Bangor Metro - October 2009

October 2009

The Heat Below

Henry Garfield
Eighty percent of Maine homes use heating oil— the highest percentage of any state in the nation. But rising fuel prices have made some Mainers consider a more economical and earth-friendly way to stay warm—a renewable source located right under our feet.

Nuggets of Warmth

Craig Idlebrook
The pellet industry, already booming in Europe, is heating up here in Maine. Heating your home with pellets is relatively cheap, green, and efficient. What’s not to love?

Gone Vegan

Ashley Pearson
Mary Lake’s animal-product-free diet makes her feel so good, she’s sharing it with the world.

Homegrown Farmer

Melanie Brooks
It’s a lot of work being a Maine potato farmer—but Tom Qualey, chairman of the U.S. Potato Board, is firmly planted in the business.

Fresco From Scratch

Annaliese Jakimides
Barbara Sullivan takes the ancient ingredients of pigments and plaster and transforms them into sassy pieces of life that you can touch and often move, but can never scrub clean.

Healing Energy

Doug Kesseli
A noninvasive procedure, Reiki uses the transfer of energy from practitioner to patient to help the healing process. Does it work? These people think so.

Dances With Deer

Brad Eden
Sometimes not pulling the trigger brings the richest reward.

Soapbox Derby: Which up-and-coming politicians have your attention?

Scott K Fish and Sean Faircloth
A year from now, we’ll be about to elect a new governor, and Maine legislators will be facing reelection, too. We asked our favorite pontificators which budding public servants have caught their eye.

Earl Hornswaggle: Earl's Guide to Goin' Green, Savin' Green and Gettin' By In Troubled Times

Mark Ricketts
Earl Hornswaggle, the oldest man in Bangor.

Perspectives: Michael Hudson

Photographs by Michael Hudson

The Grandbaby

Annaliese Jakimides
Wanna see a picture?