Category: D. Allan Kerr
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Maine’s Oldest Town Rallying Around Lobstermen
By D. Allan Kerr As Maine’s iconic lobster industry faces challenges to its very survival, the state’s oldest town is rallying behind the men and women fighting for their livelihoods. A fundraising event called “Chowder’s On,” organized by three residents…
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The Legacy of Hyme Kerr
By D. Allan Kerr Hyme was already 14 years old in July 2019 when my wife texted me a photo of him and his 11-year-old buddy Fritz, a pair of grizzled old Dachshunds in need of a home. She said…
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The GOP is Coming After Your Condoms
By D. Allan Kerr The success of America’s right wingers in stoking gun owners’ fears is, in my humble opinion, the main reason it’s been so difficult to achieve meaningful gun safety legislation in recent years. Despite a never-ending stream…
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Rock Rest: ‘Oasis’ for 20th-Century Black Travelers
By D. Allan Kerr Kittery, Maine, has long been celebrated for its deep and storied history. One aspect of its past, however, remained under the radar for many years. In the mid-20th century, the residence of Hazel and Clayton Sinclair…
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We Owe It All to Our Founding Fathers, Like It or Not
By D. Allan Kerr Our Founding Fathers in recent years have been increasingly portrayed as a bunch of rich old white guys who suppressed women and benefited, either directly or indirectly, from the slave trade. Well, yeah. These men were…
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Want to End School Shootings? Arm the Kids
By D. Allan Kerr When did the National Rifle Association become such a bunch of candy-asses? During their convention in Texas just days after the horrific massacre at a nearby elementary school, advocates called for arming teachers and increasing police…
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GOP’s ‘Stokeism’ Replacing Substance with Surreal
By D. Allan Kerr Right-wingers in the Republican Party apparently think keeping their base fired up over what they consider ‘wokeism’ is the formula to take back power in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere. They might want to consider how foolish…
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What if Chris Rock was Slapped by Tom Hanks?
By D. Allan Kerr Believe me, I understand there are more important things going on in the world than a Hollywood awards shows, including an ongoing tragedy in Ukraine with global and generational implications. But having had a few days…
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Putin Invasion is Not Mayor Klitschko’s First Fight
By D. Allan Kerr If you’ve watched TV coverage of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, you’ve likely seen Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of Ukraine’s capital and largest city, Kyiv. I mean, he’s pretty hard to miss. Klitschko is not…
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Wentworth and the Missing Medals
By D. Allan Kerr As the oldest town in Maine, Kittery has generated plenty of mysteries during its 375 years. Not many are as aged and puzzling as what one might call the “Case of the Missing Medals of Honor.”…
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