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Stopand-go traffic here and gone?

Traffic backs up on Forest Avenue Tuesday afternoon. Today, the state plans to review proposals to synchronize stoplights on Forest Avenue to eliminate stop-and-go traffic. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

Strategy for reducing gridlock at red lights tested on Brighton Avenue; now it’s Forest Avenue’s turn — See story on page 6

N.H. fugitive caught; end to ‘cat and mouse’ game Escapee nabbed after hunt — See page 3

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Chicken chain, shirt maker dispute slogan (NY Times) — For Bo Muller-Moore, a folk artist from Vermont, the T-shirts he hand-screens with the slogan “Eat More Kale” are a dream fulfilled. But then Chick-fil-A, the fast-food chain that says it sells 537 sandwiches a minute with the help of the slogan “Eat mor chikin” (the words have been penned by cows), sent him a ceaseand-desist letter this fall.

Muller-Moore decided to fight the company, setting off a groundswell of local support and national media attention.

“This is corporate bullying,” Muller-Moore said. His lawyer, Daniel Richardson, sent Chick-fil-A a letter in November, contesting its claim that the slogan “is likely to cause confusion of the public and dilutes the distinctiveness of Chick-fil-A’s intellectual property.”

Chick-fil-A does not have any stores in Vermont. The closest one is in Nashua, about 120 miles from Montpelier, where Muller-Moore, an Alabama native, has lived for years. He began making the shirts in 2000, at the suggestion of a local farmer.

The few dozen printed at first have swollen into thousands of orders filled every year, he said, but he still works out of the overflowing studio above his garage, buying his art supplies nearby.

“Someone called me a Vermont institution, and it made me blush,” said Mr. MullerMoore, who has received plenty of local help. His legal representation has been pro bono; a local soup purveyor put a petition on Change.org; and a onetime aide to former Gov. Jim Douglas is assisting him with public relations. And the current governor, Peter Shumlin, has also thrown his support behind the cause and was planning to appear with Muller-Moore at a news conference.

Muller-Moore has also taken to Facebook to rally fans of his work, who posted on his wall, sent supportive e-mails and put more than 16,000 signatures on the petition in just over two weeks. Their motivations varied, he said.

“There are certainly the purists and they think of kale as this superfood,” Mr. MullerMoore said. “I think other people see it as more of this local food movement. I think, in Vermont, other people see it as a shirt printed by Bo down the road.”

For supporters, the message is simple: Don’t mess with Bo, and don’t mess with Vermont. “I think I’ve given away enough stickers and shirts around here that Vermonters take this very personally,” Muller-Moore said.

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Obama strikes populist chord in the Heartland

BY A.G. SULZBERGER THE NEW YORK TIMES

OSAWATOMIE, Kan. — Venturing into the conservative heartland, President Obama on Tuesday delivered his most pointed appeal yet for using taxes and regulations to level the economic playing field.

“This country succeeds when everyone gets a fair shot, when everyone does their fair share, and when everyone plays by the same rules, ” he told a crowd packed into a school gymnasium.

Infusing his speech with the type of populist language that has emerged in the Occupy protests around the nation, Mr. Obama warned that growing income inequality meant that the United States was undermining its middle class. He said it “gives lie to the promise that’s at the very heart of America: that this is the place where you can make it if you try.”

“This is a make or break moment for the middle class,

and all those who are fighting to get into the middle class,” Mr. Obama said as he sought to make an economic case for his re-election next year. “At stake is whether this will be a country where working people can earn enough to raise a family, build a modest savings, own a home and secure their retirement.”

Mr. Obama chose this town of 4,500 people where Theodore Roosevelt once laid out the progressive platform he called “A New Nationalism” to make his call for the payroll tax cut and deliver a broader message against the Republican economic agenda. It was his third trip out of Washington in three weeks to press for passage of the payroll tax break set to expire next month.

Under the Democratic proposal, which Republicans have blocked, the cut that would go to most working Americans would be offset by a surtax on people earning more than $1 million a year.

The speech, and the days of buildup that preceded it, marked the president’s most stark attack on the rich so far.

It reflected a decision by White House and the president’s campaign aides that with the economic recovery still lagging and Republicans in Congress continuing to oppose the president’s jobs proposals, the best course for Mr. Obama is to try to present himself as the defender of working class Americans.

The earlier speeches on the payroll tax took place in swing states. The fact that he brought the message to one of the most reliably Republican states in the country shows that Mr. Obama and his party are increasingly confident that Democrats have found a message that resonates with voters, one that has placed Republicans in the uncomfortable position of opposing tax cuts.

As he had in previous locations, Mr. Obama used the

standoff to portray Republicans as more concerned with safeguarding the interests of the wealthy than tending to the needs of a struggling middle class. This speech, however, was cast in broad historical terms, with Mr. Obama citing economic statistics to show that after a century of struggle to build a middle class, the country is facing a crucial moment.

Republicans, though, portrayed the visit as an effort by a president who failed in his stewardship of the national economy to find a winning argument for reelection.

Though the nation’s unemployment rate dropped to 8.6 percent last month, no president has been re-elected with an unemployment rate so high.

Mr. Obama sought to preempt the Republican response that he was engaging in class warfare. “This isn’t about class warfare,” he said. “This is about the nation’s welfare.”

Dozens of worshippers killed in Afghanistan Russia tries to quell protests

BY ROD NORLAND THE NEW YORK TIMES

KABUL, Afghanistan — A Pakistan-based extremist group claimed responsibility for an unusual series of coordinated suicide attacks aimed at Shiites on Tuesday, in what many feared was an attempt to further destabilize Afghanistan by adding a new dimension of strife to a country that, though battered by a decade of war, has been mercifully free of sectarian conflict.

The attacks, among the war’s deadliest, struck three widely scattered Afghan cities — Kabul, Kandahar and Mazar-i-Sharif — almost simultaneously and killed at least 63 Shiite worshippers on their holy day of Ashura.

Though Afghanistan has suffered numerous suicide attacks over the years, such strikes by Sunnis against Shiites are alien to Afghanistan. So it was no surprise to Afghans when responsibility was claimed by a Sunni extremist group from Pakistan, where Sunnis and Shiites have been energetically killing each other for decades.

The group, Lashkar-eJhangvi, had not previously claimed or carried out attacks

A young Shiite boy waited outside the police cordon at the site of an attack in Kabul on Tuesday (NEW YORK TIMES PHOTO).

in Afghanistan, however, and its emergence fueled suspicions that Al Qaeda, the Taliban or Pakistan’s spy agency — or some combination of them — had teamed up with the group to send a message that Afghanistan’s future stability remained deeply tenuous and indeed dependent on the cooperation of outside forces.

“Never in our history have there been such cruel attacks on religious observances,” said President Hamid Karzai, in a statement released by his office.

“The enemies of Afghanistan do not want us to live under one roof with peace and harmony.”

The timing of the attacks was especially pointed, coming a day

after an international conference on Afghanistan in Bonn, Germany, that had been viewed as an opportunity for Afghanistan to cement long-term support from the West.

Critics of Pakistan were quick to read both Monday’s boycott of Bonn and Tuesday’s bombings as a signal from Islamabad, using Lashkar-e-Janghvi as its messenger, that Afghanistan could not afford to ignore Pakistan.

“Pakistan is our historical enemy and wants us to never live in peace,” said Noor Mohammad, one of the wounded worshippers, who was covered in blood minutes after the explosion.

MOSCOW — Russian authorities acted decisively to quash a second day of anti-government protests on Tuesday, flooding the appointed site with throngs of pro-government activists who banged on drums to drown out the chants of “Russia without Putin” and “Down with Putin.”

Several hundred opposition protesters convened in a central square, hoping to maintain the momentum created on Monday, when as many as 5,000 protested over reports of alleged fraud in parliamentary elections. The crowd that formed Tuesday, however, was rapidly choked off by lines of riot police, who dragged many protesters onto buses. Police officials told the Interfax news service that 250 people had been detained, slightly fewer than the 300 who were detained Monday.

Authorities also made an example of two of the leaders of the Monday protest — the blogger and anticorruption crusader, Aleksei Navalny, and a liberal activist, Ilya Yashin.

Both men were sentenced to 15 days in prison for disobeying police orders.

— The New York Times

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Authorities captured a fugitive Tuesday evening who escaped from a New Hampshire prison last week and had been on the run for five days, police said.

U.S. Marshal Noel March said yesterday it was only a matter of time before authorities captured 33-yearold prisoner David Hobson, whom police have been hunting since he escaped from a New Hampshire county jail Dec. 1.

“This whole case has brought a lot of stress on Hobson’s family,” said March, adding Hobson’s “sister in particular.”

“Their homes are being searched (and) they’re being interviewed by police repeatedly … because of this family member who is causing all of this commotion and anxiety,” he continued. “That’s why I’m hoping he will finally tire of this cat and mouse game and turn himself in.”

Hobson was captured in Rochester, N.H., at about 6:15 p.m., according to a state police news release. The arrest was made two miles from Maine state border.

Hobson was in a car driven by another man and was taken into custody without incident, police said.

He was unarmed.

Authorities received a tip late in the afternoon and coordinated the capture with federal agents, officials said.

Hobson was thought to be armed and was considered extremely dangerous, according to officials, who believed he scaled the Carroll County Jail’s razor wire fence and escaped in an effort to harm two York County residents.

Authorities declined to identify the two people they say he knew and whom he has a grudge against — only to say that the two people are safe.

Despite urges from authorities for Hobson to turn himself in, March said Tuesday that he was confident Hobson would be found in a short period of time.

“This guy is not Houdini and this guy is not Whitey Bulger,” he said, adding that there’s been “a couple of close calls” where authorities believed they were minutes away from nabbing Hobson.

“I’m a little surprised that it’s taken this long,” March said.

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The U.S. Marshal’s Office also announced a $1,000 reward for anyone who supplies police with information that leads to Hobson’s capture.

“Since that information was put out, we have seen an increase in the number of referrals or calls and we are following up those leads as they come in,” said Lt. Louis Nyitray, of the Maine State Police.

Hobson Canine teams were searching a number of wooded areas on other locations Tuesday in the greater Sanford and Alfred area, Nyitray said.

“He certainly didn’t make his life any easier, that’s for sure,” said Lt. Michael Santuccio, of the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, which operates the Ossipee jail where Hobson escaped.

“He’s looking at significant time,” he said, explaining that a prison escape is a felony charge.

On Monday, police in Sanford searched two homes reportedly belonging to Hobson’s family members, officials said. And on Friday night, police arrested Hobson’s father, Glenn Hobson, 55, of Alfred, and charged him with hindering apprehension for allegedly leaving out supplies for his son. Police also charged Glenn Hobson with refusing to submit to arrest.

“He was arrested at his home on the Mountain Road in Alfred about 10:30 p.m. after troopers found medical supplies, food, water, clothing and blankets that had been left outside for the younger Hobson, near the father’s house,” Steve McCausland, a state police spokesman, told The Conway Daily Sun in New Hampshire.

Hobson was indicted in Carroll County Superior Court in July on a charge of class B felony burglary for two alleged incidents in Sandwich on May 2, the newspaper reported. He was indicted on a charge of class B felony burglary for an alleged incident in Effingham on May 6.

He was being held pre-trial at the county jail during the time of his escape.

The ACLU of Maine urged the city of Portland to allow the OccupyMaine group engaged in aroundthe-clock demonstration in favor of economic and political justice to remain in Lincoln Park.

“There is nothing more important for our democracy than freedom of expression,” said Shenna Bellows, executive director of the ACLU of Maine, in a statement. “We urge the City of Portland to set a positive example for cities across the country by allowing this demonstration to continue without disruption.”

In its letter to the Portland City Council, the ACLU of Maine noted that one objection to group is that their camp is an “eyesore.” Given the group’s message about the growing gap in wealth and political power, the ACLU of Maine believes that it is entirely appropriate that the demonstration cause some discomfort.

“The First Amendment sets the floor, and not the ceiling, for free speech activity,” noted ACLU of Maine Legal Director Zachary Heiden in a statement. “Portland can and should find a way to accommodate this group that respects their right to speak out on important matters of public concern.”

Gas prices stable across Maine Gas prices held firm across Maine last month at $3.38 per gallon, lower than a month ago but still higher than prices from last year at this time.

According to the price tracking website Mainegasprices.com, the average price of a gallon of regular yesterday was $3.38 per gallon. A year ago, regular gas cost $3.10 per gallon, and a month ago it was $3.48.

The lowest prices in Maine can be found at Holly’s, on Alfred Street in Arundel, where a gallon of regular costs $3.19 a gallon. At $3.69 per gallon, Country Gas in Parsonsfield sells the highest priced gas in Maine.

Here in Portland, the Citgo station at 865 Brighton Ave. and Essex Street was selling the cheapest gas as of yesterday, at $3.29 per gallon.

— Staff Reports

Police search for home intruder

BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A 63-year-old Portland man was attacked inside his Old Port home late Monday night after a man kicked open his front door and punched the man twice in the head, police said.

The victim was briefly knocked unconscious after taking two blows to the head shortly before midnight Monday. Police responded to the 100 block of Commercial Street after the assailant reportedly “barged in and attacked him,” said Lt. Gary Rogers, a police spokesman.

“He doesn’t know who the assailant was, but there was a dispute with a mutual friend apparently,” Rogers said.

Police are searching for the white male, described being between 35 and 40 years old, they say knocked the

door down to gain access to the apartment.

Investigators suspect the dispute may be over a female, Rogers said.

“The door was kicked open and the suspect came inside and punched the victim once in the head. It knocked him to the ground and he hit him again,” he said, citing a police report.

The man was hit a second time in the head after he attempted to stand up again following the first punch, Rogers said.

“The victim lost consciousness briefly,” he said. “When he came to he called 911.”

Anyone with information on attack is asked to contact the Portland Police Department at 874-8533 or text an anonymous tip from a mobile phone using keyword “GOTCHA” plus the message to 274637 (CRIMES).

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Jazz Breakfasts at the Portland Museum of Art will be missed Editor, Is the Sunday Jazz Breakfast, which started 15 years ago at the Portland Museum of Art, coming to an end on Dec. 11. This past Sunday the chairs and tables were filled and the cafeteria was satiating the empty stomachs of those who were listening to Tony Buffa and the Bill Byrne Quartet.

This longstanding and popular tradition at the museum offered a blend of traditional Jazz, new trends and everything in between to satisfy PMA’s diverse membership.

It would be sad to see this long running and enjoyable program discontinued.

Mayer and Sheri Fistal Falmouth (Editor’s note: Kristen Levesque, director of marketing and public relations at the Portland Museum of Art, confirmed that the music-accompanied breakfasts will come to an end. She said, “We are indeed discontinuing Jazz Breakfasts, our last performance is this Sunday.” Port City Jazz will perform Sunday, Dec. 11, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The concert is free with museum admission. “It’s a really tough decision for us. We’ve been showcasing local musicians at the museum for the last 15 years, but we’re re-evaluating all of our programming, and this one doesn’t fit in with the mission,” Levesque said.)

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Did FDR provoke Pearl Harbor?

On Dec. 8, 1941, Franklin Roosevelt took the rostrum before a joint session of Congress to ask for a declaration of war on Japan.

A day earlier, at dawn, carrierbased Japanese aircraft had launched a sneak attack devastating the U.S. battle fleet at Pearl Harbor.

Said ex-President Herbert Hoover, Republican statesman of the day, “We have only one job to do now, and that is to defeat Japan.”

But to friends, the Chief sent another message: “You and I know that this continuous putting pins in rattlesnakes finally got this country bit.”

Today, 70 years after Pearl Harbor, a remarkable secret history, written from 1943 to 1963, has come to light. It is Hoover’s explanation of what happened before, during and after the world war that may prove yet the death knell of the West.

Edited by historian George Nash, “Freedom Betrayed: Herbert Hoover’s History of the Second World War and Its Aftermath” is a searing indictment of FDR and the men around him as politicians who lied prodigiously about their desire to keep Amer-

Pat Buchanan ––––– Creators Syndicate ica out of war, even as they took one deliberate step after another to take us into war.

Yet the book is no polemic.

The 50-page run-up to the war in the Pacific uses memoirs and documents from all sides to prove Hoover’s indictment. And perhaps the best way to show the power of this book is the way Hoover does it — chronologically, painstakingly, week by week.

Consider Japan’s situation in the summer of 1941. Bogged down in a four-year war in China she could neither win nor end, having moved into French Indochina, Japan saw herself as near the end of her tether.

Inside the government was a powerful faction led by Prime Minister Prince Fumimaro Konoye that desperately did not want a war with the United States.

The “pro-Anglo-Saxon” camp

included the navy, whose officers had fought alongside the U.S. and Royal navies in World War I, while the war party was centered on the army, Gen. Hideki Tojo and Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka, a bitter anti-American.

On July 18, 1941, Konoye ousted Matsuoka, replacing him with the “pro-Anglo-Saxon” Adm. Teijiro Toyoda.

The U.S. response: On July 25, we froze all Japanese assets in the United States, ending all exports and imports, and denying Japan the oil upon which the nation and empire depended.

Stunned, Konoye still pursued his peace policy by winning secret support from the navy and army to meet FDR on the U.S. side of the Pacific to hear and respond to U.S. demands.

U.S. Ambassador Joseph Grew implored Washington not to ignore Konoye’s offer, that the prince had convinced him an agreement could be reached on Japanese withdrawal from Indochina and South and Central China. Out of fear of Mao’s armies and Stalin’s Russia, Tokyo wanted to hold a buffer in North China. see BUCHANAN page 5

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How to relish the season without adding pounds Are you eyeing that black cocktail dress because it is fabulous or because you know the dark hue will mask the ten pounds you plan on gaining this month? No judgment. I’ve done the “Hell, I’ll starting care again in January,” dance down the buffet line, chocolate martini in one hand everything else in the other.

You wake up puffy and your tongue feels like a giant saltine. After 12 rounds with the snooze button, you flop to the ground and wheeze out a few guilty sit-ups and a push up before the sugar shakes start in earnest. You inhale the festive pastries (they’re for my roommate!) that ended up in your purse after the office party. You vaguely recall a meticulous wrapping job involving one-ply napkins and toothpicks so why is there a frosted explosion at the bottom of your sparkly bag?

I want you to enjoy the holidays, but more importantly, I don’t want your morning ritual to become a walk of shame to the full-length mirror. I love you too much to see you treating your innards like the Long Island dump.

Here are a few reworked choices to keep you shining like the Swarovski star.

Egg Nog. Even as a kid I was wary of this holiday sludge. What is “nog” anyway? If we heard this word at any other time of the year (care for some Independence Nog?) my suspicion would cease. I just don’t trust this beverage. Nevertheless, when polled as to what treat they would like to see made healthy, people screamed for this. The first thing is to remove 75%

Maggie Knowles ––––– Use Your Outdoor Voice of what makes Egg Nog: cream, eggs and milk. At upwards of seven grams of fat per cup, this is a thigh-high no no. Here is revamped Legg Nog, to remind us that this combo ensures short dresses look fab and our hearts won’t stop on the dance floor.

Legg Nog: 1 ½ ripe banana, 2 cups organic unsweetened almond milk, 3 Medjool dates (pitted and soaked for an hour if hard), scrape one vanilla bean or 1 ½ tsp alcohol-free vanilla extract, ¼ heaping tsp nutmeg AND cinnamon, pinch sea salt (optional).

Blend on high with ice until smooth.

Sprinkle cinnamon on top and serve.

Cheesey Poofs Be Gone! When you go to a party, chances are the offerings revolve around previously frozen cheesy, greasy, fried things. Since you can’t eat only one, you waste so many calories mindlessly eating crap.

Instead, make these Coconut Lime Cucumber Rolls that are a favorite recipe from Portland’s Girl Gone Raw. Elizabeth Fraser shares these easy, healthy, gorgeous rolls. For photos of these and loads more recipes, visit Girlgoneraw.com. This recipe makes about 25 rolls.

“Cheese” Filling: 1 cup raw cashews, ½ up water, juice of one lime (zest first and reserve for topping),

3 TBSP shredded coconut, ¾ tsp sea salt. Blend all in food processor or high-speed blender until smooth.

Roll: Two cucumbers. With a vegetable peeler, make long vertical strips.

Stop when you get to the seeds or will be too watery.

Garnish: Thinly sliced red peppers, cilantro leaves, lime zest.

Assembly: Line up the cuke strips.

Spoon some “cheese” along the length of the strip leaving the last ½ inch plain. Place a red pepper slice on the edge closet to you and then 3-4 cilantro leaves side by side. Roll the edge with the red pepper over and keep on rolling. Top with a little lime zest and shredded coconut. Gobble them up!

America Runs on What? I loathe those ads. People that live on donuts aren’t running anywhere. Nevertheless, people adore things with holes in the middle, so what’s a gal to do?

The lovely Tammy Foley a.k.a. A Vegan Goddess shares her recipe for yummy Baked Pumpkin Donuts.

Holes? Check! Fat? Nyet! (I have it on good authority that Santa prefers these to cookies.) Find more of Tammy’s ramblings and recipes at avegangoddess.com.

Preheat oven to 425F, spray doughnut pan with cooking spray or oil Cake: 2 cups ßour, ¾ cup sugar, 2 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp baking soda, ½ tsp cinnamon ¼ tsp nutmeg, 1/8 tsp cloves, ½ tsp salt, 1 cup plain almond milk mixed with 1 TBSP apple cider vinegar, ½ pumpkin puree mixed with 1 TBSP dry egg replacer, 2 Tbsp oil.

Glaze: In a small bowl mix ½ to ¾

cup powered sugar with a bit of cinnamon then add water or almond milk, a tiny bit at a time, until icing reaches the desired consistency.

In large mixing bowl combine all dry ingredients. Add remaining ingredients and beat until just combined. Fill each doughnut shape almost full. Bake 9 to 11 minutes. When pressed gently with your Þnger the doughnut should spring back. Cool in pan for 4 minutes.

Remove from pan. Let doughnuts cool if you plan on dipping them in glaze.

When cool, dip one side of doughnut in icing and place on cooling rack to Þrm.

If you want sugar doughnuts, shake in a ziplock bag with ¼ cup sugar while they are still slightly warm.

If you are committed to using the next few weeks as a spree through sugar and grease land then promise me you are at least going to attempt to exercise. To make it more enticing, contact Heidi Kendrick at Heidi Hoops! A photographer by trade, Heidi custom creates hula hoops in whatever size, weight and color scheme that will inspire you to move. Hooping not only burns calories and tones, but relieves holiday tension (how long is your family staying for??) while improving rhythm, focus and making you laugh.

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

History before WWII sheds light on U.S. foreign policy At a Nov. 25 meeting of FDR’s war BUCHANAN from page 4 council, Secretary of War Henry StimOn Aug. 28, Japan’s ambassador son’s notes speak of the prevailing in Washington presented FDR a consensus: “The question was how we personal letter from Konoye implorshould maneuver them (the Japanese) ing him to meet. into ... firing the first shot without Tokyo begged us to keep Konoye’s allowing too much danger to ourselves.” offer secret, as the revelation of a “We can wipe the Japanese off the Japanese prime minister’s offermap in three months,” wrote Navy ing to cross the Pacific to talk to an Secretary Frank Knox.

American president could imperil As Grew had predicted, Japan, a his government. “hara-kiri nation,” proved more likely On Sept. 3, the Konoye letter was to fling herself into national suicide leaked to the Herald-Tribune. for honor than to allow herself to be On Sept. 6, Konoye met again at humiliated a three-hour dinner with Grew to Out of the war that arose from the tell him Japan now agreed with the refusal to meet Prince Konoye came four principles the Americans were scores of thousands of U.S. dead, Hirodemanding as the basis for peace. shima, Nagasaki, the fall of China to No response.

Mao Zedong, U.S. wars in Korea and On Sept. 29, Grew sent what Vietnam, and the rise of a new arroHoover describes as a “prayer” to gant China that shows little respect the president not to let this chance for the great superpower of yesterday. for peace pass by.

If you would know the history that On Sept. 30, Grew wrote Washmade our world, spend a week with ington, “Konoye’s warship is ready Mr. Hoover’s book. waiting to take him to Honolulu, Alaska or anyplace designated by (Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of the president.”

Edited by historian George Nash, “Freedom Betrayed: Herbert Hoover’s History of the Second World War and Its ÒSuicide of a Superpower: Will AmerNo response. On Oct. 16, Konoye’s Aftermath” contemplates the lead-up to the attacks on Pearl Harbor. (COURTESY PHOTO) ica Survive to 2025?Ó To Þnd out more cabinet fell. about Buchanan and read features by In November, the U.S. intercepted other Creators Syndicate writers and that were rejected, a Plan B, a modus vivendi where two new offers from Tokyo: a Plan A for an end to cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at neither side would make any new move. When prethe China war and occupation of Indochina and, if www.creators.com.) sented, these, too, were rejected out of hand.

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Stop-and-go traffic targeted in Portland With a dozen or so lights synchronized along Brighton, ‘most can be hit green’

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

It's a driver's dream. Next summer, Forest Avenue commuters could see gridlock give way to smooth sailing, with strings of green lights, one after another, ushering traffic down the busy arterial from High Street to Warren Avenue.

Too good to be true? Traffic planners don't think so. A $670,000 upgrade to stoplights along the notoriously bottlenecked roadway will move a step closer to construction today, when the state opens bids from contractors interested in installing the new, synchronized traffic lights along Route 302. Work on the new stoplights could be completed by next summer, officials say.

Some drivers may be skeptical.

Susan Sato of Gorham, who said she parks on Forest Avenue every day to deliver her daughter to ballet class, acknowledged the street could use some help.

"During busy times, like rush hour from 3 to 5:30 (p.m.), it's very, very busy. Saturday morning it's very easy," she said.

But traffic-signal synchronization doesn't always deliver on its promise, Sato said.

"My experience is it doesn't always work, it's a great theory, but it works for the first week or so," and then returns to gridlock, she said.

Traffic planners insist the new system should yield benefits.

"We've done the same kind of projects in South Portland, Augusta, Waterville, Presque Isle and Windham to date," said Steve Landry, program manager and traffic engineer with Maine Department of Transportation.

Portland's Brighton Avenue was recently updated with synchronized stoplights.

"When I've traveled the corridor I've noticed it, and the transit system (managers) have noticed their ability to connect green lights," Landry said.

Following similar improvements, on Augusta's Western Avenue, traffic officials have recorded a 50 percent reduction in crashes, and in Presque Isle, roughly a 30 to 40 percent reduction in crashes has been observed.

Kathi Earley, engineering services manager for Portland Public Services, said there are no statistics to show that Brighton Avenue traffic flow has improved, but she said public response has been positive.

"Anecdotally, I think I could tell you what we're hearing from people is they've noticed a difference," she said.

Similar treatment on Forest Avenue "will certainly help to smooth out the traffic pattern, you won't have as much stop-go, stop-go," Earley said.

"It's a congested roadway, this will help," she said.

Under the new system, motorists won't be able to speed to hit a string of green lights because the

Transportation officials secured nearly $1 million in federal funding to coordinate traffic signals in Portland. Here, traffic waits on Forest Avenue. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

system is built around drivers obeying the speed limit. But with a dozen or so lights staggered along Brighton, "most can be hit green," Landry said.

This experiment in improving traffic flow will have a chance to play itself out in the Greater Portland area.

Transportation officials secured nearly $1 million in federal funding to coordinate traffic signals in Portland. The first upgrade was the one on Brighton Avenue from University of Maine Law School to Riverside Drive, which was deemed the worst corridor in the region, with the poorest red time versus green time, according to Carl Eppich, transportation planner with the Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation System.

PACTS, the regional planning organization that has given millions of dollars in grants to Portland for traffic planning and improvements, will track similar upgrades on Forest Avenue, Riverside Street and outer Congress Street from the Portland Jetport to Westbrook.

Eppich said Maine secured $1.4 million for stoplight synchronization, including $367,000 for Brighton Avenue and the bulk of the remaining $1 million for Forest Avenue.

There have been snags to implementation. The state sought bids for seven traffic lights on outer Congress Street, but on Oct. 12, when the bids came in, each exceeded the state's budget, Landry said.

The state may re-advertise that project.

And it's too early to tell whether traffic-signal synchronization was effective in the Maine Mall area in South Portland. Work completed on Maine Mall Road, Gorham Road, Western Avenue and Westbrook Street into Scarborough can't be vetted due to bridge and road work, which complicates traffic flows.

"It's hard to get good numbers for what's going on," Landry said.

Still, the concept aims for more predictability.

Rather than allowing sensors on side streets to randomly trigger red lights on main roads, synchronization puts traffic flow under the control of a program.

A computer in a building or a controller on the street can operate these lights, Landry explained.

"One, there's some time savings, two, there's some fuel savings, and three, there's safety benefits," Landry said.

"When fuel started going up to $4 to $5 a gallon, idling time was a big thing. Fuel came down again, but it could go back up," he said.

Gingrich gains support in Iowa, new poll finds

BY JEFF ZELENY AND MARJORIE CONNELLY THE NEW YORK TIMES

DES MOINES — Newt Gingrich enters the final four weeks of campaigning before the Iowa caucuses with voters in the state viewing him as more prepared to be president than Mitt Romney, more attuned to their concerns and just as capable of defeating President Obama, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll.

Mr. Gingrich is rated more favorably than any of the other six remaining candidates in the race among voters who say they are likely to attend the Republican caucuses in Iowa. He would be supported enthusiastically as his party’s presidential nominee by more voters than any of his rivals, the poll found, and is leading in the head-to-head competition as

the campaign here builds.

But two-thirds of likely voters remain open to changing their minds, the poll found, with even more saying they are willing to embrace a candidate who is less conservative than they are in order to win the White House. And a large majority of voters say economic concerns are more important than social issues or immigration, suggesting that Mr. Romney has ample opportunity to make his case to voters.

A presidential race that has seen candidates abruptly rise and sharply fall is still remarkably unsettled here in Iowa, where the Republican nominating contest opens on Jan. 3. The outcome of the caucuses is likely to trim the field of candidates and help shape the contours of the primary race as it moves to New Hampshire, South Caro-

lina and beyond.

As the campaign intensifies through television advertising and get-out-the-vote efforts, the contest is hardly a two-person duel. Representative Ron Paul of Texas is statistically tied with Mr. Romney for second place, creating a combustible atmosphere as he and other rivals urgently work to slow the rapid ascent of Mr. Gingrich.

The voters who will render the first judgment on the Republican field have been carefully following the race — 7 in 10 say they have watched recent televised debates — and are strongly unified around the pursuit of beating Mr. Obama. Of the nearly 4 in 10 likely caucusgoers who say they get most of their information from Fox News, Mr. Gingrich is the overwhelming choice.

THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN, Wednesday, December 7, 2011— Page 7

Report: Buying locally packs a punch

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Portland’s small business community has long argued that buying from independent stores instead of national chains boosts the local economy.

For the first time, they have local data to back up those claims.

A new report released yesterday by the Maine Center for Economy Policy shows that money spent at local stores generates almost twice as much economic activity as purchases from national chain stores.

The study, which was the first of its kind in Portland, also shows that small changes in consumer habits can have a significant impact on the local economy.

“Based on 2007 retail sales figures, shifting just 10% of consumer spending from national chains to locally-owned businesses would result in an additional $127 million in economic activity with 874 new jobs generating over $35 million in wages,” the report found.

The study was commissioned by Portland Independent Business & Community Alliance (PIBCA), the nonprofit organization behind Portland's "Buy Local" campaign.

The research was conducted by MECEP staffers using data from 28 independent stores in Portland.

Data from those stores were compared against Dollar Tree, a national chain of discount stores.

Garrett Martin, executive director of MECEP, said Dollar Tree was chosen largely because it offered far fewer variables than Walmart or Target.

“There were fewer variables in play … which allowed us to have greater confidence” in the data, Martin said, adding that the results mirrored similar studies conducted in other cities.

“This study confirms what many folks who have looked at this kind of issue before thought, which is that there is an economic benefit of buying at locally-owned businesses,” he said.

The report found that for every $100 spent at an independent business in Portland, $58 is pumped into the local economy through wages, expenses paid to local suppliers and other costs. On the other hand, the same amount spent at a national chain yields $33 in economic activity.

"When a customer gets a movie at Videoport, the majority of what they spend goes directly into the local economy through our payroll, rent, utilities, and local taxes. When they get a movie online, all of what they spend could leave the state," said Video-

port owner Bill Duggan in a statement.

For years, Portland's Buy Local campaign has urged residents to make just a portion of their purchases at locally-owned stores. The organization cited studies from Chicago, Austin and other cities when citing the benefits of buying local. Now, the agency has its own data to rely on.

“We really felt that while those studies are good and are quite reliable, we thought it was important to have data that was specific to Portland,” said Stacy Mitchell, Vice President, Portland Buy Local.

She noted that studies have repeatedly shown that locally-owned businesses often beat national chains on price. And in cases where the local store is more expensive, she said the difference is usually less than what most people think.

So while the local data did not lead to any “ah ha” moments, Martin said consumers and policymakers should take notices.

On the individual level, the report shows that “the private marketplace that has very real implications about what goes on in our economy,” he said. “And while there are not always government solutions, at the same time, we should be willing to take a hard look at where our public resources are being spent” to promote other sorts of businesses.

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On Tuesday, Gov. LePage introduced a supplemental budget proposal focused on the Medicaid program at DHHS, stemming from a projected fiscal year 2012 hortfall of $120 million and an additional $100 million shortfall in 2013, the governor's office reported.

"Every dollar is critical to government at this point," Martins said, citing the importance of rooting out fraud.

Concannon said he sent a letter to every governor of every state urging them to join USDA's fraudreduction effort.

The USDA's strategy includes stronger sanctions and penalties for retailers who abuse the food-stamp system; a three-strikes-and-you're-out policy for offender recipients; and new rules that "expand and clarify the definition of trafficking to include abuse of container deposits and the sale of benefits."

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mates. In fiscal year 2010, states conducted 847,136 fraud investigations, and the following year disqualified 44,483 individuals, the agency reported.

Concannon said the food stamp program is in greater demand than ever.

"I have been in state offices from Oregon to Maine where staff have pointed out that they are now serving individuals who never had much contact with state offices other than for getting driver's licenses," he said in a conference call with reporters Tuesday.

Yesterday, John Martins, Maine DHHS spokesman, said the state is already delving into welfare reform, as Gov. Paul LePage has made fraud reduction a priority.

"We do have a system of investigation here with DHHS and with the AG's (Attorney General's) office as well. Gov. LePage is really clear that targeting fraud in public assistance is a priority with him," Martins said.

"In terms of what we do, it would be nothing new to do the work, to look at fraud and abuse. We do have a toll-free number for folks to call, they can report online, we did in on those types of things," Martins said.

The state's toll-free fraud hotline is 866-348-1129, and the website to report abuse is www.maine.gov/ fraud.

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BY DAVID CARKHUFF Maine's quest to crack down on food-stamps fraud and abuse gained a higher profile Tuesday when a federal official outlined efforts within the U.S. Department of Agriculture to make similar inroads against waste in the program.

New "aggressive tactics" to further ward off abuse in the agency's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, were unveiled by Kevin Concannon, U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services.

A Portland native who previConcannon ously served as director of the state's Department of Health and Human Services, Concannon said USDA is joining the administration’s Campaign to Cut Waste.

"We're pursuing actions with our state partners who administer this program," he said of SNAP, better known as food stamps.

More than 20 million families and 43 million people receive food-stamp assistance, USDA esti-

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Santa Claus is comin’ to ... Westbrook Any major holiday that lands on a weekend is tough on till, tips and restaurant gift certificate sales, but James Tranchmontange and the team at the Frog & Turtle in Westbrook are looking past this fact and carrying on their tradition of hosting Santa Claus this Saturday, Dec. 10 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to benefit Mission Possible Teen Center.

For a $10 donation, kids and parents alike are treated to a magical transformation of the busy “gastro pub” into a great photo opportunity with the jolly red guy himself, feasting on cookies and donuts baked by the restaurant, musicians and carollers and an impressive showing of holiday lights.

Prior to moving to Westbrook, Tranchmontange was the owner of Cafe Uffa! in Longfellow Square on Congress Street, and has completely embraced life outside of the Portland food scene. He says, “This is our third year of hosting Santa, and it’s nice to give back to the Westbrook commu-

Natalie Ladd ––––– What It’s Like nity that does so much for us. But this isn’t like standing in line at the mall to see Santa because 100 percent of what we bring in goes directly to the Mission Possible Teen Center. There’s no middle guy taking a cut. SYSCO Food Service makes a product donation, people volunteer their time, my wife, Heidi, dresses up like an elf, and we take on all out-of-pocket expenses like lights, free coffee and hot chocolate, ink and photo paper. We take pictures and digitally get it to the kids that same day and it feels effortless.”

A staunch supporter of the center all year long, Tranchmontange served on the board of directors for three years

before deciding he wanted to be more hands-on with the kids. Mission Possible Teen Center Executive Director Donna Dwyer says, “James has been great to us. In October, he donated food for our open house, and we are pleased that in January he’s going to be a guest chef for the teens. He’ll be cooking and talking about nutrition, good food choices and health and wellness. He’ll have teen-helpers and I’m hoping he’ll inspire them and talk about their futures and career choices.”

Tranchmontange is equally as enthusiastic about the upcoming venture: “The center will become home to the ‘Share Our Strength’ program through the Good Shepherd Food Bank, which partners chefs with lowincome adults and, in this case, a teen program. I’m really pleased to have the opportunity to work directly with the kids. I know some of them personally now and when I see them on the street, I ask how they’re doing in school and what’s up.”

Bringing Santa to Westbrook has been lucrative for the teen center as the promotion has brought in over $3,000 since its inception in 2009.

Tranchmontange’s personal interest extends beyond the fact that he has a young son (and that he himself is “still a believer”) to a story he shared about how it all came to be.

“I was talking to an elderly lady about what Westbrook was like before urban renewal. She was telling me about all the hat and dress makers,

the stores and shops and businesses, and how thriving downtown used to be. Then she told me about Carr’s Shoe Store which was where the restaurant is now. She said they used to have Santa Claus there every year, and it was a super big deal and if I really wanted to give back to the community, I’d bring him here. When a little old French lady tells me to do something, I’m going to do it so I called the North Pole and told Santa he needed to come down to Westbrook.”

This year, the Frog and Turtle hopes to match the total donations gathered over the past three years in one day, and is shooting for at least 300 kids and families to help support the teen center by stopping by on Saturday for a cookie, a carol and a bit of community caring.

The Low Down: Located at 755 Main St. in Westbrook, Mission Possible Teen Center is a drop-in after school program and multi-purpose center offering recreational facilities, volunteer based programs, mentorship opportunities and support systems that foster positive development and healthy relationships via life-learning experiences. The center is open to all Westbrook teens, and donations and volunteer resources are encouraged. See www.mptcteens. org for more information.

The Frog and Turtle is located at 3 Bridge St. in Westbrook and is home to the best cheese plate, charcuterie offerings and interesting accrutments west of Vignola.

(Natalie Ladd is a columnist for the Portland Daily Sun. She has over 30 continuous years of corporate and finedining experience in all front-of-thehouse management, hourly and underthe-table positions.

She can be reached at ABOVE: Frog & Turtle in Westbrook is carrying on a tradition of hosting Santa Claus, with the special event this Saturday, Dec. 10 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Santa’s visit is to benefit natalie@portlanddaiMission Possible Teen Center (ABOVE RIGHT). This year, the Frog and Turtle hopes to match the total donations gathered over the past three years in one day. (COURTESY PHOTOS) lysun.me.)

Report: Unemployment falling in Greater Portland DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT The unemployment rate fell slightly across the Greater Portland region in October, suggesting that hiring continued despite concerns about the European debt crisis.

The unemployment rate in Greater Portland — a region that runs from Brunswick south to Biddeford — fell to 5.5 percent, according to federal data reported by the Associated Press. In September, unemploy-

ment in Greater Portland was 5.6 percent.

The unemployment rate for all of Maine in October, the latest month available, was 7.3 percent.

Last week, a federal jobs report showed national unemployment rate fell from 9 percent to 8.6 percent, a drop tied more to people dropping out of the labor pool than a massive surge in hiring, according to the New York Times.

The latest unemployment data available for individual metro

areas is from October.

The report shows Greater Portland is faring better than many cities across the Northeast.

Unemployment rates in Boston (6.2 percent), Hartford (8.2 percent), Providence (10.2 percent), Bangor (6.1 percent) and Atlantic City (12.2 percent) were all higher in October.

Meanwhile, Burlington, Vt. and Portsmouth, N.H. were lower, with unemployment rates of 3.6 percent and 4.4 percent, respectively.

Fraud strategy unveiled STRATEGY from page 7

program would beef up fines that currently are only a "slap on the wrist," Concannon said.

"The amount of trafficking has been considerably reduced over a period of years," Concannon added, noting that the trafficking rate has been driven down over the last two decades from about 4 cents on the dollar in 1993 to about 1 cent in 2006-08.

Still, abuse ranges from illegal resale of benefits to "dumping," a practice of emptying bottles bought with food stamps and turning those bottles in for redemption.

"In Maine, it involved half-gallon glass organic milk containers that were $2.50 or $3 apiece on return," Concannon recalled.

USDA released its fraud hotline: (800) 424-9121.

THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN, Wednesday, December 7, 2011— Page 9

Police chief search delayed; candidate testing still set

BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

The swearing-in of Portland's next police chief has likely been delayed as officials say the city manager's recommendation to the city council could come a month after it was originally planned.

Six candidates have been chosen to take part in an assessment center test that will help City Manger Mark Rees decide whom to recommend to lead the Portland Police Department. The city received 82 applications for the position.

But a city spokeswoman, Nicole Clegg, said Tuesday that the assessment center testing — originally planned to be held this week — is being postponed until the beginning of next year. The delay will push Rees' recommendation to the council past the originally expected Jan. 6 deadline, according to an outline Rees submitted to a council subcommittee in September.

Clegg explained the reasons for the postponement are the upcoming holidays and an effort by the city to contain the costs of the assessment center by scheduling the six candidates to be tested in a single day.

"As with all search processes, our timeline was flexible," Clegg said.

"Because we want all candidates available for the assessment center, we need to schedule it for one day."

A date has not been set to test each candidate, she said.

Three companies submitted propos-

als to administer the assessment testing, according to city records. The decision was made to go with BadgeQuest, of West Yarmouth, Mass.

It will cost the city $8,800 to put the six candidates through the testing done by BadgeQuest, according to the company's proposal, which indicates it will put each candidate through "a series of roleplaying exercises simulating situations that are consistent with those likely to be encountered by the next Portland police chief."

The tests judge candidates in areas of work including management control, development of subordinates, judgment, teamwork and integrity.

BadgeQuest will be submitting two reports to Rees that include each candidate's standing, scores on each exercise and a narrative highlighting each applicant's strengths and weaknesses, according to the proposal.

The company's lead consultant slated to work with the Mike Sauschuck is serving as acting police chief in Portland and running the police department day to day. It will be up to city is Stephen Unsworth, a new city manager Mark Rees to recommend a candidate for former police chief for the city permanent police chief. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) of Waltham, Mass. "(Rees) has found this to be pretty "This is new to us," said successful," she said.

Clegg, explaining it's the first time Clegg said she wouldn't identify the city of Portland has used an the six applicants chosen to appear in assessment center to guide officials on Portland for the testing, in addition to hiring.

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City council to debate OccupyMaine permit

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Portland’s city council will hold a public hearing tonight that could decide the fate of OccupyMaine’s encampment in Lincoln Park.

The anti-Wall Street protesters operating as OccupyMaine want the city to permanently designate an area of Lincoln Park for use as a perpetual free speech, assembly and community building zone on a 24/7 basis. The group also wants a permit to continue occupying this section of the park for another six months.

The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at City Hall, and is expected to be the only action item on the agenda.

Last week, the city council’s Public Safety Committee recommended the full council deny the permit. Since then, OccupyMaine has amended its permit to address concerns about safety and sanitation in Lincoln Park.

The group has also offered to limit the number of overnight protesters to 50 — a concession not included in the initial permit application.

OccupyMaine set up camp in Lincoln Park on Oct. 3 after City Manager Mark Rees agreed to relax an ordinance banning overnight camping in city parks. Since then, the city has determined that extended stays of that nature require a permit that can only be issued by the city council.

OccupyMaine protesters maintain their First Amendment rights allow them to stay in the park indefinitely.

Snyder chosen again as school board chair Kate Snyder, an at large member of the Portland School Board, has been re-elected by her colleagues to a one-year term as board chair. Justin Costa, who represents District 4 on the school board, was elected chair of the board’s Finance Committee, the district announced yesterday.

A school board member since 2007, Snyder chaired the Policy Committee for one year and the Finance Committee for two years before her election as School Board chair in 2010.

She served until recently as executive director of the Maine Board of Corrections.

Snyder acknowledged that the School Board faces significant challenges, including selection of a new superintendent and developing a budget for the 2012-2013 school year with continued declining revenues and continually increasing needs. But in a statement, Snyder said she was “optimistic” that the board would find answers to these and other challenges.

Costa won election to his second three-year term on the School Board last month. He is in his last year at the University of Maine School of Law, where he was the inaugural recipient of the school’s McKusick Fellowship.

being screened by an interview panel.

The candidates were chosen from a list of 11 applicants who were selected to undergo telephone interviews, Clegg said.

Members of the 12-person panel are: Anita LaChance, assistant city manager; Doug Gardner, director of Portland's Health and Human Services; Gary Hutcheson, president of the Police Supervisors Officers Benevolent Association; Sally Chandler, NAACP representative; Kelley MacDonald, chairwoman of the Citizens Police Review Committee; Gary Wood, city attorney; Fred LaMontagne, fire chief; Eric Nevins, president of the Police Benevolent Association; Mariano Mawein, chairman of the Sudanese Community Association; Michael Bourque, president of Portland Community Chamber of Commerce; Suzanne McCormick, president and CEO of United Way of Greater Portland, and Belinda Ray, East Bayside Neighborhood Association.

Ultimately, the decision will come down to a Rees recommendation.

Final interviews are now expected to be done by the end of next month. A finalist will then be selected and go to the City Council for approval.

The Portland Police Department has been under the command of acting Chief Michael Sauschuck since August. Sauschuck took command after former Chief James Craig left the department for a position in Cincinnati; he was hired following a national search.

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by Lynn Johnston

By Holiday Mathis SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Someone will check in with you on a subject of great import. Don’t worry. You won’t be expected to come up with all the answers. For now, it’s enough that you are open to hearing what the questions are.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

You feel confident that you don’t have to control a relationship in order for it to move in a direction that will please you. You’ve chosen the right partners and allies so your common interests will drive the action.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

You have something important to impart. You feel that if you touch even one person with your message, it will have been worthwhile. The reality is that you’ll touch many.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You are someone on whom nothing is lost.

You don’t always act on what you see.

In fact, you usually don’t feel the need.

You’ll log today’s observations and wait for the right moment to act on them.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Unexpected encounters will get you all charged up. You may run into the one who makes your heart skip a beat or the one who secretly adores you from afar.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec. 7).

You’ll accomplish a physical goal and take actions toward optimum health over the next 10 weeks. In May, you’ll act on something you read or hear and will be wildly successful. Look for opportunities to expand your business, enterprises and/or education in June.

The summer will make family memories. Aries and Sagittarius people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 16, 3, 11, 40 and 19.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Maybe you used to give your love so that you could receive love back, but now you give love just because it comes so naturally for you. It’s the easiest thing for you to do.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’ll experience a heightened, joyful feeling, and the best part is that it will be effortless to maintain. It will come over you like the sun and warm you through and through.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Do people choose one another, or are they meant for one another? You’re not sure if you believe in romantic destiny, but in certain moments today, it will seem plausible.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’ll be ultra-observant today, and exactitude will be your forte. Peruse important documents, financial statements and contracts for errors. You could catch a mistake in time to save the day.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Wherever possible, you’ll use the resources that you encounter to create opportunities.

But you won’t push. Things have to happen naturally for you to be excited about them.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’ll tap into an extra jolt of power and will apply it to improving your physical performance, work and/or male relationships. A father figure may have a stronger influence than usual.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’ll be motivated by a timeline. Make sure you also know what the rewards are for sticking to each deadline. You’re internally driven, but it also helps to have obvious external accountability and rewards.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Wednesday, Dec. 7, the 341st day of 2011. There are 24 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese navy launched a surprise attack on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as part of a plan to preempt any American military response to Japan’s planned conquest of Southeast Asian territories; the raid, which claimed some 2,400 American lives, prompted the United States to declare war against Japan the next day.

On this date: In 1787, Delaware became the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

In 1796, electors chose John Adams to be the second president of the United States.

In 1808, electors chose James Madison to be the fourth president of the United States.

In 1836, Martin Van Buren was elected the eighth president of the United States.

In 1909, chemist Leo H. Baekeland received a U.S. patent for Bakelite (BAY’kuh-lyt), the first synthetic plastic.

In 1911, China abolished the requirement that men wear their hair in a queue, or ponytail.

In 1946, fire broke out at the Winecoff (WYN’-kahf) Hotel in Atlanta; the blaze killed 119 people, including hotel founder W. Frank Winecoff.

In 1972, America’s last moon mission to date was launched as Apollo 17 blasted off from Cape Canaveral.

In 1987, 43 people were killed after a gunman aboard a Pacific Southwest Airlines jetliner in California apparently opened fire on a fellow passenger, the pilots and himself, causing the plane to crash.

In 1993, gunman Colin Ferguson opened fire on a Long Island Rail Road commuter train, killing six people and wounding 19.

(Ferguson was later sentenced to a minimum of 200 years in prison.)

One year ago: Elizabeth Edwards, the estranged wife of former U.S. Sen. John Edwards, died at her home in Chapel Hill, N.C., at 61 after fighting breast cancer.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor Eli Wallach is 96. Bluegrass singer Bobby Osborne is 80.

Actress Ellen Burstyn is 79. Broadcast journalist Carole Simpson is 71. Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Bench is 64. Actor-director-producer James Keach is 64. Country singer Gary Morris is 63. Singer-songwriter Tom Waits is 62. Basketball Hall of Famer Larry Bird is 55. Actress Priscilla Barnes is 54. Former “Tonight Show” announcer Edd Hall is 53. Rock musician Tim Butler is 53.

Actor Jeffrey Wright is 46. Actor C. Thomas Howell is 45. Producer-director Jason Winer is 39. NFL player Terrell Owens is 38. Pop singer Nicole Appleton is 36. Country singer Sunny Sweeney is 35. Actress Shiri Appleby is 33. Pop-rock singer/celebrity judge Sara Bareilles is 32. Singer Aaron Carter is 24.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: I am 57 years old and divorced. I am now engaged to a woman who is 29 years my junior. “Carla” is everything I ever wanted. I never intended to fall in love with her, but I needed a friend, and there she was. She feels the same way.

Here is the problem: Even though we are engaged, Carla’s parents do not know I exist. For the past four years, she’s been trying to figure out a way to tell them about us. Her father is a minister. Both parents are of the opinion that an older man and a younger woman do not make a biblically proper couple. I have read my Bible from front to back, and nowhere does it say this.

Carla says we should elope and then she will find the right time and the right words to tell her parents. But for four years, I’ve been hearing that we will “elope this year,” and it has yet to happen. What do I do when I love a woman so much, but she doesn’t have the inner strength to disappoint her parents? -- Hurting Deeply Dear Hurting: Carla is too young for you -- not because of the age difference, but because she is immature. As daunting as it is to confront disapproving parents, someone who is truly committed to the relationship would have been willing to stand up for her choice of mate after four years and an engagement. Sorry to say, we do not have a great deal of confidence in your future together.

Dear Annie: I could have written that letter from “Sick of It,” who doesn’t want her husband to approach her for sex.

Combine post-menopausal me with my husband’s health problems and medications, and you could have a dreary sex life, except for one thing: I love my husband so much that even though sex is not as magical as it used to be, I cherish every moment of closeness we have together.

Even though I don’t always feel like it, I jump at the

chance to be intimate. Love is about the other person, not yourself. Sex should not be an obligation, but a fulfillment of the promise made by a husband and a wife. -- Bring It On Dear Bring: We wish more women would emulate your attitude, although we know it can be difficult. And too many women wrote to insist that having sex when you aren’t in the mood is akin to rape. It is NOT. Read on for more: From California: I was outraged by your answer to “Sick of It.” I have a husband 12 years my senior with heart and impotency problems. That did not stop him from wanting to play with all the bells and whistles, push all the buttons and then say, “Oops, that’s all.” Meanwhile, I was hot and bothered with no relief. Finally, I made him understand that all that groping was not welcome. True intimacy at our age comes from love and tenderness. Now we cuddle. He is sad that sex has disappeared, but love is full of compromises.

Florida: A lot of women think the lack of sex in their marriage is perfectly fine. They decide they don’t need it anymore, so their husbands don’t need it, either. I wonder how many of those women would like to have their husbands visiting prostitutes, watching porn or having affairs. Intimacy is part of marriage, and if they aren’t willing to participate, they shouldn’t get upset when the husband finds someone else.

Kentucky: I don’t get why a man insists on continuing to attempt something his body is clearly no longer up to. He gets embarrassed and frustrated. I get groped and bored. I want him to stop pestering me.

Tennessee: Historically, women were not destined to live into old age. We would have died in childbirth at some point, and our husbands would have found younger wives.

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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E.U. in antitrust inquiry of Apple BRUSSELS (NY TIMES) — The European antitrust authority said Tuesday that it was investigating possible collusion between Apple and five major publishing houses in the growing market for electronic books.

The European Commission said Apple might have helped imprints like Penguin, owned by Pearson of Britain, and HarperCollins, owned by News Corp. of the United States, to engage in “anti-competitive practices affecting the sale of e-books.”

In particular, the commission said it was “examining the character and terms of the agency agreements entered into” by the publishers and retailers of e-books, like Apple.

The three other imprints named by the commission were Hachette Livre, owned by Lagardère of France; Simon & Schuster, a division of CBS of the United States; and Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck of Germany. Apple declined to comment.

In a statement, Pearson said it did “not believe it has breached any laws, and will continue to fully and openly cooperate with the commission.” HarperCollins said that it was “cooperating fully with the investigation.”

Lagardère, based in Paris, declined to comment on the announcement, according to Bloomberg News.

CBS and its Simon & Schuster unit did not immediately respond to calls and e-mails seeking comment, while Holtzbrinck did not immediately respond to an e-mail query, according to Bloomberg.

Similar concerns in the United States have already led to litigation.

In August, Hagens Berman, a law firm, filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of consumers contending that the publishers and Apple increased prices for popular e-book titles to improve profit and force e-book rival Amazon to abandon “pro-consumer discount pricing.”

U.S. aid to promote gay rights abroad WASHINGTON (NY TIMES) — The United States will begin using American foreign aid to promote gay rights abroad, Obama administration officials said on Tuesday.

President Obama issued a memorandum directing American agencies to look for ways to combat efforts by foreign governments to criminalize homosexuality.

The new initiative holds the potential to irritate relations with some close American allies that ban homosexuality, including Saudi Arabia.

But Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton underscored Mr. Obama’s remarks, in a speech delivered in Geneva in connection with International Human Rights Day on Dec. 10.

“I am not saying that gay people can’t or don’t commit crimes,” she said. “They can and they do.

Just like straight people. And when they do, they should be held accountable. But it should never be a crime to be gay.”

The directive comes after the Parliament in Uganda decided to reopen a debate on a controversial bill that seeks to outlaw homosexuality, a move that could be expanded to include the death penalty for gay men and lesbians. That bill had been shelved earlier this year amid widespread international condemnation.

“I am deeply concerned by the violence and discrimination targeting L.G.B.T. persons around the world,” Mr. Obama said in the memorandum, referring to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, “whether it is passing laws that criminalize L.G.B.T. status, beating citizens simply for joining peaceful L.G.B.T. pride celebrations, or killing men, women and children for their perceived sexual orientation.”

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Wednesday, Dec. 7 Festival of Trees in Westbrook 10 a.m. The Festival is held at the Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, at 810 Main St., Westbrook. Admission to the Festival is free with the exception of the Tips for Charity Luncheon and the Festival Feast. All proceeds from donations and contributions go to support the Westbrook-Warren Church and local charities. http://westbrookfestivaloftrees.com

A Photographic History of Portland, Maine noon. John Moon book talk, Portland Public Library, Lewis Gallery. Free admission. “Author John Moon will discuss his fascinating book of photographic work which features rare photos of Portland from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, contrasted with current photos of the same scenes as they look today.” For information or to register visit www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org or call 443-1316 during business hours.

Saint Joseph’s College open house 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saint Joseph’s College will hold an open house for transfer students at the campus in Standish.

Students can explore academic options will receiving an on-site transfer decision, transfer credit evaluation, scholarship review, campus tour and visit with the financial aid office.

The afternoon also includes a complimentary dinner at Café Bon Appetit, the campus dining hall. Students should bring a completed application and all supporting documents such as essay, college transcript(s) and final high school transcript.

Call 800-338-7057 or 893-7746 to register. www. sjcme.edu.

Walker Memorial Library holiday open house 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. “Walker Memorial Library is dressing up for the holidays. Everyone is invited to our annual holiday open house on Dec. 8 between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. We offer a traditionally decorated Victorian Christmas tree, holiday goodies, and beautiful holiday music from members of the Chopin Club and others. Hope to see you. FMI 854-0630.” Walker Memorial Library, 800 Main St., Westbrook. 854.0630, ext. 256.

Second West End Meeting Place workshop 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Community Room at Reiche Community Center, 166 Brackett St. “The Community Room at Reiche is on the second floor. It is in the space where the Portland Public Library branch used to be. It is most easily accessed by going up one of the the concrete ramps which are located on the Brackett Street and Clark Street sides of the building. This month’s topic is ‘Neighborhood History: From Dinosaurs Till Now’ with the Maine Historical Society and poet Betsy Sholl. Marty will be there to welcome you along with Betsy, fellow Meeting Place artist Tonee Harbert, and a representative from the Maine Historical Society.

Once again, a light meal will be served from 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. with the work of the workshop beginning promptly at 6 p.m. So bring yourself, bring a friend, and enjoy this opportunity to meet, talk about your neighborhood, and create art together.”

City Council review of OccupyMaine encampment 7 p.m. A recommendation by the Public Safety Committee regarding the OccupyMaine encampment at Lincoln Park will be considered by the City Council. The OccupyMaine anti-corporate movement seeks a city permit for continued access to the park as a campsite. The Public Safety Committee recommended against granting such a permit. The regular meetings of the City Council are held on the first and third Mondays of each month at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chambers (second floor of City Hall). Agendas are available in the City Manager’s office the preceding Friday. Additional information regarding this issue is available online at www. portlandmaine.gov/publicsafecomm.htm.

Talk about TrekEast adventure in Freeport 7:15 p.m. After 10 continuous months on the trail exploring the last remaining wilds of the eastern United States and Canada, conservationist John Davis has a big story to tell.

And he will tell that story in Freeport at the annual gathering of the conservation group Restore: The North Woods. “Not only did Davis hike, bike, paddle a 7,600-mile trek from Florida to Quebec — including through the wilds of northern Maine — he also identified a potential continental-sized wildlife corridor that he hopes will be the foundation for a future ‘Eastern Wildway’ to protect nature into the distant future. Davis wrapped up his historic conservation adventure on Nov. 14, 2011, when he walked the final mile to the tip of Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula at Forillon National Park.”

Davis will give an illustrated talk about his epic TrekEast adventure at the annual gathering of Restore: The North Woods at the Patagonia Outlet Store, 9 Bow St., Freeport.

The event is free and open to the public.

Thursday, Dec. 8 Maine High School Mock Trial Competition noon. The final round of the 2011 Maine High School Mock

Join Santa, Animal Welfare Society staff, volunteers, adopters, supporters and residents of the Animal Welfare Society at the Annual Christmas Open House Saturday, Dec. 10 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Shelter on Holland Road in West Kennebunk. (COURTESY IMAGE) Trial Competition will be held at the Maine Supreme Judicial Courtroom, Cumberland County Courthouse in Portland.

The two teams competing for the mock trial championship are Cape Elizabeth High School and Hampden Academy.

Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justice Jon Levy will be the presiding judge of the final round and United States Attorney Thomas Delahanty and Maine Law School Dean Peter Pitegoff will be the evaluators. This year’s competition case is a prosecution for the murder of the vice president of Pinnacle Paper Company. The Maine State Bar Association has proudly sponsored the Maine State High School Mock Trial Competition for 18 years, with additional support provided by the Maine Bar Foundation and Friends of Mock Trial.

Ceremony for Portland Public Schools food service 3 p.m. An awards ceremony at the University of Southern Maine’s Hannaford Hall will recognize eight Portland public elementary schools that won the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s HealthierUS School Challenge Bronze Awards earlier this year. Schools qualify for the award by providing nutritious meals, teaching children about healthy eating and encouraging students to exercise. The Portland schools that will be honored are East End, Hall, Longfellow, Ocean Avenue, Peaks Island, Presumpscot, Reiche and Riverton.

The food service staff at each school will be called on stage to receive the award. “Nationwide, less than 2 percent of schools have met the HealthierUS School Challenge. In October, a delegation of staff members, administrators and a parent from the eight Portland elementary schools were honored along with other award-winners at a White House reception hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama. Hannaford Hall is located in the Abromson Center at 88 Bedford Street, Portland.”

Friday, Dec. 9

with the University of New England’s Center for Global Humanities and the Portland Public Library.” For more information on these or to register for this or any of the other programs the Maine Humanities Council offers, visit www. mainehumanities.org or call 773.5051.

Sesame Street Live ‘Elmo Makes Music’ 10:30 a.m. “Mark your calendar for a musical event like no other-monsters making music! Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird and all their Sesame Street friends are taking to the stage to share their love of music in Sesame Street Live ‘Elmo Makes Music.’” Friday, Dec. 9,10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 10, 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 11, 2 p.m. The Cumberland County Civic Center. www.theciviccenter.com

The Public Theatre’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ 7 p.m. “This holiday season, for one weekend only, Dec. 9, 10, and 11, The Public Theatre, Lewiston/Auburn’s Professional Theatre Company, will present their acclaimed adaptation of ‘A Christmas Carol’ followed by Silent Night — a holiday sing–a-long featuring Christmas Carol fiddler Jennifer Armstrong. The Public Theatre’s own version of Dickens’ classic has become a favorite holiday tradition in Lewiston/ Auburn. This inventive adaptation, performed by six actors and a fiddler, was developed and written for The Public Theatre by Artistic Director Christopher Schario in 1993, and has since been published by Dramatists Play Service and is now regularly performed by theatres around the world. This season, The Public Theatre is also aiming at the hearts of parents and grandparents with a $5 ticket price for children 18 and under.” Fridays at 7 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. $18/$5 Youth (18 & under) $15 (Group 10 plus). www.thepublictheatre.org

Open Mic/Poetry Slam in Auburn 7:15 p.m. Open Mic/Poetry Slam. First Universalist Church of Auburn, 169 Pleasant St. Free. FMI 783-0461 or www. auburnuu.org.

The Arab World and Western Perspectives

Portland Symphony Orchestra Magic of Christmas

8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Arab World and Western Perspectives at the Crossroads …, a one-day conference presented by the Maine Humanities Council, will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Abromson Community Education Center at the University of Southern Maine, Portland campus. “The Middle East is a dynamic and intriguing place. Many distinct cultures have shaped it, weaving the people and the landscape into a unique mosaic. Today the area is shifting again as new centers of power rise. Join us to explore the singular history and important contemporary issues of the Middle East. USM Political Scientist Mahmud Faksh and UNE’s Director of the Center for Global Humanities, Anouar Majid will be featured speakers. Professor Faksh and Professor Majid grew up in Syria and Morocco respectively, and their personal and professional perspectives will offer a unique look at this dynamic area. Additionally, Professor Rebecca Corrie, Phillips Professor of Art and Visual Culture at Bates College, will also be a featured presenter. She will explore Orientalism through art, sharing this fascinating western response to the Islamic world. The program will also include breakout sessions exploring related topics. This is one of three events produced in partnership

7:30 p.m. Portland Symphony Orchestra announces details of the 2011 production of Magic of Christmas, starring Music Director Robert Moody and the world-class musicians of the PSO in a festive and inspirational program, in Merrill Auditorium. “Magic of Christmas has been a holiday tradition for generations, delighting audiences of all ages for over 30 years. This brand-new production features aerialists and acrobats from Cirque de la Symphonie (who performed with the PSO in October 2009), as well as the Magic of Christmas Chorus, organist Ray Cornils, and the all-male a capella groups Bowdoin College Longfellows and Maine Steiners.” Eleven performances of Magic of Christmas will run from Dec. 9 to Dec. 18 at Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. in Portland.

Performances are Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. An additional 2 p.m. matinee is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 16. Tickets are available at www.porttix.com, by phone at 842-0800, or at the PortTix box office, 20 Myrtle St., Monday through Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. see next page

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‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’ performed in Bath 7:30 p.m. This December the curtain will rise for the Studio Theatre of Bath’s annual Christmas show. Barbara Robinson’s “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” is wildly entertaining for audiences of all ages. Performances are Dec. 9, 10, 16 and 17 at 7:30 p.m. Matinees will be performed on Dec. 11 and 18 at 2 p.m. All shows will be at the Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath. Tickets are available at the box office located at 804 Washington Street, online at chocolatechurcharts.com, or by calling 442-8455.

‘The Wandering Beggar’ 7:30 p.m. Acorn Productions, a nonprofit company based in the Dana Warp Mill in downtown Westbrook, continues its second season of Studio Series presentations with an adaptation by local playwright Howard Rosenfield of the book “The Wandering Beggar … or The Adventures of Simple Shmerel” by Solomon Simon. The book was written originally in Yiddish and first published in 1931.

It was then translated, by the author and his son, David Simon, and published in English in 1942. “The Wandering Beggar” is comprised of a charming series of vignettes, in which the title character encounters a series of dishonest servants and greedy kings, overcoming each obstacle with a direct and honest approach. By the end of the play, the simple beggar has proven to have more wisdom than the rabbis. This adaptation was commissioned by Acorn and is being performed with the good wishes of the author’s family. Acorn’s production is directed by veteran theater artist Harlan Baker, and features an ensemble of 11 actors, including returning faces from previous Acorn shows along with several newcomers to the theater scene. The show runs from Dec. 2 through Dec. 18, with performances Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students and seniors, and may be purchased on-line at www.acorn-productions.org or by calling 854-0065.

‘The Gift Of The Magi’ 8 p.m. “The Gift Of The Magi,” a holiday musical adaptation

by Michael J. Tobin, set in 1940s Maine. Produced by CoveLight Productions. Friday, Dec. 9 at 8 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 10 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. There is a ‘Talk Back’ with the cast following the 2 p.m. matinee. Williston-Immanuel United Church, 156 High St., Portland. Adults/seniors, $15, Students/Children, $10. For information and reservations go to covelight2011.com or call (603) 953-3640. “Based on the O’Henry short story, ‘The Gift of the Magi’ is a heartwarming 1940s holiday postcard come to life, filled with holiday music, humor and romance. ‘The Gift Of The Magi’ stars professional Maine actors Leslie Trentalange, Mark Calkins, Gretchen Wood and Michael J. Tobin. CoveLight Productions is a professional theater company and will be touring ‘The Gift Of The Magi’ in Maine and N.H. during December. Tickets will be available at the door, cash and checks only. For more information and reservations for this musical family holiday classic, go to www.covelight2011.com, email covelight2011@aol.com or call (603) 953-3640.

Saturday, Dec. 10 Christkindlsmarkt in Scarborough

Human Rights Rally in Portland

A John Waters Christmas

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be a gathering, vigil and speakout in support of International Human Rights — Economic and Political. “The event will be highlighting the 63rd anniversary of the 1948 ratification by the United Nations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The gathering will take place at Congress (Checkerboard) Square, corner of High and Congress streets, next to the Eastland Hotel in downtown Portland. Vigil and speakout especially from noon to 2 p.m. One of the organizers, Laurel Merchant of Portland, will be dedicating the rally to Shawn Patrick Potter, a quiet but strong supporter of Economic Human Rights, who recently died at age 43. Others who want to speak should contact Laurel via Facebook if possible.” For more information, contact: Laurel Merchant at 772-1105 or email Larry Dansinger at rosc@psouth.net.

7:30 p.m. Blue Note Entertainment Group presents: A John Waters Christmas at the State Theatre, Portland; $66.50 with Meet & Greet, $41.50 and $31.50/Reserved. “Like a wayward Santa for the Christmas obsessed, legendary filmmaker and raconteur John Waters (‘Pink Flamingos,’ ‘Hairspray,’ ‘A Dirty Shame’) rides into town on his sleigh full of smut spreading yuletide cheer with his critically acclaimed one-man show, ‘A John Waters Christmas.’ Material contains adult content and not appropriate for children. Buy tickets in person at the Cumberland County Civic Center Box Office, charge by phone at 800-745-3000 and online at www.statetheatreportland.com.”

Portraits from the Permanent Collection 1 p.m. to 1: 45 p.m. Sy Epstein presents a Gallery Talk at the Portland Museum of Art. Free with museum admission.

“Join our Docent for a casual and informative discussion of works in our permanent collection.” http://www.portlandmuseum.org/visit

Magic of Christmas 2 p.m. Portland Symphony Orchestra’s holiday gala. Friday, Dec. 9, at 7:30 p.m., at Merrill Auditorium; Saturday, Dec. 10, at 2 p.m.; and running through Dec. 18. “Join Robert Moody and special guests for a brand-new production of what critics and audiences are calling Maine’s finest holiday extravaganza. Celebrate the traditions, story and spirit of the season — experience the Magic for yourself!” www. portlandsymphony.org

Greater Freeport Community Chorus 7:30 p.m. Greater Freeport Community Chorus presents: “Spirituals, Carols & Holiday Favorites” Saturday, Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Jude’s Church, Freeport; and Sunday, Dec. 11 at 2:20 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church, Yarmouth. Adults $10; seniors/students $5; children under 12 free For more information: www.gfccweb.org.

Sunday, Dec. 11 Portland Brewers’ 5K Holiday Dash 11 a.m. The second annual Portland Brewers’ 5K Holiday Dash. A total of 325 runners will race from Ri Ra Irish Pub, the event host, along the Eastern Prom Trail. “Allagash Brewing Company, Baxter Brewing, Geary’s Brewery, Nappi Distributors, Shipyard Brewing Company, and Maine Running Company are the generous sponsors of the race. Runners receive a beer from one of the brewers after the race as well as a buffet lunch provided by Ri Ra. All in the name of charity. Proceeds of the race will benefit Portland Trails, a nonprofit urban land trust that preserves open spaces and builds and maintains a network of trails in the Greater Portland area. Participants are also encouraged to bring an unwrapped toy as a donation to Toys for Tots. While there is no longer space for runners, it’s not too late to help out by volunteering for the race or making a donation to Portland Trails or to Toys for Tots. Volunteers should email info@ trails.org for more information. Donations can be made to Portland Trails online at www.trails.org. Unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots can be dropped off at Ri Ra Irish Pub at 72 Commercial St., Dec. 1-12.”

Third annual Picnic Holiday Sale

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Christkindlsmarkt, a European style Village Christmas Market, an annual event hosted by St. Nicholas Episcopal Church, Route 1, Scarborough will be held on join the fun of free hayrides (11-1) for young and old, Musicians, Unique Crafts, Gift shop for Kids, Baked Goods, Jewelry, German food and of course a visit from St. Nicholas himself.

11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Third annual Picnic Holiday Sale at the Portland Company Complex, 58 Fore St. “Take note — this year we will be in a new location! This juried indie craft fair will be held indoors at the Portland Company Complex at 58 Fore Street in Portland. It will be the biggest Picnic Holiday Sale ever! Shoppers and their little ones can get their photo taken with the Yeti, and enjoy delicious food and beverages.” picnicportland.com

Sale of Haitian Metal Art benefit

Portland String Quartet Concert Series

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Konbit Sante Cap-Haitien Health Partnership is hosting the second annual Haitian Metal Art Holiday Sale at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. on Munjoy Hill. “Haitian artists cut and hammer these beautiful flat sculptures out of recycled oil drums.

Depicting a variety of motifs including trees, birds and other animals, mermaids and angels, as well as scenes from daily life, these artworks are a tribute to the Haitian people’s ability to create beauty in the face of adversity.

Prices range from $15-$120. All proceeds benefit local nonprofit organization, Konbit Sante.”

2 p.m. Portland String Quartet concert of Dec. 11 postponed to Jan. 29. For more information contact 761-1522 or visit www.larksociety.org.

Longfellow Family Christmas 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Learn how families like the Longfellows celebrated the holidays in the 19th century by making crafts, playing games and sampling holiday treats from the era. Enjoy a tintype demonstration, an early form of photography, by artist Cole Caswell. Call for Reservations at 7741822, ext 212, or bmccormick@mainehistory.org. Adult $8.

Children ages 3-18, $7.

Service of Remembrance 6:30 p.m. Southern Maine Chapter of Bereaved Parents of the USA is hosting a Service of Remembrance in conjunction with The Compassionate Friends “Worldwide Candle Lighting” at St. Luke’s Church in Portland. “Gathering at 6:30 p.m., Candle lighting at 7 p.m. to honor and remember children who have died This annual event is open to anyone who wishes to remember the lives of children who are no longer with us. Each individual will be able to say their loved one’s name as they light their candle. Please bring a framed picture or small remembrance of your loved one to display on the memorial table. (Candles will be provided.) Cathedral Church of St. Luke, 143 State Street, Portland, Maine in the Parish Hall (entrance for the candle lighting is at the back of St. Luke’s on Park Street St. Luke’s Park Street parking lot.)”

Monday, Dec. 12 ‘Arab Spring, American Winter’ 6 p.m. The University of New England’s Center for Global Humanities is hosting a presentation by Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Noam Chomsky, known as the father of modern linguistics, at 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 12, at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center at Westbrook Middle School. The event is free and open to the public. “Professor Chomsky will reflect on the irony that while the people of the Middle East are demanding the right to good education, health and employment, Americans — battered by an economic system that eludes most people’s grasp — seem to be resigned to a future without such rights. While a Junior Fellow at Harvard University in the 1950’s, Chomsky completed his doctoral dissertation entitled, ‘Transformational Analysis.’ Later, major theoretical viewpoints of the dissertation appeared in the monograph Syntactic Structure, which was published in 1957. This formed part of a more extensive work, The Logical Structure of Linguistic Theory, circulated in mimeograph in 1955 and published in 1975. Chomsky joined the MIT staff in 1955 and in 1961 was appointed full professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics (now the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy). From 1966 to 1976 he held the Ferrari P. Ward Professorship of Modern Languages and Linguistics. In 1976 he was appointed Institute Professor, a position he holds today. UNE’s Center for Global Humanities is a public forum designed to introduce students and members of the public to the exploration of the great issues facing humanity today.” For more information, visit www.une.edu.

MCMA Travel Film 7:30 p.m. “Beneath the Jungle ... and Beyond” at the Maine Charitable Mechanic Association with cinematographer/ producer Dale Johnson. Catherine McAuley High School Auditorium, 631 Stevens Ave., Portland. Doors open at 6:45. Free to members, a $2.00 donation at the door for non-members.

Tuesday, Dec. 13 Freeport Factory Stage social mixer 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The Freeport Factory Stage welcomes everyone to a free social mixer, hosted by the Friends of the Factory Stage. The event will feature free refreshments, including pizza and beverages – this is an opportunity to find out how to get involved with the Factory Stage — actors, directors, audience members and volunteers are all welcome to attend. Door prizes will include tickets and discount coupons for upcoming performances.

Those interested must RSVP by calling 865-5505 or by sending an email to freeportfactory@gmail.com with the subject line RSVP.

Portland Greendrinks at the State Theatre 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The State Theatre announces the return of Portland Greendrinks to the State Theatre. Proceeds from the $5 admission at the door ($2 if you bring your own mug) will benefit the local, nonprofit Portland Music Foundation.

“Deeply rooted in the local environmental community, Portland Greendrinks is an informal social networking group built around a common interest in the natural environment.

It occurs from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the second Tuesday of every month. The goal of Greendrinks is pretty simple: good times shared among people working in, or interested in, environmental and sustainability issues. The Portland Music Foundation exists to organize, nurture, and promote the unique and emerging music industry of Portland.”

Sounds of the Season 7 p.m. “Take a shopping break. Relax and listen to The Falmouth High School Chorus, under the direction of Wendy Northrup, sing a variety of holiday tunes. Enjoy the refreshments provided by Ocean View. And see what’s new at The Falmouth Historical Society. Park on Blueberry Lane.

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Tickets are still available to all 11 performances of Magic of Christmas, Portland Symphony Orchestra’s annual holiday spectacular, which opens on Friday, Dec. 9.

Orchestra seats are sold out, and there is limited availability in the Terrace and Grand Tier for select shows, but Balcony seats are still available for all performances, the PSO reported.

Eleven performances of Magic of Christmas run from Dec. 9 to 18 at Merrill Auditorium in Portland. Tickets are available at www.porttix. com. (COURTESY PHOTO)

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Wednesday, Dec. 14 West End Neighborhood Association meeting 6:30 p.m. The next West End Neighborhood Association meeting is the annual meeting for the election of officers and board members. “If you haven’t already done so, please bring $5 to pay your dues and vote. There will also be a presentation about the Medical Marijuana Dispensary.

WENA meetings are held in the community space on the upper level of the Reiche Community Center, adjacent to the Reiche Community School at 166 Brackett St. Meetings are at 6:30 PM, generally on the second Wednesday each month.”

‘Striped Bass Fishing in Maine & Beyond’ 7:30 p.m. “The State of Striped Bass Fishing in Maine & Beyond,” by Duncan Barnes and Mac McKeever from the Coastal Conservation Association. At the monthly meeting of the Saco River Salmon Club, Duncan Barnes and Mac McKeever from the Coastal Conservation Association will speak on “The State of Striped Bass Fishing in Maine &

Beyond.” Prior to the presentation, at 7 p.m., there will be a business meeting for the club. The presentation is free, open to the public and will take place at the conference center inside Cabela’s retail store at the corner of Haigis Parkway and Payne Road in Scarborough. “The Saco River Salmon Club is a nonprofit organization of fishermen and conservationists dedicated to restoration of Atlantic Salmon to the Saco River. The club has been raising salmon fry from eggs and stocking the fry in the Saco since 1983. The club currently operates a state-of-the-art hatchery in Biddeford, advocates for salmon restoration and assists with fish surveys and habitat improvement. New members are welcome.” For more information visit www.sacosalmon.com.

Thursday, Dec. 15 Energy Efficiency Improvements talk 7:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Environmental & Energy Technology Council of Maine presents Energy Efficiency Improvements for Commercial and Residential Properties at the University of Southern Maine Wishcamper Center. Efficiency Maine is working in all sectors of Maine to improve energy efficiency,

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‘The Christmas Bride’ by Snowlion Rep 8 p.m. New England premiere of the Charles Dickens holiday musical, “The Christmas Bride,” based on “The Battle of Life,” a Christmas story by Charles Dickens. Dec. 15-21 at Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Boulevard, Portland, by Snowlion Repertory Company, a new theater company in Portland.

Book by MK Wolfe, music and lyrics by Noel Katz, musical direction by Jim Colby, directed and choreographed by Al D’Andrea, with John Ambrose, David Arthur Bachrach (appears courtesy of Actors Equity Association), Jaymie Chamberlin, Elizabeth Lardie, Brian McAloon, William McCue, Annie O’Brien, Cynthia O’Neil, Fran Page, Marissa Sheltra, Bill Vaughan. Thurs., Dec. 15, Fri., Dec. 16, Sat., Dec. 17 at 8 p.m.; Sat., Dec. 17 at 2 p.m.; Sun., Dec. 18 at 3 p.m.; Tue., Dec. 20, Wed., Dec. 21 at 8 p.m. Tickets: 8993993 or www.lucidstage.com; $17/$15 student and senior. “‘The Christmas Bride’ is a joyous holiday tale of love lost and found, home and family, faith and forgiveness. From the bright English countryside to the dark underbelly of London town, this charming musical follows young Marion Jeddler on her journey of discovery through a world filled with delightful Dickensian characters and featuring a lively musical theater score. Suitable for all ages!

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7:30 p.m. “This December, Vivid Motion’s holiday classic – Nutcracker Burlesque – returns to the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland. The show opens on Friday, Dec. 16, and runs Dec. 16-18 and Dec. 20-23; all shows with a 7:30 p.m. curtain. All seats are $15; order online at www.vividmotion.org or in person with cash or check at Longfellow Books, One Monument Way, Portland.

Nutcracker Burlesque is not appropriate for children.”

Saturday, Dec. 17 Port of Portland: A Ship-Shaped History in Bath 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Maine Maritime Museum, Bath. Saturday, Dec. 17 through Sunday, May 13, 2012. General admission. “Maine Maritime Museum’s latest exhibit presents a vision of the history of Maine’s Gateway City as portrayed by the ships that have transited Portland Head to clear Spring Point Ledge, a series of vessels as diverse as the different eras they represent; vessels that have brought hope, grief, sustenance, prosperity, disapp ointment, and a good day’s work to its people.” For more information visit www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org or call 443-1316 during business hours.