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Portland, Maine
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Title
Rakers
Year
1985
Lynn Kippax Jr. captures the work that hand rakers perform in the blueberry barrens.
Type
published content
Title
The Pier, Old Orchard Beach, 1994
Year
1995
Joseph Lee offers an aerial view of the pier at Old Orchard Beach.
Type
published content
Title
Island People: Walter Stinson
Year
1980
Dottie O'Keefe visits Walter Stinson, a resident of Swan's Island to learn about his life. Stinson speaks about his work as a fisherman and working in a factory.
Type
published content
Title
Preparing Traditional Swedish Sausage, Stockholm, 1988
Year
1995
Tonee Harbert captures the Sodergren family in their home making traditional Swedish sausage.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Thanks But No Tank
Year
2012
In the town of Searsport, one of the country's largest natural gas companies intends to build an expansive propane storage facility. Diane Sterberg highlights the fear that Brenda Liston feels towards the facility moving into her hometown.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Clean Up Crew
Year
2012
Two friends who collect trash find ways to keep the job interesting. Thalassa Raasch documents the work that Steve Coombs and Ben Young do and their friendship together.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Swing Shift
Year
2014
Chris Demos leads a dual life as a high school science teacher and experimental jazz performer. Tim Peterson documents how Demos uses life's transitions as energy for his work.
Type
Radio
Title
A Family Yarn
Year
2003
Working together as a family in the manufacturing industry, Ruth Archulater and her sons speak about their experiences working in the mill and starting their own yarn company. The family speaks about their current company and how jobs have moved out of the country.
Type
Radio
Title
Small Town Doc
Year
2005
Laura Olkowski highlights the work of Dr. Mike Lambke, a doctor who works in a small town and feels the need to connect with people. Olkowski discusses how Dr. Lambke works with patients that deal with basic emotional health issues and how he navigates his own emotions.
Type
Radio
Title
The Bottle King
Year
2005
Emily Sapienza highlights the hobby of bottle digging and the culture that surrounds it, speaking to Braum Hepburn. Sapienza discusses how bottle collectors understand different values in the bottles that they find and how Hepburn is considered "King of the Diggers."
Type
Radio
Title
Parts of Speech
Year
2013
After years of smoking, journalist Doug Harlow got surgery to save his life from cancer, but lost his voice in the process. Emily Kwong highlights how Harlow continues to perform his job as a journalist for the Morning Sentinel through the help of an electrolarynx, and how losing his voice changed the way he relates to people.
Type
Radio
Title
The State of Faith
Year
2013
As people move away from small rural areas, the decline in population leaves an impact on the congregation. Jake Ryan investigates how the Catholic Church is struggling in the small town of Jackman, and speaks about the future for the Church there.
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