Sunday Dinner With Grandma - Maine Style

This is how we do a family Sunday dinner in Maine.  2 pound Lobstahs fresh off the dock only $6.75 a pound, Fresh corn on the cob $0.50 an ear unshucked, Pasta salad and Sea Dog beer less than $1.00   Family time in the North Woods of Maine PRICELE...

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The Border Crisis As Most People See It

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US Airways Flight Almost Eats The Weeds

So our US Airways fight 2056 out of Boston is hurdling towards Charlotte, running the Ivane 3 arrival, basically straight in from the north, which is good, but doing "S" turns to comply with traffic separation which is bad. Finally we get to the Ivane fix with radar vectors to intercept the localizer and then swing right to line up on 18R. Over the threshold he's hot, and I tell Mrs Cedar "he's way too fast". Looking out the window we are burning...

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I-485 Construction - New Guard Rails Fail

Photo Credit CFD Station 24 "B" Shift Photo Credit CFD Station 24 "B" Shift Photo Credit CFD Station 24 "B" ShiftPhoto Credit CFD Station 24 "B" Shift Photo Credit CFD Station 24 "B" Shift Oddly Mrs. Cedar noted that removing the Jersey Barriers while the road was so uneven was not smart just 15 minutes prior to this accident in which the driver lost control after catching the "lip" of the new asphalt. Just east of Johnston Road,...

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Frances Medlock Mother of Former CMPD Deputy Chief Harold Medlock

We note the passing of Frances Olivier Medlock, mother of Fayetteville Police Chief Harold Medlock.Frances Olivier Medlock, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother passed from this life into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Sunday, July 13, 2014.Mrs. Medlock was preceded in death by her husband of fifty one years, Reverend Harold Medlock, Sr.; father Adam H. Olivier, mother, Mary S. Olivier and sister Mildred Collins.Mrs. Medlock is survived by her children; Carol Royston, Connie Avery, Harold Medlock,...

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CMPD Never A Dull Night

Charlotte has become a never ending freak show. Go ahead caption this photo."Seriously, for you drugs are better that hugs, because if you try and hug me again I'm going to taze your nutty as...

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Monty Python Parrot Sketch

Mrs Cedar found the above bird in this unusual postion, the apparent victim of a head long charge in the store front window after a night of non stop fireworks. Dismayed that it was dead I assured her that the bird was perfectly fine, "just resting....."Without missing a beat she replied, "Oh I see its a Norwegian Blue!"Monthy Python first aired the Parrot Sketch in 1969. Palin and Cleech flawless dead pan humor makes this still the funniest...

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CMPD Officer Andrew Paul "Andy" Molatch, 56

Over the weekend CMPD Officer Andy Molatch passed away. Those who knew Andy had expected the worse over the last month or so, but couldn't help but think he would somehow beat that "C" word.  Andy was full of life even battling cancer he was going at life full throttle. To say he'll be missed is an understatement, he was missed at CMPD, ask anyone about Andy and you're likely to start a long conversation with a dozen colorful stories....

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UTAir 767-300 Near Miss - Why We Fly Is Beyond Me (The Case For High Speed Rail)

I used to fly a dozen times a month, and I suppose the events of 9/11 have a lot to do with eventual change of employment. I seriously felt like I was risking my life for clients who could have cared less. Long hours, doing race track waiting for the weather to break, in flight thunderstorms and more near terminal landings than I care to think about.   I don't hate to fly, in fact I picked up my private pilot ticket in my early 20's, IFR...

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