'Mountaintop' actor reveals what it takes to play Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Born in Philadelphia, the son of a drug addict and a deputy police commissioner, molested, bullied, queer, a Juilliard student, a Broadway actor, and soon-to-be husband of Chris Coleman, artistic director of Portland Center Stage, Hicks turned to …
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Maine Voices: Pot ads on buses are sending the wrong, and incorrect, message

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Scott M. Gagnon is a substance abuse prevention manager for Healthy Androscoggin, the drug-free communities coalition serving Androscoggin County. He is a member of the Maine Substance Abuse Services Commission and chairperson of the Maine …
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Community Helpers donations as of Oct. 13, 2013

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Vibrant Futures Coalition was recently awarded $ 625,000 over five years to prevent substance abuse among youth in North Clackamas. The federal grant is funded … College Possible Portland received $ 25,000 from the Spirit Mountain Community Fund.
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