by Tom Vannah | Dec 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
So far this fall, I’ve spent approximately 75 hours in the woods of Maine trying to kill a deer. I spent at least that much time hunting during Maine’s rifle season last year and I came home empty-handed. Starting this week, I’ll spend time in my local woods with my...
by Angela Miller, Tribune News Service | Dec 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
On Sunday, Nov. 16, the U.S. confirmed that Islamic State fighters had beheaded Abdul-Rahman (or Peter, as I knew him) Kassig, my classmate from Butler University. The next day, I returned to work at the Win Without War coalition. One of my peers had been murdered,...
by Advocate Staff | Dec 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
Nar-ke (independent) A lot of the time, the term “experimental” is code for “unlistenable,” particularly when terms like “challenging” come along for the ride. Pony Bwoy, on the other hand, is decidedly experimental, and is a particularly engrossing, even relaxing...
by Warren Johnston | Dec 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
As the temperatures have receded, the red wine season is upon us, and one of my favorites is Malbec. It’s a flinty wine, high in tannins, produced from gritty deep purple grapes grown at 4,000 to 5,000 feet above sea level in sand and gravel soils that make weeds turn...
by Amanda Drane | Dec 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
In the category of: Why wasn’t this already a thing? Massachusetts recently became the first state in the nation to require health care facilities and insurance providers make cost-of-service estimates available to patients in advance of undergoing medical procedures....
by Story and photography by Amanda Drane | Dec 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
As winter’s first swells swirl in, you’re likely breaking out the humidifiers and heating pads and thinking about how best to bolster your immune system for the season. We’ve all heard about flu shots and DayQuil, but there’s a lot more you can do when it seems like...
by Angela Miller | Dec 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
On Sunday, Nov. 16, the U.S. confirmed that Islamic State fighters had beheaded Abdul-Rahman (or Peter, as I knew him) Kassig, my classmate from Butler University. The next day, I returned to work at the Win Without War coalition. One of my peers had been murdered,...