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Only I Can Now (00:05:30)
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Deb Dunn’s second love, after her husband, was teaching marine biology. But about five years ago, she had to give it up.

Something Left To Give (00:07:03)
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At 53, Dr. Bruce Churchill was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

Wicked Maine Limericks (00:06:10)
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The limerick is a form of poetry that is short, rhyming and often of a sexual nature.

All Around Giving (00:05:59)
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The Trinity Jubilee Center in Lewiston, Maine is located in one of the poorest Neighborhoods in the state. It doubles as a soup kitchen and refugee center.

Spontaneous Hooplas (00:05:36)
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Tracy Tingley is a hula hooper in Portland, Maine. She found hooping just before leaving her job as a financial advisor.

Fiddle-icious (00:06:42)
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Ordinarily, if you want to perform with an orchestra you have to have years of musical experience and you have to go through a rigorous audition process. But a group in ...

Rawfaith (00:07:23)
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George McKay had the fantastic dream to build a tall ship that’s wheel chair accessible.

Funtown (00:06:50)
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Funtown/Splashtown USA is the largest family-run amusement park in the Northeast. Half a million people visit the park in Saco, Maine every summer.

Reenacting Like They're Related (00:06:29)
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Confederate Civil War reenactors in Maine? The 15th Alabama is the largest Confederate Civil War reenacting group in the state.

Love Is Worth A Little Bit Of Pain (00:07:19)
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Between 50 and 80 percent of American adults carry oral herpes, the virus that causes sold sores. Many people with oral herpes never show any symptoms.

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