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As the minutes ticked by, I began to think: Jesus. Are we going to have to put this paper out with pencils and crayons? The only functioning pieces of equipment on the third floor of 123 Chestnut were our cell phones, and a few intern laptops, with varying degrees of battery life. 

Like any solution imposed to correct non-existent problems, Net neutrality regulations would create new, unforeseen problems that are all too real for Maine and the rest of America.

I watched my grandfather suffer from stroke. A can-do guy with a steely will, after his first stroke his bright blue eyes turned watery and vague. His brain, starved of blood, slowly ceded control of his body, his laughter and his will. Dying is bad any way you go. But dying of stroke, alone and confused, is especially cruel for someone who craves order and control.

You begin by talking about how peaceful you are when you grill; you end it by having a fantasy of persecution leading to your stabbing someone with a fork. | Because humans are not gifted with ears that can be closed, any musician who decides to play in a public space is unilaterally deciding that everyone around must either listen to them or leave. | The beauty of this park is that unplanned, unscripted art encounters happen every day. | I find it hard to accept that a young man needs a reminder that it is a crime to violate another person's body without consent under any circumstances.