Peaks Island Star : September 2023, Vol. 43, Issue 9

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Good Things from Maine: Need for Beads

Paragraph describing the new Museum of Beadwork, opened by cofounder Heather Kahn and curator Kristina Skillin next to Caravan Beads in Portland. Accompanying snippets offer facts about beads and the museum\u27s collection

Speaker Talbot Ross Discusses Big Issues: An Interview with Jean D. Hakuzimana

Excerpts from an interview with Rachel Talbot Ross, Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives. Ross discusses systemic racism as well as the state\u27s housing crisis and how both chambers are coming together to address the crisis. She also speaks about what is being done for immigrants and about the need for African Americans and recent African immigrants to learn from each other

Brief: a Former Maine Veterans\u27 Homes Site Will Become Home to Arts Academy

Describes the details of the purchase of 310 Cony Road in Augusta by the Maine Arts Academy from the Maine Veterans\u27 Home Association

Maine Fauna A to Z: P is for Puffins

A brief account of Project Puffin, the 1973 initiative which restored Atlantic puffins to the Gulf of Maine after their eradication by human hunters. Also discusses the threat posed by climate change to puffins and other Maine sea birds

Amazonian Cuisine Proves Popular in Cape Elizabeth

Mauren and Lorena Adaime are a mother-daughter team from Columbia. They have opened a restaurant in Cape Elizabeth called Tostones Cafe, which features dishes from their original home in the Columbian Amazon. Both women studied business administration and had some restaurant experience behind them before they decided to open their own place. Their menu showcases plantains, and also serve dishes characteristic of other countries, including Venezuela and Peru

This Woman Wants to Destroy Your Lawn

A profile of Heather McCargo, founder of the Wild Seed Project, an organization dedicated to the promotion of native plants. Details McCargo\u27s passion for native species and the importance of indigenous plants to supporting wildlife and creating a landscape rugged enough to withstand climate change. Describes how the environmental impact of the standard American lawn can be mitigated by native plants. Discusses the value of sexual reproduction of plants - natural pollination and seeding as opposed to the hybridizing processes common in the gardening industry

Peaks Island Star : January 2023, Vol. 43, Issue 1

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Maine Fauna A to Z: J is for Jackson Laboratory

A collection of snippets on the lab mice of Jackson Laboratory (JAX), offering a glimpse at the kinds of research reliant on these rodents

Maine Fauna A to Z: H is for Hagfish

A discussion of Maine\u27s intermittent fishery for hagfish (aka slime eels ). Describes the hagfish\u27s anatomy, feeding habits, and impressive capacity for slime production. Delves into the various reasons people have decided to catch them on purpose, from demand for the fish as an Asian culinary delicacy to demand for the slime for research purposes