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Protests Against Maine Same-Sex Marriage Repeal Spread to Texas
Would you have predicted that a vote regarding gay marriage would have brought Texas and Maine closer together? Believe it. In the wake of the 2009 Yes vote on Ballot Question One, repealing same-sex marriage equality in the state of Maine, protests have broken out in Dallas, Texas declaring solidarity with gay... »
Diocese of Portland Closes Churches for Lack of $50K, Spends $554K to Outlaw Gay Marriage
Item: Citing a Biddeford Parish deficit of $48,000, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland announced in August 2009 that it would be closing down three churches there. Item: As of October 20, 2009 the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland had spent $553,608.27 on its campaign to outlaw same-sex marriage in the state of Maine. »
Say It With Me: Entrenched Green Party Incumbent…
Not too many places in the United States can utter declarations about an entrenched Green Party incumbent, at least with a straight face. Portland, Maine is one of those places. Maine Green Independent Party incumbent Kevin Donoghue has won another term on the Portland city council. »
Green Candidate Lynne Williams Stumps for NO on 1 in Maine
Maine Green Independent Party candidate for Governor Lynne Williams is out on the stump, advocating that people vote NO on Ballot Question 1 this fall: Ms. Williams takes her campaign to a second level, making the issue not simply her personal success in the election of 2010, but also the success of issues that matter... »
Linda Bean’s Perfect 12-Inch Subway Philly Cheesesteak
Spotted today: a Linda Bean’s Perfect Maine Lobster Roll truck, stopped outside a Subway sandwich shop as the driver popped in for a bite. »
Ballot Question 1 Meetings, Closed and Tweeted
Last week, the Maine anti-gay marriage group Stand for Marriage Maine held a single strategy session open only to ticket holders and closed to the press. During the same week, pro-gay marriage group NO on 1 / Protect Maine Equality held five “community conversations” across the state that were open to all comers,... »
DC Family Research Council Takes Leading Role in Stand for Marriage Maine
There are two recent indications that the Family Research Council of Washington, DC has taken a leading role in (if not the reins of) the anti-gay-marriage group called Stand for Marriage Maine. Tony Perkins, head of the controversial Christian political organization, sent a video message to sympathetic Maine congregations toward the end of August 2009... »
Offshore Restaurant, Rockport ME: The Grease That Stays With You
On Saturday, September 6, my family and I dropped in at the Offshore Restaurant, a family restaurant nominally located in Rockport, Maine but actually located in between Rockport (to the north) and Rockland (to the south) on Route 1. It’s a little tricky spotting the Offshore Restaurant because its sign, apparently designed in... »