Emmett Meara - Bangor Daily News

There is a rumor, initiated by a Boston Globe columnist, that Red Sox fans have lost their edge, their fanaticism. more

By Emmet Meara
Special to the NEWS | 3/12/10 | 218 views

GPS provides relief from travails of the road

You would think it would be hard to get lost, mostly following Interstate 95 from South Portland to the Florida line. But I managed it. Several times. I got off I-95 to get to Gettysburg, and got … more

By Emmet Meara
Special to the NEWS | 3/6/10 | 433 views

Exploring Jekyll Island's 'rich' past

Being a naive traveler who leaves the state of Maine only in dire emergency and Red Sox spring training, I thought that I had discovered the wonderful world of Jekyll Island off the Georgia coast … more

By Emmet Meara
Special to the NEWS | 2/27/10 | 661 views

Diorama puts viewer into 1863 Gettysburg

I kept checking my L.L. Bean polo shirt for bloodstains. more

By Emmet Meara
Special to the NEWS | 2/20/10 | 240 views

Be mine, Valentinus, but watch your back

You think Valentine’s Day is all hearts and flowers, cards and candlelight dinners. What do you know? Silly goose. It’s really all blood and guts, animal sacrifice, beating and beheading, … more

By Emmet Meara
Special to the NEWS | 2/13/10 | 350 views

Road songs will help while away the miles

I despise February. March is no better. more

By Emmet Meara
Special to the NEWS | 2/6/10 | 361 views

‘Psycho’ just as scary 50 years later

Can we slow it all down, just a bit? For God’s sake, Dennis Hopper is making out his last will and testament, George Blanda is 82, and “Psycho” is celebrating its 50th anniversary of scaring … more

By Emmet Meara
Special to the NEWS | 1/30/10 | 673 views

Revisiting ‘Spenser’ books after author’s death

It’s always hard to tell whether you read all the “Spenser” books by Robert B. Parker. First of all, there were so many of them, plus they were so good, so funny that you had to pass them along … more

By Emmet Meara
Special to the NEWS | 1/23/10 | 416 views

Heyday of midcoast reporting comes to an end

Those were the days, my friend. We thought they’d never end. more

By Emmet Meara
Special to the NEWS | 1/16/10 | 432 views

The oil industry isn’t the only one raising prices

The poor oil companies. Everyone (especially me) complains about the cartels and price-fixing that balloons our gasoline prices toward $3 a gallon and heating oil through the roof. What about … more

By Emmet Meara
Special to the NEWS | 1/9/10 | 403 views