

Gem & Mineral Show 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The state’s largest gem and mineral show to be held at Saint Joseph’s College, April 21 and 22. The Maine Mineralogical & Geological Society presents its 29th annual Gem & Mineral Show at Saint Joseph’s College on Saturday and Sunday, April 21 and 22. It is the state’s largest gem and mineral show. “More than 25 vendors, including 12 displaying jewelry, will show gems, rocks, fluorescent minerals, crystals, fossils and geodes. The show also features gold panning and gem-cutting demonstrations, along with many unusual, one-of-a-kind items for sale. Children will be able to dig for treasures in the mini-mine, win prizes on the spin wheel and handle rocks and gems at the touch table.” The event runs at the Harold Alfond Center gymnasium on Saturday, April 21, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, April 22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The show includes a silent auction and hourly door prizes. Admission is $4 for adults, $3 for seniors and students 18 and under, and free for children 12 and under. Admission includes entry into our grand prize raffle drawn at the end of the show. For more information, contact mlasalle@sjcme.edu or 893-6627.

Daylily and Hosta Society 11 a.m. The Southern Maine Daylily and Hosta Society will have as guest speaker Lori Jones. Jones, from Knoll Cottage Daylilies in Southampton, Mass., hybridizes large unusual form daylilies that are Zone 5 Hardy. Southern Maine Daylily and Hosta Society meets at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland in the Horticulture Building on Slocum Drive. The public is invited to attend. For more events and information go to www.smdhs.info.

Race Judicata 1:30 p.m. The sneakers will hit the pavement for a good cause as the Maine Law Student Bar Association hosts the annual Race Judicata, a 5K race/walk along Portland’s scenic Back Cove. Race Judicata is a fundraiser for Maine Law’s Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic. At the clinic, third-year law students provide legal services to low-income clients. The “student attorneys” are specially licensed by the state

Figure drawing with a live model 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Join Constellation Gallery for this open, drop in studio session of figure drawing with a live model. $10 fee. “This session provides the opportunity to work in a studio environment and interact with other artists as you draw from a live model in your preferred medium. The workshop is open to adults of all skill levels from complete beginners to experienced artists. Bring your own supplies. Light refreshments served.” Constellation Gallery, 511 Congress St. www.constellationart.com

Old Fashioned Hymn Sing 7 p.m. Cape Elizabeth Church of the Nazarene, Route 77, will host an old-fashioned hymn sing. Refreshments following. FMI call Pastor Jon, 318-3515.

Maine Roller Derby 6 p.m. Maine Roller Derby’s Calamity Janes vs Pair O’Dice (Massachusetts), Portland Expo, tickets $10 adv, $13 doors; kids aged 5-12 $5, kids under 5 free. Afterparty at Flask Lounge. www.mainerollerderby.com/events

Sunday, April 22 Wake Up the Farm with Cultivating Community 9 a.m. “Celebrate Earth Day by coming out to Cultivating Community’s Boyd St. Urban Farm in downtown Portland and help them get ready for the 2012 growing season. You’ll help CC wake up the farm and you’ll get hands-on experience and an opportunity to ask the CC staff about your farming/gardening questions. Activities for all ages and skill levels. Cultivating Community’s mission is to strengthen communities by growing food, preparing youth leaders and new farmers, and promoting social and environmental justice. We use our community food work as an engine for high-impact youth and community development programs that reconnect people to the natural and social systems that sustain us all.” www.space538.org/events.

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2012 Urban Earth Day Celebration 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. In Monument Square, MENSK and the City of Portland will host Portland’s 2012 Urban Earth Day Celebration. Portland Mayor Michael Brennan will kick off the event, which will showcase many of Portland’s environmental and non-profit organizations, artists and sustainable businesses. Attendees can learn about local efforts to promote sustainable business practices and improve Portland’s urban environment. “The event offers fun, free activities for all ages including demonstrations on green technology, local agricultural practices, urban gardening, recycling, bike decorating, a parade, and live music!” www.MENSKmaine.org

Spotlight Concert Series: ‘Carmina Burana’ 3 p.m. University of Southern Maine presents “Carmina Burana.” “It’s a musical homecoming when alumni join the USM Concert Band and USM Chorale in this impressive performance, conducted by Peter Martin with preparation by Robert Russell. ‘Carmina,’ made popular through movie and commercial placements, combines the rich, full sound of dissonant chords with driving rhythms that make it an amazing experience to hear – and perform. All alumni are invited to take part! Come for the concert Sunday, or stay the weekend and enjoy masterclass instruction from School of Music graduates, as well as a special Saturday evening reception. Alumni who would like to join in the performance should contact Peter Martin at pmartin@usm.maine.edu for rehearsal and lodging information. $15 recommended donation at the door. Proceeds go toward music scholarships.” Merrill Auditorium, Portland.

‘Finding a Just Peace in Israel-Palestine’ 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Alice Rothchild will speak at University of Southern Maine, Portland Campus, University Events Room, seventh floor of the Glickman Library. Maine Voices for Palestinian Rights. www.mvprights.org. “Finding a Just Peace in Israel-Palestine,” free and open to the public; however, donations gratefully accepted. Light refreshments will be served. Co-sponsors: Amnesty International, Colby College Student Chapter; Chaplaincy Institute of Maine (ChIME); Churches for Middle East Peace, Maine; Episcopal Peace Fellowship of Maine; First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church; Greater Brunswick PeaceWorks; Multicultural Students’ Association of USM; Partners for World Health; Pax Christi Maine; Peace Action Maine; Portland Friends Meeting; Social Action Committee of Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church; Social Justice & Peace Commission of Sacred Heart/St. Dominic Church. Contact: rmschaible@gmail.com, 239.8060.

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Thursday, April 19

Friday, April 20

USM School of Music Jazz Ensembles

USM students perform original works

7:30 p.m. From classic big band to modern jazz, the University of Southern Maine School of Music Jazz Ensembles will get you grooving at their spring concert, in Corthell Concert Hall, College Avenue, USM Gorham. The Jazz Ensemble, directed by School of Music faculty member Chris Oberholtzer, will perform jazz favorites like Miles Davis’ Seven Steps To Heaven and Gillespie & Coots’ You Go to My Head, plus other memorable examples of big band literature like Oblivion by Astor Piazzolla, Flight of the Foo Birds by Neal Hefti, Moten Swing, by Buster & Benny Moten, and more. Tickets cost $6 general public; $3 students, seniors, USM employees and alumni. For reservations, contact the Music Box Office at www.usm.maine.edu/music/boxoffice or 780-5555. For more information on the USM School of Music’s spring concert season and programs of study, visit www.usm.maine.edu/music. Sign up for e-notices, or on Facebook as USM School of Music, www.facebook.com/ Music.USM.

8 p.m. Be the first to hear a live performance of new musical compositions from classical to contemporary at the University of Southern Maine School of Music’s Composers Showcase, in Corthell Concert Hall, College Avenue, USM Gorham. The event is free. Students in the USM Composers Ensemble worked throughout the semester to create their own original pieces under the direction of School of Music faculty member Dan Sonenberg.

Saturday, April 21 Joel Carpenter at Local Music Night 7 p.m. Reindeer Recording Artist Joel Carpenter, a Portland-based acoustic singer-songwriter, will be hosting another night of local talent as Coffee House Bookings presents Local Music Night at The Portland New Church, 302 Stevens Ave., Portland. In addition to performing songs

Zemya from his recent debut CD “Dirty Words” Joel will be turning the stage over to a great line-up of local acts that will include Tom Cook, Louis Grassi and Whit Walker. Doors open at 7 p.m. All ages are welcome. Tickets are $10, available from the artists, at the door, or by visiting facebook.com/joelcarpentermusic.com.

Zemya and Improvox in Brunswick 8 pm. A cappella ensembles Zemya and Improvox in concert at the Frontier Cinema Gallery & Cafe, Brunswick. Additional vocal exploration “Vortex” with Improvox from 5:30-7 p.m. in the Jai Yoga Studio. Concert tickets: $12 in advance, $15 at the door; Reserve Tickets at 755-5222; Workshop $10. RSVP to Matt: 891-9593. www.explorefrontier.com

Sunday, April 22 Electronic funk duo, J.WAIL 8 p.m. Colorado live electronic funk duo, J.WAIL, has announced a string of dates in the Northeast for their upcoming “Colorphorms Tour,” one of which include a stop in Portland at The New Venue. Just a few short weeks after the release of the new album, “Lazers n’ Flowers,” J.WAIL is ready to hit the road and share their version of world clashing modern day womps, wobbles and glitches with wailing guitar riffs and live drums to accompany. http://venuemusicbar.com/blog

Wednesday, April 25 Imogen Cooper on piano 7:30 p.m. Merrill Auditorium, Portland. British pianist Imogen Cooper is lauded for her virtuosity, poetic poise and suave athleticism. With an enormous range within the classical repertoire, she makes beautiful work of challenging music. http://portlandovations.org

Saturday, April 28 Oratorio Chorale in Maine 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, April 28 and Sunday, April 29, the Oratorio Chorale brings a new and innovative program to two venues on the coast of Maine, part of a five-day residency with the Vancouver-based Orchid Ensemble. During the week the Orchid Ensemble will provide school presentations of East-West music, and a program of ChineseJewish music of the Asian Diaspora. The musical programs are billed as “Cold Fusion,” in which the Oratorio Chorale will perform with the Orchid Ensemble’s Lan Tung, of Taiwan and Canada, on the erhu (Chinese violin), Yu-Chen Wang, of Taiwan and the U.S. on the zheng (Chinese zither), and Jonathan Bernard (Canada) on percussion. This ensemble blends these ancient instruments and traditions from China and beyond. The school programs will feature instruments, music and stories from China and around the world. Student participation will be offered at Morse High School, at Bath Middle School, the Merriconeag Waldorf School in Freeport, and for students at Temple Beth-El in Portland. In addition, a free special program of Jewish/Chinese fusion music will be presented at Temple Beth-El on Wednesday, April 25 at 7 p.m. Among other music that evening, the Oratorio Chorale will perform a composition by Moshe Denberg. Based on the Orchid Ensemble’s “Ten Thousand Miles to Kai-Feng,” this program explores the Jewish presence along the Silk Road and in China, from the 7th century and beyond. It features music that combines Jewish and Asian traditions. Oratorio Chorale and Orchid Ensemble performances take place on Saturday, April 28, at 7:30 p.m. at Montgomery Theater, Morse High School, Bath, and on Sunday, April 29, at 3 p.m. at Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodford St., Portland. Tickets to the weekend concerts are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. For ticket information, visit www.oratoriochorale.org.