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Be Wary Of The Hind-Leg Kick: Memories Of Donkey Driving In The Sandwich Notch Area Of New Hampshire, William Geller

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The latest in William Geller’s historical pieces looks at early- and mid-twentieth-century donkey driving in the Sandwich Notch area of New Hampshire.

The Bluebird Chronicles: A Catskills Romance, Leslie T. Sharpe

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Leslie T. Sharpe’s diary of her encounters with and observations of bluebirds living in a Catskills meadow near her house.

Crazier River: The Neversink River Goes Rogue In The Climate Crisis, Hovey Brock

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Artist Hovey Brock writes of the raging habits of the Neversink River in the Catskills of New York. The river has gone rogue in the climate change crisis.

The Long Way Home: Lessons From The Chuckwalla, Christine Woodside

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Christine Woodside watches a chuckwalla in the Mojave Desert and considers the survival of animals in harsh climates and how her daughter worked hard to overcome struggles and found a loving wife.

Appalachia Winter/Spring 2022: Complete Issue

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Winter/Spring 2022 - Volume LXXIII, Number 1 - Issue #253. Cataclysms in the Catskills and Taconics: Floods, Temperature Swings, and Bluebirds

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The Last Conversation, Muhammad Ismail Khalid Yousaf

Journal of Wellness

The brain-death exam is one of the most sensitive undertakings for a physician, especially a neurologist, because of its social and legal implications. It is the vital examination establishing a clear lack of meaningful vitals, allowing a family to mark the end of a journey and a life finally complete. Physicians who perform and establish this death-decision must ensure they are au courant with the family's sentiments and concerns. It would behoove this obligated physician to bear in mind that it is a human being who will go through this invasive and rough exam. This comatose person is a father …

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The Barn, Mary Schloss

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Dancing And Poetry: A Study Of The Whirling Dervish Dance Through Rumi’S Poetry, Tasneem Huq

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

This exploration investigates the influence of Rumi’s book of poetry, Mathnawi, upon the Sufi practice of the Whirling Dervish dances. It argues that Rumi’s Mathnawi underlies the choreography of the Whirling Dervish dances. Each step of the dance expresses, manifests or embodies themes found in Rumi’s poetry: separation from Unity, ascension, annihilation, and a return to Unity. The thesis introduces this argument, and then discusses historical, theological, and linguistic themes related to Rumi, Sufism, and the Whirling Dervish dances. Following this, the thesis provides a framework that begins with the Neoplatonic theory of emanation grounding Rumi’s poetic thought, followed by …

Man And His World, Clark Baise

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The Queen Is Dead, Long Live The Queen, James Funaro

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The Gates Of Hell; What The Chorus Said, James Funaro

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The Guest, Dennis Trudell

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Hi, My Name Is, Kathy Andrews

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Sculpture By Ole Oihoklib (Photograph), Jim Lundy

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The Dogcatchers Of Portimao, Debra Papierski

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Story, Dane Lavin

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Monologue. Polylogue. Mollylogue. (Or: A Musing Of A Young Writer As A Poor Man. Hee Hee Hee.), Chris Brougham

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The Coming Age, Lynn Greene

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Seduction, Jacqueline Ondy

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Pointless Polarities, Ruth Wick

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The Ladies From The Fairmont Unitarian Church Poverty Relief Fund, Sharon S. Mccartney

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Confessions Of A Book Burner, Andy Acker

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Kuei Mei, Amy Pence

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Amjambo Africa! (March 2022), Kathreen Harrison

Amjambo Africa!

Welcome Center .......................4

Spotlight on business ...............5

Hazard Pay ................................5

Community Food Center ........7

Poem by Nyamuon Nguany

Machar .......................................8

Fufu & Math ........................... 14

Legislative Update ..................15

Singer Clarisse Karasira ........37

DEI/Lewiston............................ 3

Translations French ......................9/13

Swahili ....................10/13

Somali ...............11/13/36

Kinyarwanda .........12/32

Portuguese .............30/32

Spanish ...................31/32

Health&Wellness. ..............20-27

Nutritious eating

In English & translation

Columns New Voices ................8/34/35

Professional Development ... 7

Ask the District Attorney....16

Bureau of Motor Vehicles ...16

Ask the Doctor ....................19

Finance ................................. 33

Community organizations. 28

Beautiful Blackbird .............18

Let’s Talk ...............................35

Maine Immigration .............36

Iraqi immigration freeze ....39

Irruption, Ann Taylor

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Research

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Richard Primack’s work compares climate conditions Henry David Thoreau reported 150 years before to the current conditions, reports Jennifer Weeks. In western North America, the Sitka spruce struggles, writes Lisa Densmore Ballard.

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The 2013 pre-monsoon season in the Nepal Himalaya included first ascents of Jagdula, Dragmorpa Ri, and others, and a record number of deaths on several peaks, including eight on Everest. Briton Kenton Cool and Sherpa Dorje Gyalzen traversed three peaks in the Everest group. Sixteen Nepalese died in the Khumbu Icefall below Everest on April 18, 2014.