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Civic Action | MaineQuality
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Sub Menu with Subs. Think globally, act locally. Civic duty doesn't end with voting, that's just where it begins. It is not just your right to petition your government, if you see injustice, it is your responsibility. Contact your City Councilors, State Legislatures, and United States Legislative Representatives and give them a piece of your mind. (Find your Maine State Representative. The Maine People's Alliance. And Peace Action Maine. Video of the day. To share ideas and inspiration. Jess Maurer from ...
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Fixing the Future Screening | MaineQuality
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Sub Menu with Subs. Fixing the Future Screening. Click here for the Facebook event. 5:30pm on Thursday, Sept. 27th at 303 Payson Smith Hall. On USM's Portland Campus (off Falmouth St. see map below) - Hour Exchange Portland with USM's Sociology Department and Student Sociology Association will be hosting a free screening of the documentary Fixing the Future featuring David Brancaccio host of NOW on PBS. . Above to receive more information. . Video of the day. To share ideas and inspiration. Click here ...
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Buy Local | MaineQuality
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Sub Menu with Subs. Why support locally owned businesses? Just see Portland Buy Local. S top 10 reasons or check out the comprehensive benefit studies done by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. There are also Buy Local campaigns in Bangor. And one called Seacoast Local. Covering southern Maine and coastal New Hampshire. BALLE (Business Alliance for Local Living Economies). Has a national directory you can search as well. A study by the Maine Center for Economic Policy. Video of the day. MaineQuality ...
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In Maine there are two seasons, winter and preparing for winter. | MaineQuality
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Sub Menu with Subs. In Maine there are two seasons, winter and preparing for winter. My friends are proud Yankee penny pinchers, we even jokingly call ourselves "Miser Snobs" as we compete with each other to find the best bargains. But our frugality is the opposite of Scrooge, we try to save on the everyday expenses so we can be more generous with the things and people we love. The key is the AmeriCorps program being planned by Hour Exchange Portland. This is something we can all do for the people we car...
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Maine needs a healthy Head Start or we will fall behind | MaineQuality
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Sub Menu with Subs. Maine needs a healthy Head Start or we will fall behind. 8221; How can we improve the quality of life here in Maine so this is the place where people want to continue to live and raise their families? I met Paul at a Birth Roots. So what can we do to make Maine the most family friendly state? And tell them to use their lobbyists in Augusta so putting families first is Maine’s first order of business. A version of this article appeared in the Bangor Daily News. Video of the day. Jess M...
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MaineQuality with Jess Maurer on age-friendly communities | MaineQuality
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Sub Menu with Subs. MaineQuality with Jess Maurer on age-friendly communities. Jess Maurer from the Maine Association of Area Agencies on Aging. Talks about age-friendly livable communities, the Tri-State Learning Collaborative on Aging. And Bowdoinham's Advisory Committee on Aging. Click here for the full interview. Click here to listen to MaineQuality on iTunes. Logo by Ian Marquis at www.behance.net/ianjmarquis. And music by bensound.com. Video of the day. To share ideas and inspiration. MaineQuality ...
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Aging in Maine | MaineQuality
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Sub Menu with Subs. Check out the Maine Assoc. of Area Agencies on Aging for info on healthy aging in Maine at www.Maine4A.org. Click here to sign up for Elder Advocacy Alert Updates. Video of the day. To share ideas and inspiration. To work together to live what we believe. To become America together. In Maine there are two seasons, winter and preparing for winter. My friends are proud Yankee penny pinchers, we even jokingly call ourselves Miser Snobs as we compete with each other to find . Maine has th...
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State of Grace and Wisdom | MaineQuality
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Sub Menu with Subs. State of Grace and Wisdom. He could gloat and say I told you so, but he won't, that's not the way he does things. He knows we have to learn some lessons the hard way. But have we learned our lesson? Have we got our priorities straight? Sometimes, as my grandfather would say, it seems we can't tell our tail bone from our elbow. Our elders know if you want something you got to get your hands dirty, what you get out is what you put in. You can't get everything from the one stop big b...
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MaineQuality full interview with Jess Maurer | MaineQuality
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Sub Menu with Subs. MaineQuality full interview with Jess Maurer. Jess Maurer from the. Maine Association of Area Agencies on Aging. Talks about age-friendly livable communities, the. Tri-State Learning Collaborative on Aging. Bowdoinham's Advisory Committee on Aging. Click here for the five minute teaser. Click here to listen to MaineQuality on iTunes. Logo by Ian Marquis at www.behance.net/ianjmarquis. And music by bensound.com. Video of the day. To share ideas and inspiration. MaineQuality with Jess M...
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Get Involved | MaineQuality
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Sub Menu with Subs. After you click on " Submit. For your interests you can sign up for our Newsletter. Or follow these links for more info on Buy Local. Civic Action and Political Activism. Video of the day. To share ideas and inspiration. To work together to live what we believe. To become America together. In Maine there are two seasons, winter and preparing for winter. My friends are proud Yankee penny pinchers, we even jokingly call ourselves Miser Snobs as we compete with each other to find . Maine...