MOGUL – Patrick Dempsey
Illustration by M. Scott Ricketts Leading Man Lewiston native Patrick Dempsey sets millions of hearts aflutter in his role on Grey’s Anatomy, and gets them pumping during his annual Maine fundraiser,...
View ArticleVANTAGE POINT-Robert A. G. Monks
Shareholders’ Hero Forty years ago, Robert A. G. Monks figured out who rules the world: corporate shareholders. Most just don’t realize it, and those who do are often afraid to use their power. So...
View ArticleMOGUL-Tess Gerritsen
Illlustration by M.Scott Ricketts The Queen of Medical Suspense Tess Gerritsen, physician and longtime Camdenite, has long reigned supreme in the world of medical thrillers. Last year, her wild...
View ArticleBACK THEN-1925, Skowhegan
Photo courtesy of the Margaret Chase Smith Library A Newsmaker’s Beginnings 1925, Skowhegan Newspapers were a man’s world in 1925, but apparently nobody told Margaret Madeline Chase and the five...
View ArticleMOGUL OF THE MONTH-Howie Carr
Carr Talk The Howie Carr Show is a regional staple of radio sass and static, thanks to its incorrigible Maine-born host. Right-wing radio personality Howie Carr is most closely associated with Boston,...
View ArticleVANTAGE POINT-Noel Paul Stookey
Photo by Kevin Mazur Joyous Noel Noel Paul Stookey was given a new name and began an amazing musical ride 50 years ago. This folk icon and Maine treasure has been singing ever since—honestly,...
View ArticleWORTH THE TRIP: Wadsworth-Longfellow House
Photo Courtesy of Maine Historical Society Henry’s Homestead The Wadsworth-Longfellow House on Congress Street in Portland is a grand spot for contemplating the sublime rhymes of Henry Wadsworth...
View ArticleMOGUL: Joan Benoit Samuelson
Illustration by M. Scott Ricketts Marathon Maven Joan Benoit Samuelson made Maine proud when she left 49 runners in the dust at the ’84 Olympics, and she’s still smokin’. Long-distance runners are...
View ArticleMOGUL-David E. Kelley
M. Scott Ricketts Televisionary Maine-born writer/producer David E. Kelley is the prolific talent behind L. A. Law, and half a dozen hit shows since. Is this a great country or what? Even a kid from...
View ArticleMOGUL–Jeff Kline
Illustration by M. Scott Ricketts Transforming the ’Toon Jeff Kline has been blazing trails in animated TV since the mid-’90s. Now he’s showing LA how to commute. Jeff Kline is not a household name....
View ArticleMOGUL–Anne Taintor
Illustration by M. Scott Ricketts Tainted Comedy Lewiston-born Anne Taintor has turned a sharp wit, scissors, and old magazines into a snarky empire. A well-coiffed woman in a polka-dot dress is...
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