No need to be regimented inch by inch and row by row. Inject a bit of free spirit into your gardening style as a way to use up old seeds and discourage pests.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
For a comforting vegetarian meal, bake farro instead of boiling it
This one-pot baked farro with tomatoes and kale is cheesy and substantial.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Home plates: What makes the perfect risotto?
Good rice is nice, but the real secret is love and time, according to this Brunswick cook.
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Feb. 18, 2004: Kennebec Rail Trail needs $160,000 to finish last leg of project by 2006, railroad overpass in Augusta continues to be problem for trucks, and Kennebec County EMS gets 14 new defibrillators
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Posted inBooks, Nation & World, News
A Black author takes new look at Georgia’s white founder and his failed attempt to ban slavery
Could Georgia’s white founding father possibly have been an ally to Black people in an era when the British Empire was forcing thousands into bondage?
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Feb. 17, 1988: Proposed $1.8 million Skowhegan rec center plans get boost, second Waterville-Winslow bridge endorsed by state, and reserve officer for Oakland Police Department joins Waterville force
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Feb. 16, 1999: SAD 47 students in Belgrade say school bus is making them sick, Rite Aid competition originating from Augusta to benefit Mainers, and a bill to allow private burial services at the Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery facing opposition
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Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Lack of snow won’t stop sixth annual Somerset SnowFest in Skowhegan, organizers say
Though two events have been canceled, a return to cold temperatures this week will allow the Skowhegan-area celebration to go on as planned.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Nation & World
Nonfiction book publishing is dominated by men. A new prize hopes to help change that
Six finalists for the Women’s Prize for Nonfiction will be announced in March, and the winner will be unveiled at a ceremony in June.
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Taste of Things’ is a love story about food and lovers
“The Taste of Things” is so simple, so much a grand luminous romantic story, nothing written about it will charm and delight you as the watching of it., J.P. Devine writes.