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Al Diamon
Verified
Contributor, Portland Phoenix [ceased]
Maine
Beats
Climate , Labor , The Environment
Daily news, opinion
Content
By Al Diamon, Samuel James, Jessie Banhazl, Sara Hogan| The Bollard Verified Border CrossingI’m standing on the side of the road, talking with my neighbor Chester (not his real name) about the porcupine that had been in that very spot for several days but is now gone. “Smelled it before you saw it,” he says. A period of silence follows. I’ve learned not to rush these conversations. They’re fragile things, and one wrong word or move can shatter them. We both gaze at the greasy smudge where the critter met its fate.
By Al Diamon, Elizabeth Peavey, Julia Maslen, Samuel James| The Bollard Verified Lyin’ Joe and Ruinous Susan Like a lot of people, I knew this country was cooked during the Biden/Trump debate last June. Biden’s sad babbling wasn’t what convinced me, though. It was just one small moment, lost in the overwhelming disaster of the night. Both sides had agreed to debate without fact-checkers and Trump was on a tear, looking silly as hell. The Internet was exploding with frustrated Dems wondering why Biden’s team had agreed to something that would so clearly benefit Trump.
By Al Diamon, Samuel James, Jessie Banhazl, Sara Hogan| The Bollard Verified Border CrossingI’m standing on the side of the road, talking with my neighbor Chester (not his real name) about the porcupine that had been in that very spot for several days but is now gone. “Smelled it before you saw it,” he says. A period of silence follows. I’ve learned not to rush these conversations. They’re fragile things, and one wrong word or move can shatter them. We both gaze at the greasy smudge where the critter met its fate.
Company Info
Portland Phoenix [ceased]