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Planners take tour of $100M project Traffic, parking issues loom over Thompson’s Point

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Concerns about traffic, parking and pedestrian issues continue to loom over the proposed $100 million development of Thompson’s Point.

During a guided tour of the 30-acre site yesterday, board members and some residents pressed developers and their engineers to explain how hundreds of cars, cyclists, and pedestrians would get in and out of the proposed convention center, hotel and office park without disrupting the Libbytown neighborhood.

For some, the answers didn’t always make sense.

“This is a neighborhood,” said Jackie Thompson, after a planning board workshop held at the Portland Transportation Center and a guided tour of the site. “I just want them to remember that.” see THOMPSON’S POINT page 8

Steve Bushey, an engineer with South Portland-based Deluca-Hoffman Associates, led city officials, developers, planning board members and the public on a tour of Thompson’s Point yesterday. The $100 million project is being considered by the city’s planning board. (CASEY CONLEY PHOTO)

OccupyMaine seeks permit to stage free concert Protest group applies just weeks after vowing not to ask city for permission

Members of OccupyMaine march through Longfellow Square earlier this fall, as part of a protest movement that is now based out of a standing camp at Lincoln Park.

The group is seeking a permit to stage an outdoor concert on city property, tentatively in Monument Square. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

On Tuesday, members of the protest group, OccupyMaine, submitted a permit application to the city for permission to hold a weekend concert in Monument Square, just weeks after the group of loose-knit demonstrators vowed they would not ask permission to gather on public property.

Still, there's a hitch in their plans: City officials say that Monument Square is already reserved this weekend, so the concert will need to happen someplace else.

It's all part of the evolving give-and-take between city staff and the anti-corporate activists who are camping in Lincoln Park while waging protests at Monument Square.

So far, the protests have been peaceful. On Tuesday, police approached some of the protesters to ask them to stop drumming in Monument Square, based on complaints from businesses there about a constant reverberation.

OccupyMaine first encamped in Portland on the first weekend of October. An outgrowth of Occupy see CONCERT page 6

Man wakes up to would-be robber Tips for de-cluttering your life Events Calendar Mayoral candidates endorsed See News Briefs on page 3

See Maggie Knowles on page 5

See page 9

See the story on page 15

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Hand-drawn homage to classic films (NY Times) — Long live the movie poster. Gone are the days of hand-drawn studio posters that possessed a creativity and artistry matching that of the films themselves. Think of “King Kong,” with its harrowing illustrations, or Saul Bass’s Minimalist design for “Vertigo.”

The contemporary studio poster is often a literal, less adventurous affair. But an outfit far from Hollywood has sought to recapture the vintage hand-drawn spirit while injecting some contemporary flair. The company is Mondo, an offshoot of the Austin, Tex., theater chain Alamo Drafthouse. It commissions artists to design alternative versions of posters for films considered cult or genre pictures.

The styles range from multitiered, character-packed collage (like Tyler Stout’s work for “The Empire Strikes Back”) to subdued prints that express a movie’s mood more than anything else (like the simple smoking gun forming Clint Eastwood’s profile in Olly Moss’s “Dirty Harry”).

As wild as the company is about movies, Mondo is serious about its posters, and it is not alone in this sentiment.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which has an archive of more than 38,000 movie posters, recently started adding Mondo’s work to its collection.

While the archive is diverse, adding a large series of alternative posters from an independent company is a rarity.

“We’re always seeking out the unusual,” said Anne Coco, an archivist for the Academy, which will collect every poster Mondo designs from now on. “As we became more aware of what Mondo was doing, it just seemed like a good fit.”

That’s quite a step up from Mondo’s beginnings, in 2004, as Mondo Tees, a T-shirt shop started by Tim League, the founder and chief executive of Alamo Drafthouse. The shop carried shirts decorated with classic movie images, as well as vintage iron-on decals.

The same year the shop opened, Alamo Drafthouse collaborated with the Austin nightclub Emo’s for a music and film event called Cinemania. Mondo made its first foray into poster creation, turning to Rob Jones, a designer of rock posters. The results were highenergy screen prints for “The Warriors,” “Foxy Brown” and “Better Off Dead.”

“It was so novel to have subject material that was based in cult movies,” Mr. League said about the collaboration, “that there was interest from other artists saying, ‘Hey, I’d love to be involved in what you guys are doing.’ We honestly didn’t even know what we were doing yet. It was just three posters.”

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U.S. accuses Iranians of plotting to kill Saudi envoy (NY TIMES) — Federal authorities foiled a plot by men linked to the Iranian government to kill the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States and to bomb a Saudi embassy, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said in a news conference on Tuesday.

Mr. Holder said the plot began with a meeting in Mexico in May, “the first of a series that would result in an international conspiracy by elements of the Iranian government” to pay $1.5 million to murder the ambassador on United States soil.

The men accused of plotting the attacks were Manssor Arbabsiar and Gholam Shakuri, according to court documents filed in federal court in Manhattan. The Justice Department said the men were originally from Iran. He said the men were connected to the secretive Quds Force, a division of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps that has carried out operations in other countries. He said that money in support of the plot was transferred through a bank in New York, but that the men had not yet obtained explosives.

The Justice Department said in a statement that Mr. Shakuri, a member of the Quds force, remained at large. Mr. Arbabsiar, a naturalized American citizen, was arrested on Sept. 29. There is “no basis to believe that any other co-conspirators are present in the U.S.,” Mr. Holder said.

“In addition to holding these individual

conspirators accountable for their alleged role in this plot, the United States is committed to holding Iran accountable for its actions,” Mr. Holder said.

A senior administration official said on Tuesday that the Treasury Department planned to announce new sanctions against the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which is already the target of heavy sanctions for its role in overseeing Iran’s nuclear program. The new sanctions will single out five senior leaders of the Guards Corps and the Quds force, the official said.

Iran reacted immediately to the accusations by the Justice Department, dismissing them as fabrications. A Foreign Ministry spokesman told the semi-official Fars news agency that the charges lacked “any form of validity,” and the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency said the charges were part of “a new propaganda campaign against the Islamic Republic of Iran.”

Details offered by the Justice Department painted a picture of a dizzying international plot involving Mexican drug cartels, murder-for-hire and large sums of money being transferred from unknown locations.

The department said in the criminal complaint filed on Tuesday that beginning in the spring of this year, Mr. Arbabsiar conspired with Mr. Shakuri to plot the

assassination of the Saudi ambassador to the United States, Adel al-Jubeir. According to the complaint, other conspirators based in Iran were aware of and approved the plan, which involved hiring men connected to a Mexican drug cartel to carry out the killing.

The complaint says that the men hired by the two accused plotters were in fact confidential sources of the Drug Enforcement Agency. The men were later asked by the accused plotters whether they were knowledgeable in bomb-making, the complaint said, adding that Mr. Arbabsiar “was interested in, among other things, attacking an embassy of Saudi Arabia.”

The government’s confidential sources were monitored and guided by federal law enforcement agents, Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District, said in the news conference. “So no explosives were actually ever placed anywhere,” he said, “and no one was actually in ever in any danger.”

According the complaint, Mr. Arbabsiar attempted to reassure the two federal informants that they would be paid if they carried out the assassination: “This is politics,” he told them, saying that the money was not coming from an individual but from a government. “It’s not like, eh, personal . . . this is politics.”

Police response expands with protests Christie DENVER (NY TIMES) — Whatever the original impulse behind “Occupy Wall Street,” or the speculation of what the movement might or might not become, this much is true: The groups of protestors, now camping or hanging out in many American cities, and the police agencies that have responsibility for public safety and order are shifting into new postures and responses.

The result may push things toward more confrontation, but the combination — new participants in some places bringing their own agendas, new police tactics in others — appears to be opening another chapter in a story that from its inception has embraced the notion of unplanned, unscripted civil action.

Newcomers like Darrel Egemo, a 75-year-old former money manager, are part of this new ferment. Mr. Egemo came to the protests, now in its third week, on the grounds of Colorado’s state capitol here for the first time on Tuesday.

“I decided they needed one person in a neck-tie and sport coat,” Mr. Egemo said, looking dapper as he waved a sign to motorists reading, “Integrity sold short by greed.”

In Washington, where disparate groups of protesters with overlapping agendas — including pacifism, politics and poverty — have been demonstrating for several days, scores of protestors from Veterans for Peace and other movements on Tuesday crowded the atrium of the Hart Senate Office Building, which they infiltrated a few at a time before unfurling col-

orful banners and a distressed American flag from staircases and railings.

In Los Angeles, where protestors as recently as last week were dominated by young people from what seemed to be a tie-dye and guitar subculture, has seen a second wave of older protestors and homeless people arrive at their encampment near the city’s old skid row area.

Elise Whitaker, 21, a freelance script editor and assistant film director in Los Angeles, said she thought it might have taken some of the older protesters longer to find out about gatherings that were largely organized by social networks.

“Over time we’ve become more organized,” she said. “I think we’ve managed to reach out to other people. It is the youth who spend the majority of our time on Facebook and Twitter, and that’s why we knew about it first.”

In Boston and Seattle, the police have taken new tactics, or set in motion plans for clearing parks that had been occupied in a mostly peaceful, if statutorily illegal, standoff.

After a week of accommodation, Seattle officials began pressuring protesters to relocate their activities to City Hall.

The police showed up Monday at 10 p.m. and announced that the park was closed for the night, said Gabriel Bell, a volunteer legal adviser for Occupy Seattle. Anyone who stayed was at risk of being arrested.

The police made several announcements to try to convince protesters to leave.

endorses Romney LEBANON, N.H. (NY TIMES) — Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey endorsed Mitt Romney’s bid for the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday afternoon by praising his business and government experience, declaring, “Mitt Romney is the man we need to lead America.”

The endorsement

by Mr. Christie, which came hours before the Republican candidates gather here for a debate, marked the latest effort

by Mr. Romney to galvanize the Republican establishment behind his candidacy.

In a joint appearance here, Mr. Romney called Mr. Christie “a real hero in Republican circles.”

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Man woke up to would-be robber in Riverton A Portland man reported that a would-be robber was scared off as the suspect attempted to crawl through a bedroom window Monday afternoon.

The man told police he was sleeping when he heard someone opening the window to his bedroom. The man woke up and scared the male suspect away before the suspect could gain access to the home, police said.

“The resident stated he was sleeping in his bedroom and heard his window being opened,” said Lt. Gary Rogers, a police spokesman. “He scared the guy off when he woke up.”

The incident occurred shortly before 4 p.m. in the Riverton neighborhood.

Rogers said the suspect, described as a Hispanic male between 17 and 19 years old, already took the screen off the window and was in the process of trying to crawl through when the resident awoke.

Rogers said there have not been reports of home burglaries reported in the Riverton neighborhood recently.

The suspect fled from the home without further incident, Rogers said.

Possible peeping Tom cases reported Two separate incidents of a possible peeping Tom were reported to the Portland Police Department on Monday, according to records.

Lt. Gary Rogers, a police spokesman, said Tuesday that the incidents appear to be unrelated, and that in both cases residents reported a person looking through their window.

The first call came in to dispatchers shortly before 7 p.m. Monday. A resident living at the Meadowbrook Apartments in the 1300 block of Forest Avenue told officers someone was looking through their window, though no physical description was given to police.

The second call to police was made from a Munjoy Hill resident on Vesper Street at about 10:30 p.m. The person reported that a man, possibly in his thirties, was looking through their window.

“It’s abnormal to get two calls like that in the same night, certainly, but not unusual to get those calls,” Rogers said.

He said people should always call the police if they see someone looking through their window.

“It could be something innocent,” said Rogers, adding, “We don’t have a problem, at all, going to check something out. It’s what we do.”

West End purse snatching, suspect had hammer A man had a hammer in his possession when he ran behind a woman walking on Deering Avenue Sunday and stole her purse, police said.

The Portland Police Department

responded to a call of a purse snatching at about 9 p.m., after a woman reported that a man ran up from behind her and stole her purse.

As the suspect fled, he stumbled and kicked off a shoe and dropped a hammer, police said.

The suspect was described as a man approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall, medium build and wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt.

The woman was walking westward on Deering Avenue from State Street.

LePage to commemorate ‘Megaberth’ opening Gov. Paul LePage will be in Portland at 3 p.m. today with city officials to commemorate the city’s $6 million cruise ship pier that opened earlier this summer.

The ribbon cutting and celebraLePage tion will be held while the Celebrity ship, 2,000-passenger Celebrity Summit, is berthed at the Ocean Gateway Pier II, also known as the “megaberth.”

“The construction of the new Ocean Gateway Pier completes the vision the city set forth a dozen years ago to re imagine the eastern waterfront and create an area that meets the needs of residents, businesses and maritime industries,” said Mayor Nick Mavodones, who will also be on hand for the event, in a statement.

Constructed by Reed & Reed and funded by a Maine Transportation bond, the nearly 1,200-foot long Ocean Gateway Pier II doubles the city’s berthing capacity for cruise ships and other large commercial vessels.

Some 64 ships carrying nearly 90,000 passengers are expected to make port in Portland this year, although not all vessels will use the new megaberth.

This week more than 13,226 passengers on five ships are scheduled to call to port, according to city officials.

On Sunday, carrying 2,100 passengers and 869 crew, a Royal Caribbean International cruise ship spent the day in Portland before heading north for Bar Harbor. The following day, the Carnival Glory arrived at port carrying approximately 2,974 passengers and later sailed north for New Brunswick. The 952 foot long ship’s seven day tour along the eastern seaboard includes stops in Boston, St. John, New Brunswick, Halifax, Nova Scotia and ends in New York City.

The Norwegian Jewel arrives in Portland on Thursday and the Explorer of Seas on Saturday.

Maine Secretary of State Charlie Summers announced the appointment yesterday of Jay Martin, a graduate of University of Maine who spent 16 years in the restaurant industry.

Martin also helped the Coffee News publication expand across the U.S., according to AP. Martin is expected to work with businesses with 50 employees or fewer to learn more about regulatory issues. AP reports that he will advise the state Regulatory Fairness Board, which will work with the Legislature on ways to improve Maine’s business climate.

Maine paper mill laying off workers BUCKSPORT — Verso Paper Corp. wil lay off up to 125 employees later this month when one of its paper machines is permanently shut down, according to the Associated Press. No employees at Verso’s other Maine mill, in Jay, will be let go.

Faced with declining demand for its coated groundwood papers, which are used in glossy magazines and catalogs, Verso is planning to permanently shut one of these machines at the Bucksport plant, AP reported.

Memphis-based Verso is also laying off workers in Sartell, Minn, where 175 jobs will be lost. Verso’s President and CEO tells AP that shutting down the machines will better align supply and demand.

Presently, Verso’s Bucksport mill operates four paper machines and has more than 700 workers, according to AP.

Maine prison inmate death An 84-year-old prison inmate serving four years for a probation violation and aggravated drug trafficking died Tuesday, officials said.

Forrest Gerry, reportedly of Biddeford, died at about 4 a.m. in Warren, according to the Maine Department of Corrections. He had about six months remaining on a two-year sentence for violating probation, and another twoyear term for drug trafficking.

Prison officials declined to comment on the cause of death, only to say that the state’s Attorney General and Maine State Police were reviewing the death — consistent with department policy, according to Jody Breton, a department spokeswoman.

State hires ‘small business advocate’ A Northern Maine businessman who helped develop the “Coffee News” into a nationwide business has been appointed Maine’s small business advocate, a position that the Associated Press says was created to help remove so-called burdensome regulations.

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Obama’s economic burden Candidates for president generally blare recorded rock or country hits before their campaign rallies. At President Obama’s appearances, expect a different form of music: whistling in the dark.

Amid grim economic news, Democrats contemplating his re-election bid find two reasons for hope. One is the multitude of weaknesses among the Republican presidential candidates, who might not be able to sell beer on a troop ship.

The other is that bad economic conditions need not be fatal — as demonstrated by Ronald Reagan, who presided over a serious recession in his first term only to win 49 out of 50 states in 1984. With more ––––– than a year to go, the economy Creators has plenty of time to rebound, lifting Obama to victory.

Syndicate There are only two flaws in this logic. The first is that Obama’s economy makes Reagan’s look like the end of the rainbow. The second is that it shows no signs of getting appreciably better.

At first glance, Obama’s plight may not look so terrible. The unemployment rate in September was 9.1 percent, compared to 9.2 percent in

Steve Chapman

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The other side of death “Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure — these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.

You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”

When he said those words at the 2005 Stanford commencement ceremony, Steve Jobs thought he had been cured. “I’m fine now,” he said. Describing his diagnosis and surgery the year before, and his great good fortune that his was the rare form of pancreatic cancer that didn’t leave you with only months to live, he said he hoped “it’s the closest I get for a few more decades.”

He was wrong about that. But he was right about the rest.

On the radio on the way home, all the commentators were talking about Steve Jobs’ legacy — from icons to iPads, from Macs to iPhones. It is a long list. Genius, they said over and over. Visionary.

All true.

Susan Estrich ––––– Creators Syndicate I don’t have an iPhone. I don’t use a Mac. Until recently, I stuck with my Kindle. Even now, my iPad sits mostly by my bed.

For me, at least, it’s not about the products.

Life isn’t fair. Fifty-six is too young. Leaving a wife and four young children to grow up on their own is all wrong. When my father died at 53, I felt horribly cheated. I would look around at men decades older than him, men who lacked my father’s character and compassion, men who were smug and selfish and all the things he wasn’t, and I would feel angry — yes, angry — that they were walking down the street and my father was buried in a cemetery plot.

What kind of God does that? I spent years feeling cheated. It did not bring my father back.

When my friend Kath got sick last year with a rare form of cancer, she was amazed. She didn’t expect it. Don’t you worry every day about

being diagnosed with some terrible disease, another friend asked her.

She didn’t. By that point, she had lost her father, her mother and her sister. “I’m not afraid of dying,” she told me one night as I sat with her in the hospital. “I’m afraid of not being able to really live.” She died a few weeks later.

We all struggle to find the balance between life and death.

My mother lived to be 80, but for most of her life, battered by depression, the glass was always half-empty. None of the things she worried most about happened until she reached the end of a long life.

What did happen was that her constant worry robbed her of so many of the joys she might have found in life.

Knowing that we all face death and that it is unpredictable, unknowable and, yes, so often unfair can rob life of meaning — or make each day more meaningful. In the end, like so many things, what we can control is not the ending, but how we get there; not how we die, but how we live.

Steve Jobs’ legacy, for me at least, is all about courage and perseverance, about dignity and determination, about the joyous pursuit of see ESTRICH page 5

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Tips for de-cluttering your life Hi Maggie, My life feels so cluttered. My house, mind, body is a mess. I panic when I look around. I have no idea how/where to start. Please help!

Thanks, Needing to Simplify in Scarborough.

Most of us think spring is the time to purge and cleanse. The Chinese, however, consider autumn the major time for shedding what is no longer needed or necessary.

During the fall, we naturally gravitate inward in preparation for the long, dark days of winter. It is not surprising many people realize how cluttered their lives have become during this time.

At first blush, simplifying one’s life seems anything but. Once you start, it is easy to realize what you can live without. Once you are on the other side of Toxic Clutter, living in clarity and peace, it is worth the trip.

Figuring out where to start can be daunting. Piles on the counter, stacks on the bed, drawers that won’t shut … when your mind sees this disarray all day, how can you ever feel at ease? Is an underlying current of, “I should, I should, I should …” preventing you from fully enjoying your space? Ick! Above all, your home should be your sanctuary, free from stress, guilt and “I should.”

First, set up three bins marked, “Toss,” “Donate,” “Save.”

We are going to attack in small slices. Walk into one room. Close your eyes and spin. Stop and open your eyes. Just focus on the segment you

Maggie Knowles ––––– Use Your Outdoor Voice see. Whatever doesn’t make the space feel fabulous goes. Outside of heirlooms, don’t get attached to stuff. So what you love that vase? If it doesn’t enhance the space put it in your “Donate” box.

I know you are busy, but even if you do this spin method once a day, you are working toward a simple life.

Once you purge your clutter, the trick is not thinking, “Ooo, look at all this space I can fill with new stuff!”

Remember our mantra from last week, “I am enough. I do enough. I have enough.”

You are only allowed to bring simply beautiful things into your new haven. Fresh, seasonal flowers, yummy smelling soy candles (what is fall if not cinnamon candles?) and some new throw pillows to replace the dog-chewed, grape juice stained ones. Surround yourself with things that make you happy. Frame some current (we all know you were super skinny in 1978, but come on) pictures of you laughing with your family. This is hard. This means getting someone else to take a picture of you.

This weekend, your project is to clean out your car and purse/wallet.

Think about how good you felt when

you first got your new, sparkling clean ride/Coach bag. Within an hour it was covered in granola bar crumbs, stickers and random papers. Your car/ purse is not an extension of the playroom or your office. It can be as Zen as a yoga studio if you ditch the clutter.

If you do travel with papers, keep a clear bin/portfolio so it is all in once place. When you come home, throw out bottles, wrappers and sort the mail before you enter the house. Do not bring in catalogues (no, you don’t really need that scarf on page three) or junk mail. Recycle it right then and only bring in the bills and love letters.

Again, have a basket that these important papers go in so they don’t become piles scattered on your counter.

Once you start freeing up space in your physical world, your mind follows suit. In order to keep your mind clear, you must set boundaries around how much energy you are willing to share. I wrote a few weeks ago about ditching Toxic Friends and this is very important in this process. You also have to ditch Clutter Work, which means saying “No.” Limit your projects and events to say, one a quarter. If Chelsea’s school keeps asking you to plan and host events, don’t agree to every one. Don’t explain why you can’t; that weakens you. Say, “I’m sorry, that doesn’t work for me, but I can make brownies for the sale next month.”

Giving OF yourself and giving UP yourself is an important distinction when simplifying your life.

We tend to clutter up every free

moment with meetings, appointments, promises and Toxic Stuff. When did having free time become bad? Rather than jamming up your days with gross stuff, you are going to make time for doing things that enhance your spirit.

Make a list of three things that make you happy. Exercise is a mandatory one, so you fill in the other two.

Everyday, you do one on the list, even if it is just reading four pages from a book. You are making the truly important things a non-negotiable part of your life.

(I’m running out of space!) Limit your email/social networking time to an hour or two a day; downsize your house; get rid of the fancy landscaping (unless you are a super passionate gardener with loads of time); throw away all of the processed, sugary crap food in your pantry; cancel cable; donate clothes you haven’t worn within two years; don’t over-schedule your kids — you are over-scheduling yourself by default; don’t be Julia Childs every night — simply healthy meals are fine; be kind, much more simple than being an ass.

Above all, have faith in your strength and wisdom. When you stay focused on who you are, the unneeded stuff falls away. Make your life and surroundings clear, clean and beautiful because you attract the energy you feel, plain and simple.

(Maggie Knowles is a columnist for The Portland Daily Sun. Her column appears Wednesdays. Email her at maggie@portlanddailysun.me.)

Economically, under Obama, it’s been all pain and no gain CHAPMAN from page 4

September 1983. But those figures are snapshots that conceal the overall direction of the economy.

At this point, Reagan’s economy was roaring back to life. Obama’s is curled up in the fetal position, whimpering.

In the first quarter of 1983, real gross domestic product grew at a pace of 5.1 percent, rising to 9.3 percent in the second quarter. In the first quarter of 2011, by contrast, the growth rate was 0.4 percent, and in the second, it was 1.3 percent.

The economy has been stuck in neutral not just this year but for a long time. Under Reagan, total output soon regained its pre-recession level. But as of the second quarter of this year, the U.S. economy was still producing less than it was before this latest recession hit in 2007.

That’s why it feels as though the recession never ended. In a sense, it is still going on.

This bleak reality shows up in a dearth of jobs that the official unemployment rate doesn’t fully capture because it omits people who have given up looking for work.

The number of people employed in the United States dropped by 2 million in the Reagan reces-

sion. In the Bush-Obama downturn, the number plunged by 8.6 million. Today, it’s 7 million below the previous peak.

A lot of Americans no longer show up in the jobless statistics because they have lost all hope. In normal recessions, the proportion of people in the labor force falls a bit and then bounces back. In this one, it went down and stayed down.

Before the contraction hit, 66.4 percent of all adults had jobs or were looking for them. Today, the figure is 64.2 percent. That may not sound like a big change, but there has been no comparable decline anytime in the past 60 years. It’s a symptom of endless stagnation and profound despair.

Nor can we expect an early turnaround. Last month, the International Monetary Fund cut its forecast for GDP growth in the United States.

This year, it expects the economy to expand by a puny 1.5 percent, and next year by 1.8 percent. In 1984, it grew by 7.2 percent.

Another big difference is that the Reagan recession was seen as painful but necessary — the price of halting the double-digit inflation that ripped through the economy under President Jimmy Carter. And it succeeded. But under this president, inflation has gone up. Under Obama,

it’s been all pain and no gain.

All these gloomy indicators are only partly the fault of Obama, who inherited an economic train wreck engineered by George W. Bush. But after four years in office, he will have to answer for them.

Solutions, as it happens, are either out of reach or nonexistent. Liberal economists think the economy needs a big stimulus program, which can’t pass Congress. Conservative economists think it needs less regulation and lower taxes, which will not happen under Obama.

Other economists say weak, slow recoveries are an inevitable consequence of financial crises like the one the U.S. suffered in 2008. No matter what your school of economic thought, you will need to keep taking Prozac for some time to come.

It’s always possible that Republican hubris or ineptitude will come to Obama’s rescue. But if he wins the race, it appears, he will have to do it carrying a piano on his back.

(Steve Chapman blogs daily at newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/steve_chapman. To find out more about Chapman, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.)

‘Death,’ Jobs told Stanford’s graduates, ‘is the destination we all share.’

ESTRICH from page 4

passion. It is about facing death and choosing life.

I inherited my mother’s genes. Some mornings I wake up overcome by anxiety and fear. And then I get out of bed. I am fine with pain. It is fear that can

paralyze me — if I let it. No one’s glass is really full: whether it is half-full or half-empty depends on how you see it.

“Death,” Jobs told Stanford’s graduates, “is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because death is very likely the

single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new.”

May he rest in peace.

(To find out more about Susan Estrich, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.)

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Concert announced, but Monument Square already taken CONCERT from page one

Wall Street, OccupyMaine joined the anti-corporate protest movement that is sweeping the country.

After trying to gain city permission to set up an all-weather canopy at Monument Square, OccupyMaine fired off an email press release complaining that the city had "denied the (group's) right to exercise their collective, non-commercial speech, a right protected by the First Amendment."

The group ultimately accepted the city's permission to camp in Lincoln Park, while continuing to hold day events in the square. Since then, there's been a mix of defiance and pragmatism to the protesters' efforts.

"OccupyMaine will not, under any circumstance, seek permission from the City of Portland to exercise their constitutional rights of speech and assembly in a public space nor are they required to do so under the Portland City Code or the Constitution," the group wrote in the Oct. 6 press release.

But now, according to city spokesperson Nicole Clegg, the OccupyMaine protesters are following the appropriate channels to receive city approval to stage a live concert. The only hangup: Monument Square will be in use both Saturday and Sunday for backto-back benefits, so the square can't be the venue for the announced Saturday concert.

"We have communicated with them that there are these other events," Clegg said. At presstime, the protesters had not responded, she said.

OccupyMaine announced that it was staging a free concert on Saturday, Oct. 15 in Monument Square.

The concert, called Rockupy Maine!, was announced on the group's RockupyMaine Facebook page, where the times of the concert were given as 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Another site, the group's Drummers in Monument Square were given warnings regarding disorderly conduct Tuesday, after comofficial website, www.occupymaine. plaints by business owners were lodged to police about the continuous noise. (MARGE NIBLOCK PHOTO)

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“This is one of those moments in history when the process of democracy is being met with the desire to stand up against a government people genuinely believe has been unaccountable.”

— Rep. Diane Russell, D-Portland

impaired or blind to attain independence and community integration." On Sunday, the square is reserved for the Making Strides against Breast Cancer walk.

Meanwhile, one of the bands announced on the bill, Sparks the Rescue, confirmed Tuesday that OccupyMaine had contacted them about playing a concert, although Sparks the Rescue is playing a gig in New Jersey on Saturday.

"We have not been confirmed for this weekend due to our other tour dates, but we are indeed working on a date with Occupy Maine so we can play at one of the events," wrote guitarist Toby McAllister.

Efforts to reach OccupyMaine's media team were unsuccessful. Since Monument Square isn't available Saturday, the city will ask the group to find another venue or different times, Clegg said.

"We do a first come first served for times and locations," Clegg explained.

Clegg said a permit is required for a gathering that would exceed 25 people, particularly one with amplified sound.

Contrary to some reports, the city has not sought a permit from OccupyMaine for members to protest on public property, Clegg said.

"We haven't asked them to apply for a permit, we have asked that if they're going to have an event that exceeds 25 people to apply for (an events) permit," she said.

"We have made an allowance to allow them to be in Lincoln Park overnight, which is in conflict with our ordinance that closes public spaces after 10 p.m.," Clegg said.

While making that accommodation, the city conveyed the importance of scheduling special events, Clegg said. The message: "Other people have reserved these public places, Monument Square or Lincoln Park, so please keep us in the loop."

Rep. Diane Russell, D-Portland, who traveled to Boston on Saturday to learn more about what was happening with the Occupy movement there, said she sympathizes with the protesters' message of the 99 percent.

"Democracy is messy and always has been," Russell said. "This is one of those moments in history when the process of democracy is being met with the desire to stand up against a government people genuinely believe has been unaccountable. Since it's hard for people to really demonstrate their frustration with the intersection of Wall Street and Congress — where the frustration really lies — people are standing up for their rights here locally. I think the impressive thing about the #OccupyTogether movement is that we can all unite against what we see as a national corporate take-over of a democracy built 'for the people and by the people.' If we can all sit at the table long enough, perhaps we can finally see our way toward a brighter future where the American Dream is as accessible to all as possible."

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Meadow Wind of Falmouth: ‘Nothing like it in Maine’

BY NATALIE LADD THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

LOCATION: 100 Grey Road, Falmouth CONTACT: 939-1124 or www.meadowwind.org

Located just minutes outside of Portland on Grey Road in Falmouth, Meadow Wind is an unassuming yet welcoming building housing a collaboration of spiritually like-minded practitioners who have gathered together to pool intellectual, spiritual and emotional resources, and as their logo says, "Build a Bridge to a Better Life."

Founder Andrea Ferrante says, "Meadow Wind is really a couple of things. It's a nonprofit institute with workshops, classes, events, teachers, coaches and artists from all over who offer their expertise to enrich people's lives. It's also a permanent home to a group of entrepreneurial professional who share the space and provide each other a with sense of community."

Ferrante herself is a life and business coach as well as a spiritual healer who has an extensive traditional business background, allowing her to mesh her experiences as she works with the other practitioners who independantly own and operate businesses out of the beautifully remodeled building. Other ventures include: a beauty salon, a doctor of osteopathic medicine, a personal financial specialist, a chaplain and spiritual healer, another long-time personal and professional life coach, a reflexologist and a gift shop, each bringing something unique to the mix.

When asked about the name, Ferrante said, "When I bought the building six years ago, I originally intended to tear it down and build a new one, but my husband is an amazing builder and we remodeled it into a warm, cozy homelike place.

I didn't quite know what I was going to do with it back then, but I was following my heart and attending schools and workshops to learn more

Stephanie Kostopoulos, owner of Beauty Heals Salon, located in the Meadow Wind building, admires a purchase from The Purple Turtle, also located at the Meadow Wind building. (COURTESY PHOTO)

about the inner-life I was always drawn to."

Ferrante continued, "I was on my way home from a weekend at Omega Institute in upstate New York called, 'How to start a Learning Center,' and I was thinking about a name for the building. I rolled down the window and it just came to me. So, we put up a sign and I started imagining what the place would be and people started showing up. Teachers, coaches, healers. It

‘Engaging Employees in their Second Half of Life’ workshop planned Oct. 18

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DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT The American Society for Training & Development announced a workshop, “It’s all about Meaning: Engaging Employees in their Second Half of Life,” with Barbara Babkirk, master career counselor, on Tuesday, Oct. 18, from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Portland Country Club, Falmouth.

“In this workshop, ASTD professionals will learn the key issues and motivators of the significant second half of life population,” the society reported.

“Understanding the current research on what motivates and engages them will create a win/win for employees and companies.”

Babkirk is a Certified Third Age Coach “with a record of success guiding transitions to satisfying work for individuals ranging from executives and attorneys to artists and entrepreneurs,” a press release stated. “With specific expertise on the issues and challenges relating to the second half of life, Barbara often speaks publicly on topics related to work and meaning.”

Buffet breakfast and networking start at 7:30 a.m.; the program begins at 8 a.m. and ends at 9:30 a.m. Resource sharing continues until 10 a.m.

The Portland Country Club is located at 11 Foreside Road, Falmouth.

For reservations, visit the Maine chapter, at www. maineastd.org.

was great and there was nothing like it in Maine.

We sat and drank a lot of tea while exploring the options. Meadow Wind has evolved into a place where we are bringing everyone together. I never questioned it, I just asked for answers and this is what I'm doing."

Visit the website for more information about Meadow Wind as a whole and about upcoming workshops, events, and individual practitioners.

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Barber Foods exec reflects on life before layoffs David Lurvey worked at Barber Foods back in the day and saw a lot of changes even then.

Reporting directly to the VP of manufacturing, Lurvey was a business unit manager who oversaw the day-to-day operations of four production areas. He was responsible for six salaried people who in turn managed 10 to 40 people each. The company invested a lot in Lurvey, sending him as far as California for introspective human resource training and offering top-notch insurance and benefits typically bestowed only on middle-to-upper management.

When the economic tides started to turn in 2008, Lurvey was part of a wide-sweeping corporate house cleaning. Barber Foods sold to the Cincinnati-based AdvancePierre, although the terms of the deal to this day remain undisclosed. In a sobering development, Barber Foods president David Barber on Monday announced that 71 associates’ jobs will be eliminated.

Today, Lurvey looks back on his days Barber Foods

with mixed emotions.

"I worked there for about seven years from 2001 until 2008, and really, the company was already at a hugh com––––– petitive disadvantage. All the raw materials were farmed What It’s far away, mostly down south, Like and as energy and transportation got more and more expensive, it was tougher to make it.

Even back then the equipment was old and we just couldn't compete with the Swanson's or the other fully-cooked product producers. And with no disrespect for the memory of Gus Barber, it was a family owned company moving into the new century. I'm really not sour grapes, but they'd hire management people for new ideas and concepts and then disregard the educated, experienced opinions because it wasn't the way they had always done things. It was frustrating," Lurvey said.

Lurvey is unsure about nationwide production employment trends in food manufacturing, but said,

Natalie Ladd

"I'll tell you this, at one point we had 900 associates and the company was known for being great to people. They held ESL classes, offered insurance, tried to help everyone get ahead. That was the perception of Barber Foods and it was pretty accurate.

I think that's why the sale to a big company out of state, and these layoffs feel so much worse."

These days, Lurvey who is 50, owns a small business called Build in Character and crafts functional furniture from reclaimed wood and period hardware.

He designs and does the work on custom kitchen remodels and consigns kitchen islands and other pieces at Portland Architectural Salvage.

What happened with Barber Foods gives Portland a moment to reflect. Even as OccupyMaine protests in Monument Square against corporate America, the loss of the Barber Foods that we know forces us to ask: Are more layoffs imminent? What's the future of a homegrown business in 2011?

(Natalie Ladd is a columnist for The Portland Daily Sun who writes about hospitality and other business topics. Her column appears Wednesdays.)

Site walk offers an ‘on the ground feel’ for city planners THOMPSON’S POINT from page one

Thompson, who lives nearby on Bolton Street, said she’s worried event-goers will park in her neighborhood and about traffic backups when events begin and end. She’s also concerned that there won’t be enough parking at the site to meet demand and about pedestrian safety for those who try to walk to the venue.

“Do you realize how busy that street is?” she said, referring to nearby Congress Street, adding that any plan that encourages pedestrians to walk to the

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site via Congress Street was “crazy.”

City councilors in June approved an estimated $33 million in tax breaks in support of the Thompson’s Point project, which was offered by Thompson Point Development Co., an investment group that includes Bill Ryan Jr., Jon Jennings and several other principals in the Maine Red Claws basketball team.

As proposed, the project will include two office buildings, a multi-use convention center-concert hall-arena space that would house the Red Claws, a 125-room hotel, a sports medicine facility and possibly an outdoor amphitheater spread across the 30-acre site. It would also include several hundred surface parking spaces, a 700-care parking garage, and boat and trail access to the Fore River.

Currently, the site features a mix of industrial businesses, vacant or semi-vacant steel and brick warehouses and ground-level storage for semitrailers, as well as rehearsal space for local musicians. The site can be reached through an access road that connects to Fore River Parkway, which offers easy access to Interstate 295, South Portland and other parts of the city.

Yesterday’s site visit was led by Steve Bushey, an engineer with Deluca-Hoffman Associates, a South Portland firm hired by developers. As he lead the group of about 30 people from site to site, Bushey pointed out important aspects of the project, including where the access road would be situated, where certain buildings would be located and how planned structures compare to existing buildings on the site.

Almost always, he said, this type of tour proves worthwhile.

“It’s great for planning board members especially,” he said of the site walk, which offers an “on the ground feel” that’s not always conveyed in planning documents.

Meanwhile, some new details emerged about the project during the tour.

Traffic engineers said that the access road would likely be widened to three lanes, with a reversible middle lane, to get cars in and out faster.

Also, they expect left turns from the access road onto Fore River Parkway will be prohibited after events let out to prevent back-ups.

Thomas Gorrill, of Gorrill-Palmer Consulting, said sensors would likely be installed on the off-

ramp from Interstate 295 leading to the development to prevent cars from backing up onto the highway.

Gorrill said he expected the traffic engineering plans would get people in and out of the development quickly. And if it didn’t, he expected the property owners would take steps to correct any problems.

“If this doesn’t work, they’re in a lot of trouble,” he said, adding that it was in their “interest” to have a site that doesn’t frustrate motorists.

Engineers also outlined a series of improvements to sidewalks and other pedestrian infrastructure around Sewell Street, which engineers hope will be the main entry point for pedestrians.

But board member David Silk predicted many people would simply follow the quickest path to the site, whether that meant climbing fences or cutting through highway on-ramps and across the Fore River Parkway — which does not have sidewalks between Congress Street and the Thompson’s Point access road.

He also predicted that some people would park elsewhere in Libbytown and walk to the venue to avoid traffic hang-ups afterward.

Scott Rheault, who lives on nearby Powsland Street, told planners after the site tour that he was mainly concerned about overflow parking.

Rheault said parked cars already present a major issue on Sewell Street, which dead-ends near the entrance to Thompson’s Point. If the new development comes online, he predicted it would be even worse.

“I just know it’s miserable now, and (if this is built) it’s not going to get any better,” he said.

Robert Haines, who lives in the West End, urged developers to add a four-lane road that lets people turn left out onto Fore River Parkway.

The planning board, which is reviewing the Thompson’s Point project, did not make any decisions or take any votes yesterday. Developers have said they hope to begin construction next year and finish in late 2013 or early 2014.

Chris Thompson, a principal with the Thompson’ Point Development Co., said the group has expected all along that traffic and parking issues would present challenges, but that the development team wants to “figure it out and get it right.”

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Wednesday, Oct. 12 ‘Dwelling Place’ art-related events 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Between Wednesday, Oct. 12 and Saturday, Oct. 22, members of the University of Southern Maine community and the public are invited to see and experience “Dwelling Place,” a piece of temporary public art that will reside in front of Luther Bonney Hall near Bedford Street. The “Dwelling Place” is modeled after a traditional Jewish Sukkah, in celebration of a weeklong festival in which traditional Jews live, eat and sleep in the temporary shelter. Sukkot, the festival, is both a celebration of the fall harvest and a reminder that Jews wandered for 40 years in the desert with no permanent home. Hillel of Southern Maine will sponsor a Break for Bagels for students in the Sukkah from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Oct. 12. Artist Asherah Cinnamon will also lead 20-minute informal and interactive presentations to those interested in learning about the Sukkah from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 17. This event is free and open to the public.

Voter education forum for homeless voters at the Preble Street Soup Kitchen

and educational programs right here in Maine.

To register/purchase tickets, people can visit the Maine Chapter’s website at: www.marchofdimes. com/maine/2115_28193.asp

Mayoral candidate forum 6:30 p.m. Mayoral candidate forum at the Reiche Community Center. West End Neighborhood Association plans to host a mayoral candidates’ forum with submitted questions. The forum will take place during the group’s monthly meeting. www.WENAMaine.org

Views of Riverton Trolley Park 7 p.m. “Step Back in Time,” Views of Riverton Trolley Park. “Southern Maine Volkssport Association invites you to a slide presentation about the historic Riverton Trolley Park. Don Curry from the Seashore Trolley Museum will show slides of the casino, boat house, rustic theater, and of course, the trolleys that brought people to the park from 1896 to 1920.” Free.

Pre-registration not necessary. Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St., Westbrook. FMI: Please leave a message at 774-3415.

Thursday, Oct. 13

9:30 a.m. Preble Street Homeless Voices for Justice ‘Get Better Maine’ Book Discussion has invited all 15 candidates running for Portland noon. “The Healing of America: A Global Quest for mayor to a voter education forum for homeless voters Better, Cheaper and Fairer Health Care” by N.Y. at the Preble Street Soup Kitchen. A Breakfast Forum Times best-selling author T.R. Reid on Thursday, begins at 9:30 a.m. and a Lunch Forum begins at 1 Oct. 13 and Oct. 27 at noon p.m. Candidates have been invited to share a meal with (T.R. Reid to appear on Tuesday, Nov. 8, at 5:30 p.m.). the people using Preble Street services and participate Portland Public Library. www.portlandlibrary.com in an open discussion and question and answer session. Given the large candidate field, two sessions will Time-Lag Records Listening Room opening take place, one immediately after the breakfast soup 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Institute of Contemporary Art at kitchen meal and one after the lunch meal. “The candiMaine College of Art announces a showing, from Oct. dates’ forum is a key component of Homeless Voices 12 to 26, of the Time-Lag Records Listening Room. for Justice ongoing voter education efforts and gives Opening reception: Oct. 13, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. “Timecandidates the opportunity to listen to people who are The Lobster Chef of the Year competition, at noon Friday, Oct. 21 at Ocean Gateway Lag Records is an independent label that started in in Portland, is a part of the larger Greater Portland Convention & Visitors Bureau’s experiencing homelessness or poverty. Preble Street 2000, with a focus on vinyl releases that combine the is the leading provider of basic and essential services culinary event Harvest on the Harbor. (COURTESY PHOTO) highest possible quality production with an emphasis to Portland’s homeless and low-income residents and on the aesthetic of the object itself, and a deep love serves an average of 500 people each day, many of Square. www.portlandlibrary.com of interesting, unusual, and undiscovered music, both new whom are already registered voters, representing a sizable and old. Come explore their full archive of vinyl artifacts and March of Dimes fundraiser cross-section of Portland. Homeless Voices for Justice is cds, as well as a 10-plus-year collection of poster art from 5:30 p.m. At Dimillo’s on the Water, top chefs will offer a consumer advocacy program that conducts ‘You Don’t concerts — all from the comfort of couches lining the galPortland diners an opportunity to enjoy a great night Need a Home to Vote’ voter registration and education lery.” www.meca.edu/meca-life/ica out while raising funds, making friends and increasing drives every year and has registered almost 2,000 voters.” awareness of the March of Dimes mission to improve A Big Hit: The 2011 Photo Fund Event: munity. Breakfast Forum, 9:30 a.m. Lunch Forum, 1 p.m. the health of babies. Chefs from Dimillo’s, Figa, Nosh Preble Street Soup Kitchen, 252 Oxford St. A Talk by William Wegman at the PMA Kitchen Bar, The Salt Exchange, Porthole, Zapoteca, and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. A Portland Museum of Art talk by photogCharlotte Bacon, ‘Twisted Thread’ Hannaford will prepare their signature dish in tasting-size rapher William Wegman is presented in conjunction with the noon to 1 p.m. Upcoming at the Brown Bag Lecture portions during a cocktail reception. Guests will also be exhibition Madeleine de Sinéty: Photographs. The evening Series in the Portland Public Library’s Rines Auditiorium able to bid on many live and silent auction items, includwill benefit the Photography Fund, dedicated to expandis a book event with Charlotte Bacon, “Twisted Thread.” ing unique dinners, hotel stays, and weekend getaways, ing the museum’s photography collection and programs.

“When beautiful but aloof Claire Harkness is found dead all graciously donated by Maine businesses. Donations A reception and private viewing will follow. Seating for the in her dorm room one spring morning, prestigious Armitof sponsorships and auction items have been given by program is limited. A Madeleine de Sinéty photograph will age Academy is shaken to its core. Everyone connected Wright Express, Martin’s Point Healthcare, Prosearch, be raffled off as part of the evening. Raffle tickets $10 each to school, and to Claire, finds their lives upended, from the Living Wealth Partners, Native Maine Produce, Boulos or $50 for six. local police detective who has a personal history with the Property Management, Disney, Dimillo’s on the Water, academy, to the various faculty and staff whose lives are Portland Harbor Hotel and many more. Funds raised by see EVENTS page 14 immersed in the daily rituals associated with it.” 5 Monument the Signature Chefs Auction support lifesaving research

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By Holiday Mathis SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). An image from long ago pops to mind.

Rest assured, you are stronger and wiser than you were when that happened. Should a similar scene ever occur, you would handle things much differently.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

You have the confidence and energy to take on the activity you’ve been avoiding. Your mood will lighten immediately afterward. You’ll feel happy and relieved.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

You are careful to include everyone who should be included in your projects and communications. This is no easy task, and it does require that you think things through and keep notes and a list.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Your change will occur with practical action.

In other words, you’ll have to get on the plane to conquer a fear of flying, and getting fit requires that you adopt a different approach to eating.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’re not obsessive by nature, but today a remarkably sticky thought comes to mind. Hopefully, it also happens to be bright and lovely -- worthy of your dwelling on it again and again.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Oct. 12). Your birthday releases you into a new stage of life. You’ll enjoy greater freedom and control over your environment. Your passions grow. January brings a roller coaster of lovely emotion. You’ll nab a prime position with perks in February.

Your good deed boomerangs in April.

Investments pay off nicely. Scorpio and Virgo people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 1, 24, 10 and 39.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You like to tell the same story to different people and then note the various reactions you get. Those reactions tell more about the other person than they do about your story.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). If you’re not quite as accommodating as usual, it’s only because there are those around you who seem to be taking your good graces for granted. You’ll be inclined to withdraw so others understand the true value of your gifts.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You learn the most by noting your mistakes, as uncomfortable as that may be. Privately review your missteps. You’ll discover a pattern -- one that can be easily broken.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Your talent, good looks and drive are undeniable, and yet they will have no bearing on the outcome of the day’s events.

Your success will depend entirely on your ability to get along with others.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You are remarkably self-directed. It is very rare that you find yourself looking around and wondering what exactly to do with yourself. Rare, but it does happen, as you’ll note today.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You simply cannot relate to something a person you love goes on and on (and on) about. Maybe you just don’t want to. Either way, you’ll love the messenger while you craftily dodge the message.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’ll be drawn to artistic people, and you have a wonderful way of relating to them.

The kind of encouragement you offer will be like an energy drink for the soul.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Wednesday, Oct. 12, the 285th day of 2011. There are 80 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 12, 1492 (according to the Old Style calendar), Christopher Columbus arrived with his expedition in the present-day Bahamas.

On this date: In 1810, the German festival Oktoberfest was first held in Munich to celebrate the wedding of Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen.

In 1861, the Confederate ironclad Manassas attacked the northern ship Richmond on the Mississippi River. (Both ships were badly damaged, but survived the battle.) In 1870, General Robert E. Lee died in Lexington, Va., at age 63.

In 1915, English nurse Edith Cavell was executed by the Germans in occupied Belgium during World War I. In 1933, bank robber John Dillinger escaped from a jail in Allen County, Ohio, with the help of his gang, who killed the sheriff, Jess Sarber.

In 1942, during World War II, American naval forces defeated the Japanese in the Battle of Cape Esperance.

In 1971, the rock Opera “Jesus Christ Superstar” opened at the Mark Hellinger Theatre on Broadway.

In 1986, the superpower meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland, ended in stalemate, with President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev unable to agree on arms control or a date for a full-fledged summit in the United States.

In 2000, 17 sailors were killed in a suicide bomb attack on the destroyer USS Cole in Yemen.

In 2002, a bomb blamed on Islamic militants destroyed a nightclub on the Indonesian island of Bali, killing 202 people, many of them foreign tourists.

One year ago: The Obama administration announced it was lifting the six-month moratorium on deep water oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico imposed after the BP oil spill.

Today’s Birthdays: Actress Antonia Rey is 84. Comedian-activist Dick Gregory is 79. Former Sen. Jake Garn, R-Utah, is 79. Singer Sam Moore (formerly of Sam and Dave) is 76. Broadcast journalist Chris Wallace is 64. Actress-singer Susan Anton is 61. Rock singer-musician Pat DiNizio is 56. Actor Carlos Bernard is 49. Jazz musician Chris Botti (BOH’-tee) is 49. Rhythmand-blues singer Claude McKnight (Take 6) is 49. Rock singer Bob Schneider is 46.

Actor Hugh Jackman is 43. Actor Adam Rich is 43. Rhythm-and-blues singer Garfield Bright (Shai) is 42. Country musician Martie Maguire (The Dixie Chicks) is 42. Actor Kirk Cameron is 41. Olympic gold medal skier Bode Miller is 34. Actor Marcus T. Paulk (“Moesha”) is 25. Actor Josh Hutcherson is 19.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: My husband, “Fred,” is one of many siblings.

His mother passed away several years ago. Since her death, his father’s negative and controlling nature has become amplified. He is verbally abusive and would never consider professional help. Dad is in his early 80s, and Fred says he has always been this way.

Family gatherings are made miserable by his bullying and picking on whomever he chooses to torment. He twists any attempt to discuss it. He is never at fault, he’s “only kidding,” and the other person is simply weak.

In recent months, Dad has felt free to taunt our children, attempting to create competition between the grandkids by showering some with large gifts and teasing the others about their cousins’ good fortune. When confronted, he claims that some grandkids are more deserving than others. He blatantly favors his daughters and their families, taking them on lavish vacations, setting up education funds, etc. He categorically denies ever having mistreated his sons’ children, and the sisters believe their dad. They have excoriated Fred via e-mail.

Although we’ve tried to be a dutiful family, helping out when needed and entertaining the relatives on our fair share of holidays, my husband has said “enough.” Fred has chosen to avoid all family gatherings where Dad is present. He won’t subject our kids to the verbal and emotional abuse that he endured his whole life. For months, we have had little contact with Dad or with Fred’s sisters. My kids miss their cousins.

The last time I talked with Dad, he hung up on me. How can I bring peace to this fractured family and keep our children safe? -- Daughter-in-Law in Distress Dear Distress: There are some relationships you cannot fix, especially when the other party is not cooperative. Your first obligation is to protect your family from those who treat them terribly. If your husband needs to limit contact with his father

and sisters, please be supportive. You can try to get your children together with their cousins outside of family gatherings if their aunts are willing.

Dear Annie: At our recent wedding, we had 25 guests from the groom’s side of the family. Not one of them gave a gift. Is that normal? Should we mention it to the groom’s mother?

-- Just Wondering Dear Wondering: Please don’t. While it is customary for people who attend a wedding to give a gift, it is poor manners to demand one. And it is quite possible these guests will send something at a later date.

Dear Annie: I read your response to “Can’t Handle Bedbugs,” who was unwilling to see her mother-in-law because she feared contracting bedbugs.

My daughter had bedbugs. We spent $1,000 to exterminate her small two-bedroom apartment. I can only imagine the cost to exterminate a house. It also introduced dangerous chemicals into her home. In addition, we spent hundreds of dollars cleaning all of the clothing and linens in the apartment. Add to that another couple hundred dollars to purchase bedbug-proof covers for the bedding. We then spent $250 on a dog trained to check our house after our daughter visited to be sure she didn’t bring any of the critters home with her.

Add two weeks of lost wages (for me) and two weeks of lost schooling for my daughter while we dealt with this.

The cost was just part of it. We were “uninvited” to our friend’s Thanksgiving meal because she is phobic about bedbugs. The emotional, physical and psychological toll was unbelievable.

My advice to the daughter-in-law would be to meet Mom only in neutral territory and not let her into the house at all.

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Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to: anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 5777 W. Century Blvd., Ste. 700, Los Angeles, CA 90045.

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WASHINGTON (NY TIMES) — President Obama’s jobs bill meets its first big test on Tuesday as the Senate moves toward a vote on whether to take up the legislation, the centerpiece of Mr. Obama’s efforts to revive the economy.

If that effort fails to achieve the necessary 60 votes, as many Republicans and some Democrats predict, Senate Democrats may try to break up the bill into more palatable pieces and press for votes on the individual parts.

That is what Mr. Obama said was his preference in what almost sounded like an outright acknowledgement that Congress would reject his jobs proposal. “If they don’t pass the whole package, we’re going to break it up into different parts,” Mr. Obama said Tuesday during a jobs-related meeting in Pittsburgh, echoing White House officials who have said that they would seek to push those parts of the bill with the most chance of passage.

Alternatively, if the bill does not pass, Senate Democrats might join a handful of Republicans in searching for areas where the two parties might agree — a formidable challenge in a chamber where comity seems to worsen by the week.

In speeches around the country, Mr. Obama has assailed Republicans for blocking his jobs bill. While Mr. Obama can count on the support of a majority of Senate Democrats, a few moderate-to-conservative Democrats, including some who have to face re-election next year in states the president lost in 2008, have said they were leaning against the bill or refused to say how they would vote.

House Republican leaders have said they do not intend to take up the president’s $447 billion jobs bill as a whole, but might push favored pieces of it.

The House majority leader, Representative Eric Cantor, Republican of Virginia, welcomed reports that the president might support a piecemeal approach to jobs legislation, if the Senate declined to take up his full $447 billion package.

Mr. Cantor said he hoped “the president will drop his all-or-nothing approach and begin to work with us on areas of commonality” — initiatives that could promote hiring and economic growth.

Israel and Hamas agree to prisoner swap JERUSALEM (NY TIMES) — Israel and Hamas, two of the Middle East’s most implacable foes, announced Tuesday they had reached a tentative agreement brokered by Egypt to exchange more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for an Israeli soldier held captive for more than five years.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, who summoned all 29 Cabinet ministers to vote on the agreement concerning the fate of the captive soldier, Staff. Sgt. Gilad Shalit, went on Israeli television beforehand to announce it, a sign that he was confident of Cabinet approval.

“If all goes according to plan, Gilad will be returning to Israel in the coming days,” Mr. Netanyahu said.

Khaled Meshal, the Hamas leader based in Syria, confirmed in a broadcast from Damascus that an agreement had been reached, setting off wild celebrations and cheering in Gaza and Palestinian communities elsewhere as word spread that hundreds of Palestinian prisoners languishing in Israeli jails would soon be coming home. Mr. Meshal said the Israelis had agreed to turn over 1,027 Palestinians, among them 315 sentenced to life in prison and 27 women. He called the agreement “a national accomplishment.”

There were unconfirmed reports that the freed Palestinians would include Marwan Barghouti, who is considered a popular leader in both Gaza and the West Bank and a possible successor to the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, who intends to retire.

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Film on jazz legend Marian McPartland 6:30 p.m. “In Good Time, the Piano Jazz of Marian McPartland,” by Portland filmmaker Huey, will be screened in Hannaford Hall (Abromson Community Center, Bedford Street, USM Portland). Tickets will be sold at the door for $10 per person. Jazz students from the University of Southern Maine School of Music will perform at 6:30 p.m., prior to the movie showing at 7 p.m. Huey will introduce the film and tell behind-the-scenes stories. The film was awarded second place for Audience Favorite Film at the Maine International Film Festival last July. www.facebook.com/pages/ Films-By-Huey/112580795426679

‘The Evolution of Artificial Light’ 7 p.m. Book Event: “Brilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light,” with presenter: Jane Brox, author, at Maine Historical Society. “Join us to explore the fascinating history of human light — from the stone lamps of the Pleistocene to the LEDs embedded in fabrics of the future. Five hundred years ago almost everyone lived at the mercy of the night. Today, life as we know it — long evening hours, flexible working days, our sense of safety — depends upon cheap, abundant light. In her compelling new book — imbued with human voices and startling insights — Brox examines the social and environmental implications of this remarkable transformation. Jane Brox is the author of three previous books including Five Thousand Days Like this One, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and her essays have appeared in many anthologies.”

Film: ‘The Interrupters’ 7:30 p.m. SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland.

Admission $7/$5 for SPACE Members. “The Interrupters tells the moving and surprising stories of three Violence Interrupters who try to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they once employed. From acclaimed director Steve James (Hoop Dreams, Stevie) and bestselling author Alex Kotlowitz, this film is an unusually intimate journey into the stubborn persistence of violence in our cities. Shot over the course of a year out of Kartemquin Films, The Interrupters captures a period in Chicago when it became a national symbol for the violence in our cities.”

Friday, Oct. 14 Eggs & Issues with Sen. Olympia Snowe 7 a.m. Join the Portland Community Chamber for Eggs & Issues events this October. U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe will speak and give updates. “As this is a highly attended event, please register no later than Oct. 11.” At the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

‘Life in a Day’ at the PMA 7 p.m. ”Oscar-winning film director Kevin Macdonald’s ‘Life in a Day’ was born out of a unique partnership between Ridley Scott’s Scott Free UK and YouTube. The film is a user-generated, feature-length documentary shot on a single day-July 24, 2010. Enlisted to capture a moment of the day on camera, the global community responded by submitting more than 80,000 videos to YouTube. The videos contained over 4,500 hours of deeply personal, powerful moments shot by contributors from Australia to Zambia, and from the heart of bustling major cities to some of the most remote places on Earth. Co-presented by SPACE Gallery and The Portland Museum of Art. Friday, Oct. 14, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 15, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Sunday, Oct,16, 2 p.m. Not Rated. Admission $7, at the Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square. www. portlandmuseum.org/events/movies.php

The nature of the universe 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church, 524 Allen Ave., Portland. Film and Discussion. An exciting new video collaboration between philosopher Brian Swimme, and religious historian Mary Evelyn Tucker, weaves together a tapestry that draws from scientific discoveries, astronomy, geology and biology with humanistic insights concerning the nature of the universe. The beautiful Greek island of Samos, birthplace of Pythagoras, is the backdrop for this visionary journey through time. More information at: www.journeyoftheuniverse.org. In addition, we will be continuing the discussion about the Journey of the Universe over the next two weeks, Fridays, Oct. 21 and Oct. 28 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. with the screening of several Brian Swimme videos in his Powers of the Universe Series Hosted by John Burdick. John has had an interest in the melding of science and spirituality since being introduced to the work of Teilhard de Chardin in the 60’s and through Ken Wilber’s “The Marriage of Sense and Soul” in the ‘90s. For more information contact the church at office@A2U2.org or 797-7240; www. a2u2.org/contact.aspx?e=60.

October Yogi Mixer at The Awake Collective

Bradbury Mountain State Park hike

7 p.m. to 10 p.m. “Join the Greater Portland yoga community for an evening of connections, conversations, and delicious non-alcoholic mixed drinks! Monthly Yogi Mixers at the Awake Collective bring together all levels of yoga students and practitioners (and their friends!). The Mixer is an informal social event which provides yoga enthusiasts a non-competitive, friendly environment to mingle and converse over mixed drinks made from local and organic ingredients. $5 Suggested Donation.” 509 Forest Ave., Portland

10 a.m. Located on Route 9 near Freeport (528 Hallowell Road, Pownal). Skill Level: Easy, 1 hour, half mile. Meeting Location: Summit Trailhead by the shelter. :”This easy hike provides beautiful views across forested lands all the way to the coast. Bradbury Mountain State Park is a great destination, especially for families with young children. This hike will take approximately one hour. Held rain or shine unless conditions are treacherous.” 688-4712.

Grand Anniversary Dress Ball 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. “A classic evening of live entertainment, delicious hors d’oeuvres and drinks, and good company.

This year’s fall event is part of The Portland Club’s 125th anniversary celebration and will feature music by the Maine Stream Jazz Masters, with special guests Kelly Laurence and Flash Allen. The Portland Club, 156 State St., Portland.

Jacket and Tie; Free Parking; Cash Bar. 221-5446

Open Mic/Poetry Slam 7:30 p.m. First Universalist Church of Auburn, 169 Pleasant St. Parking; refreshments and children’s room available.

Free. FMI 783-0461.

‘The Lion In Winter’ in Bath 7:30 p.m. The Studio Theatre of Bath is excited to announce the premier production of the 2011-2012 season with James Goldman’s “The Lion In Winter.” Performances are Oct. 14,15, 21 and 22 at 7:30 p.m. Matinees will be performed Oct. 16 and 23 at 2 p.m. All shows will be held at the Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath. Tickets are available at the box office located at 804 Washington St., online at chocolatechrucharts.com or by calling 442-8455. Adult tickets are $17, while student and senior citizen tickets are $15.

Slant at SPACE Gallery 7:30 p.m. In this popular series, writers, performers, and notable community members tell 10-minute stories to a live audience without notes or props. This installment, in collaboration with Faces of Learning, features storytellers Aimee Bessire, Claude Rwaganje, Jim Morse, Patty Hagge, Sonya Tomlinson and Zoe Weil. Free, all ages. www.space538.org/events.php

A Liszt Bicentennial 8 p.m. The critically acclaimed Liszt interpreter Laura Kargul of the USM School of Music will celebrate the bicentennial of Franz Liszt with a selection of her favorite works in Corthell Concert Hall, College Avenue, USM Gorham. The concert is part of the University of Southern Maine School of Music’s Fall 2011 Spotlight Concert series. Tickets cost $15 general public; $10 seniors/USM employees; $5 students/children. Call the Music Box Office at 780-5555 to reserve seats. The concert is sponsored by Dr. Dahlia and Arthur L Handman.

Saturday, Oct. 15 Journey of Elderism: The Spirituality of Aging 8 a.m. to noon. Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church, 524 Allen Ave., Portland. Saturdays, starting Oct. 15, 8 a.m. to noon. This is a facilitated salon for discussing and exploring our own personal journey and how we are facing our spiritual aging. ... This program is sponsored by Clay Atkinson and Ann Packard and will be facilitated by Pauli Juneau.

Pauli has had extensive related experience working with seniors and has facilitated a broad range of groups. Clay was involved in the revival of the salon process and he and Ann are now addressing aging issues at this stage of their lives. FMI or to register: 797-7240 or email office@A2U2.org.

Deering Players benefit costume sale 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Deering Players will be holding a benefit costume sale on the lawn of Deering High School (370 Stevens Ave., Portland). Costumes prices will range from 25 cents to $25. All proceeds will help fund the drama club’s activities for this year. A rain date is Sunday, Oct. 16.

Race to benefit Friends of the Eastern Prom 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eastern Promenade. Casco Bay Cyclocross Race. The bicycle race, presented by Casco Bay Sports, benefits Friends of the Eastern Promenade.

Cyclocross combines mountain biking and road racing in a cross-country race that challenges riders’ bike-handling skills. The race, which will be run rain or shine, features a 1.5-mile loop weaving throughout the Eastern Prom, utilizing manmade and natural obstacles, steep climbs and unique downhills. Riders from across New England will be competing in the race. To volunteer at the event, please email Kristin at kristin@friendsofeasternpromenade.org.

Used Book Sale at the Falmouth Memorial Library 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Also Sunday from 1 to 5. Thousands of great books for all ages and interests. Fresh stock throughout Saturday. Sunday special sale: $3 for all you can fit in a bag. Bring your own bag. 781-2351.

New Gloucester Community Fair 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The New Gloucester Historical Society will have a booth at the New Gloucester Community Fair, New Gloucester Fairgrounds, Bald Hill Road. All veterans with ties to New Gloucester are asked to come to the booth and add their names to the Honor Roll that the society has started.

White Cane Awareness Walk 10:30 a.m. 16th Annual White Cane Awareness Walk The walk starts and ends at Monument Square, will be a gathering place of vendors, music and entertainment. Donations are tax deductible. “There are over 100,000 Mainers who report they have trouble seeing even with corrective devices or who cannot see at all. Of these people, 40,000 can benefit from the services of The Iris Network — and the number is expected to double over the next 10-15 years! The Iris Network’s mission is to help people who are visually impaired or blind to attain independence and community integration.” Registration 9:30 a.m., Walk 10:30 a.m. The walk starts and ends at Monument Square.

SMCC Fall Campus Open House 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. A Fall Open House will be held at Southern Maine Community College. The event is open to anyone interested in learning more about the college and the 40 degree programs it has to offer. Faculty and current students will be on hand to answer questions along with staff members from Admissions and Financial Aid. Learn about the application process, academic programs, student activities and athletics, and enjoy a walking tour. For more information call 741-5500, www.smccME.edu.

Pumpkin Festival noon to 4 p.m. The South Portland Skillin Elementary School PTA, in collaboration with a variety of local businesses, will be sponsoring this year’s family friendly Pumpkin Festival, rain or shine. Hundreds of pumpkins will be ripe for the picking from Skillin’s own Pumpkin Patch. There will be harvest themed activities, races, games and contests; including a cakewalk, scarecrow contest, hayrides, a mystical obstacle course, face painting, kids crafts and more!

Visitors can also experience intrigue and amazing insight from Skillin’s amazing Fortune Teller. There will be a variety of concessions selling tasty treats. Large pumpkins are only $5. Game and activity tickets are 50 cents each. The scarecrow contest is a $1 entry fee. Proceeds from the event will support the Skillin Elementary School PTA.

Metropolitan Opera Live in HD in Fryeburg 1 p.m. The Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center in Fryeburg begins its third year participating in the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD. The Met’s 2011-12 season opens with Donizetti’s Anna Bolena, starring Anna Netrebko. Tickets are $26 for adults, $23 for seniors (65 plus) and $18 for students and are available for purchase online at www.fryeburgacademy.org/pac or by calling the Box Office at 935-9232. The theater is located at 18 Bradley St. on the Campus of Fryeburg Academy in Fryeburg. Parking is free.

Maine Home Movie Day 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Maine Home Movie Day with Northeast Historic Film, at Maine Historical Society. “Do you have reels of old film in your attic that you’ve never been able to watch? Footage that captures a family event, community gathering, sporting match, or performance way back when?

If so, we invite you to bring them to Maine Home Movie Day. Home Movie Day provides the opportunity to screen your 8mm, Super 8 and 16mm movies, get advice on their care and storage, and/or to just sit back and enjoy the films that others bring in. While many folks have such gems on their shelves or in their closets, most don’t have a projector or the knowledge to handle and assess their films.” www.mainehistory.org

‘The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow’ ballet 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. “The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow” presented by Portland Ballet Company at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center. $35 adults/$25 children 18 and under.

“Inspired by the timeless appeal of Washington Irving’s tale, Nell Shipman has created a dance that brings Ichabod Crane’s fearful imagination to life, combining humor and drama to tell the story of the famed headless horseman.

Who will win the heart of the lovely Katrina — townsman Brom Bones or itinerant teacher Ichabod Crane? Robert Lehman and the PBC Orchestra will play the commissioned music by composer Kirt Mosier.” https://tickets.porttix. com/public/show.asp see next page

THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN, Wednesday, October 12, 2011— Page 15

Mayoral candidates endorsed four weeks before election

BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Mayoral candidate endorsements are rolling in with less than a month to go before the Nov. 8 elections.

The Portland Education Association, a professional association for teachers representing more than 800 employees, announced Tuesday that it plans to support Nick Mavodones’ bid for mayor.

The Portland Education Association held a news conference at Deering High School, and the group said it “strongly” endorsed Mavodones for the new elected-mayor position.

“Members of the PEA feel Nick is a ‘friend of education’ and certainly Mavodones someone who has tremendous experience in city government,” stated Kathleen Casasa, PEA president. “We are confident he will be a great mayor and a strong advocate for public education in Portland.”

Mavodones was the number one choice for the PEA. The group also endorsed Mike Brennan, Markos Miller and Ethan Strimling as the union’s second, third and fourth choices, respectively. The election will be decided by ranked choice voting, means the follow-up selections of voters will come into play if no candidate receives a majority vote.

“The endorsement of Portland educators means a great deal to me,” said Mavodones, a former school board member.

“Our teachers and educators do a great job educating our kids,” he said. “We have to continue to support them by making education funding a priority, renovating and rebuilding out of date schools and investing in early childhood education.”

The PEA said it planned to send the message of its endorsements to its current and retired members.

“These are difficult times for public schools,” Casasa said. “Now more than ever we need to elect leaders that will stand up for public education and the students we serve.”

Brennan also received an endorsement form Portland Tomorrow, a group that supported the city charter and includes former charter commissioners, school board members and other residents.

Brennan The group made its decision by evaluating candidates on their vision for Portland, commitment to the job, ability to build consensus and lead, and whether each candidate has support throughout the city.

“Our interview process focused on identifying one or more candidates who best meet the criteria for elected mayor as described in the new city charter,” stated Pamela Plumb, former chairwoman of the Portland Charter Commission and current member of Portland Tomorrow.

“After careful review of all the candidates, Portland Tomorrow believes that Mike Brennan best meets this standard,” she said. “He has proven success at bringing together different constituencies to

forge a consensus ... (and) also recognizes the need for economic development and job growth.”

Portland Tomorrow made each candidate’s response to the group’s questionnaires available on the website PortlandTomorrow.com.

“I’m very pleased by those endorsements because they show that my campaign is growing,” Brennan said on Tuesday. “I think it points to the broad base support that the campaign is starting to receive across the city.”

There are 15 people running for mayor, a position that carries a four-year term and earns about $66,000 per year. The new position, which was created in 2010 when voters approved revisions to the city charter, includes a handful of new duties including veto power over the budget. The charter change also brought ranked choice or instant runoff voting — a system in which voters can rank each candidate in order of preference.

Currently, Portland’s mayor is a city councilor that serves for one term and is selected each fall by the entire city council. The position is part-time, pays about $7,200 per year and acts as “first among equals” with the rest of the council. The position is currently being held by Mavodones.

A mayoral forum is slated for today at the Preble Street Resource Center. Preble Street Homeless Voices for Justice has invited all 15 candidates running for Portland mayor to a voter education forum at 9:30 a.m. Later today, at 6:30 p.m., West End Neighborhood Association plans to host a mayoral candidates’ forum at the Reiche Community Center, with submitted questions.

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Sebago Lake State Park hike

5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Portland’s newest professional theatre company, Snowlion Repertory Company, is pleased to announce a pay-what-you-can fundraiser sponsored by Steve & Renee’s Diner to benefit their inaugural production of the New England premiere of the Charles Dickens holiday musical “The Christmas Bride” which will run Dec. 15-21 at Lucid Stage in Portland. The All-You-CanEat Lasagna Dinner will be held Friday, Oct. 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Steve & Renee’s Diner, 500 Washington Ave., Portland. www.snowlionrep.org or call 518-9305.

vided by Byrne’s Irish Pub. ... There will be a cookout and beer tent available after the race in Wolfe Neck Farm’s giant outdoor tent, so stick around. Meals will require a ticket. Runners and non-runners alike may purchase meal tickets. Meal tickets are $5 if purchased during online registration. Meal tickets will also be available for purchase on race day for $10. Farm to Farm is organized in partnership with the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust, Maine Track Club and Wolfe’s Neck Farm.” Farm to Farm is a “green” event, and its charitable purpose is to support conservation and locally-grown food in Maine. For more information or to register for the event go to: www. farmtofarmultrarun.com

Portland Pirates open season at home

Reiche International 5K

Step Up for Kids

Snowlion Repertory Company fundraiser

7 p.m. The Portland Pirates hockey team, which opened its 19th season of competition on the road against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Oct. 8, bring the action will open home for the 35th season of AHL action at the Cumberland County Civic Center, on Saturday, Oct. 15 when the Manchester Monarchs visit in a 7 p.m. start, featuring a JobsinME.com Magnetic Schedule giveaway.

Sunday, Oct. 16 Fall Bird Walk on Eastern Prom 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Derek Lovitch of Freeport Wild Bird Supply will guide Friends of the Eastern Prom’s annual Fall Bird Walk in the peak of “scrubby-migrant” season. “We’ll seek out a variety of sparrows and other late passage migrants and hope for the rare-but-regular treats such as Dickcissel and Orange-crowned Warbler as well as osprey and shore birds. Meet at 8 am at the bandstand at Fort Allen Park with your binoculars. Free for members of Friends of the Eastern Promenade, $5 for non-members. RSVP to kristin@friendsofeasternpromenade.org.”

Farm To Farm Ultra Run 8:30 a.m. Registration is now open for the “Farm To Farm Ultra Run” between Crystal Spring Farm in Brunswick and Wolfe’s Neck Farm in Freeport. Running long for conservation and locally grown food in Maine, The Farm To Farm Ultra Run (F2F) is a long-distance, road-running event in Brunswick and Freeport, consisting of a 50 Mile, 50K, 25K, 50K Relay, 50-Mile Relay, and 1K Kids Run. “Replacing the well known and locally loved, Pennellville 50 mile ultra run, the F2F course connects Wolfe’s Neck Farm in Freeport to Crystal Spring Farm CSA in Brunswick over rolling-to-flat roads that traverse woods and coastal farmland. The start and finish of the race are both staged at Wolfe Neck Farm in Freeport which is offering a full harvest festival on race day including a hayride, pumpkin patch, end of race BBQ and a beer tent pro-

9:30 a.m. “Please join us for a beautiful 5-kilometer run through Portland’s scenic West End neighborhood in support of Maine’s most ethnically diverse school, Reiche Elementary. This will be a community event celebrating Reiche’s amazing international student body representing 32 nationalities! This year, we will feature a centipede division again. Four or more closely attached runners will participate as a team. See Entry Form for section to add your centipede team name. Participants are invited to wear a costume. Walkers are welcome. This year’s costume theme is Monsters. The race starts and ends at Reiche Elementary. The well-marked single loop course begins on Brackett Street and continues through the streets of the West End including Chadwick, Neal, Pine and Spring Streets. It includes one climb — behind the Western Prom Cemetery.

Otherwise it’s fast and flat.” All ages. Portland’s West End, starting at Reiche Elementary School at 166 Brackett St., Reiche International 5K. c/o Reiche PTO.

Author and speaker Doug Pagitt at Portland church 9:30 a.m. Noted author and speaker Doug Pagitt will be speaking at Williston-Immanuel United Church. Pagitt, the author of “Church in the Inventive Age” and “A Christianity Worth Believing” will be leading Adult Forum and Worship. Adult Forum is at 9:30 and Worship is at 10:30. Pagitt is known as an innovative church leader and is the pastor of “Solomon’s Porch” in South Minneapolis. “Williston-Immanuel is a welcoming and affirming congregation, and is a member of the Maine UCC and American Baptist communities.” All activities of the former Williston-West Church and the former Immanuel Baptist Church are now functioning under the new name, Williston-Immanuel United Church. The new church continues “the active and loyal participation and affiliation with the regional associations, national denominations and ecumenical connections each has historically enjoyed. All programs of the new Church will take place at 156 High St. (across from the Eastland Park Hotel near Congress Street) in Portland.” For more information please call the church at 7752301 or visit www.ibcportland.org.

10 a.m. Located just north of Portland off Route 302 in Casco (11 Park Access Road, Casco). Skill Level: Easy, 2 hours, 3 miles. Meeting Location: Day-use area boat launch.

“This easy 3-mile walk by the river offers pleasing views of a colorful wooded forest and is a great hike for families. We will explore the reasons behind the autumn color and seasonal changes with a Maine Forester and Park Ranger. This Hike will take approximately two hours. Dress appropriately for changing weather conditions. We recommend that you bring cameras, binoculars, snacks, and water. Held rain or shine unless conditions are treacherous.” For more information call 693-6231.

10 a.m. and noon. Each year, Step Up for Kids brings together thousands of people to show widespread support for investments in children and families. Events across the states raise awareness among voters and political candidates regarding the issues American children face, among them access to early learning and after-school programs, poverty, child abuse and neglect and health care. Maine is observing the fourth annual Step Up for Kids Day by opening up the Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine, 142 Free St. in Portland, for free between 10 a.m. and noon.

Oakie the Acorn from Oakhurst Dairy will be joining in the festivities.

Old Orchard Beach Woofstock 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Annual OOB Woofstock — held at the Old Orchard Beach Ballpark. Enjoy the various demonstrations, the pet parade and dog contest (don’t forget it’s close to Halloween so we’ll also be having a costume contest).

Your mouth is going to water as you walk by all the food vendors. ... There are a lot of unique items from various vendors.

Does your dog or cat need a rabies shot? Maine law requires all dogs and cats to have rabies shots. This is a great time to get that discounted rabies shot.” OOB Ballpark.

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 11 a.m. 2011 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Portland walk, at Monument Square. “Your reasons for supporting Making Strides Against Breast Cancer are as unique and special as the story that motivates you. This is your opportunity to not only honor breast cancer survivors and remember people we have lost, but also to raise funds and awareness to help save lives and create a world with less breast cancer and more birthdays! This 3-mile walk (with a 1-mile option) is not a race; it is a celebration of survivorship, an occasion to express hope, and a shared goal to end a disease that threatens the lives of so many people we love. When you raise funds for a Making Strides event, you’re helping create a world with less breast cancer and more birthdays — where breast cancer never steals another year from anyone’s life.” http://makingstrides.acsevents.org

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