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Sarah E. Reynolds is copy editor for the Courier-Gazette and the Camden Herald.
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Queen of denial
By Sarah E. Reynolds - Aug 04Getting older is definitely better than the alternative, but it can certainly be a pain — literally. I have an increasing number of creaky parts ...
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So you think you're smarter than a dog?
By Sarah E. Reynolds - May 26If you ever need a check on your pride or want some evidence that the human intellect is not the last word in intelligence, get a dog. Canines ...
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With gratitude — to Naomi Shihab Nye
By Sarah E. Reynolds - Apr 28I was so excited to be there, in Jewett Hall at UMaine Augusta, about to hear this woman who has been my hero for decades, I got a bit giddy. I ...
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Love with nothing held back
By Sarah E. Reynolds - Mar 31I have long said we run a doggie hotel for our three pups, German Shepherds Nicky and Cushla and cockapoo Riley. They have a plethora of beds from ...
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Putting my inner Trump on ice
By Sarah E. Reynolds - Mar 02Lately, I have found myself dreaming often about the president, his administration and others associated with it. This is quite unusual for me, ...
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The power of unity
By Sarah E. Reynolds - Feb 02The day after the inauguration, we went to Augusta to take part in the women's march there. It was the first time in decades I'd been to a social ...
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Ghosts of Christmas past
By Sarah E. Reynolds - Dec 29A few days before Christmas, we went to the memorial service of a good friend's husband, who had also become a friend. As I sat in the church ...
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Gay — and straight — conversion needed
By Sarah E. Reynolds - Dec 01Among the welter of stories popping up online these days are some claiming that Vice President-elect Mike Pence wants to subject gay and lesbian ...
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Reckoning: The body strikes back
By Sarah E. Reynolds - Nov 03After a lifetime of neglect, my body is starting to talk back. I'm quite put out at no longer being able to take it for granted. A few weeks ago, ...
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Be careful what you fish for
By Sarah E. Reynolds - Oct 06One: OK, I'll give it to you straight. I have a sugar thing. Two: A thing? One: Well, yes. Two: What kind of thing? One: A can't-live-without-it-of...
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What are you afraid of?
By Sarah E. Reynolds - Jul 21Everyone is afraid of something, sometime, aren't they? And mostly we don't like to talk about our fears. For one thing, talking about them makes ...
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Stoking the fires of love
By Sarah E. Reynolds - May 12As a longtime reporter, one of my ambitions is never to have my name mentioned on the scanner. I'd like to say that's because reporters are ...
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Welcoming Brian: An opportunity for friendship
By Sarah E. Reynolds - Apr 14In a sense, I met him before I met him. Before I met Maureen in person, we exchanged email and talked on the phone. And she talked a lot about her ...
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How 'doubting Thomas' deepened my faith
By Sarah E. Reynolds - Mar 17About a dozen years ago, God tapped me on the shoulder and whispered in the ear of my heart that I should check out a preaching retreat being held ...
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Revelation in the aisles of Hannaford
By Sarah E. Reynolds - Feb 16I always enjoy Valentine's Day. It's a chance to get something fun for Maureen, to spend too much time perusing mushy cards to find just the right ...
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The goodness that abides
By Sarah E. Reynolds - Jan 19We had a fight the other evening, my spouse and I. She accused me of being unreliable, of not doing “the things married people do for each ...
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Here for a good time, not a long time
By Sarah E. Reynolds - Dec 15My dog, Riley, has cancer — squamous cell carcinoma in his salivary gland, to be precise. I discovered it because I felt a large lump, about the ...
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Can we make room for everyone?
By Sarah E. Reynolds - Nov 17I just read an interview in the October issue of The Sun magazine with two men, one an Israeli Jew, one a Palestinian Muslim, who work together to ...
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No pink triangles here
By Sarah E. Reynolds - Oct 20I wish I could wear a pink triangle. I would wear it every day, everywhere, to warn my fellow Americans of what the future may hold. But I am not ...
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In which thoughtlessness kills a mouse
By Sarah E. Reynolds - Sep 22For anyone who lives in the country, rodents are an inevitable fact of life. They are predictably unpredictable, turning up in places you never ...
