With Christmas fast approaching, Amy Calder proposes this year we shoot for zero fatalities during the holiday, five better than last year.
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Amy’s Christmas story wish list is focused on the missing
The person who took Ayla Reynolds from home six years ago tops the list, followed by the remains of Pauline Rourke and two dangerous dogs, writes Amy Calder.
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Amy Calder: Watch out for the deer
After colliding with a deer on Interstate 95 at peak season for such incidents, Amy Calder finds that such accidents in Maine are counted in the thousands and that it’s good to be alive.
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My grandmother’s unused china weighs heavy with memory
A set of Currier & Ives dishes held a spot in my parents’ house for a long time until they finally came into my possession, writes Amy Calder.
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Snow Pond arts center in Sidney a gift worth supporting
The venue benefits everyone and offers education and cultural enrichment opportunities, plus year-round concerts, Amy Calder writes.
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Good luck can come with some bad guilt
While reports of privation pour in as they did during the Ice Storm of 1998, some people have all the luck, writes Amy Calder.
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For some, the holiday season begins Saturday at Renys
With Christmas but several weeks away, early birds get the jump on the holidays at the Maine department store and area craft fairs, writes Amy Calder.
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Tornado of a kitten tests owners’ mettle
The new cat may have many lessons to learn yet, but the whole household has many lessons to learn about Thurston as well, writes Amy Calder.
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Looking forward to phone liberation
Social media steals time and makes life move much faster and Amy Calder writes that she looks forward to her freedom from it.
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A dance down memory lane
Yearbooks and class reunions serve as a reminder that we humans really are more alike than we are different and we are fortunate just to know each other, Amy Calder writes.