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Independent Journalist // Author of #TeethTheBook @thenewpress // #OralHealth Topic Leader @AHCJ
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Finding joy in winter: A journey of love and adaptation

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By Mary Otto
| Valley News Verified
Can I still love winter? When the best of autumn—red leaves, purple asters, brilliant goldenrod—finally gives way to snowfall and freezing temperatures, I embrace my identity as a winter person. My love for this season of cold dates to my childhood in the Midwest. Looking back, it’s probably the fun side — sledding, snow forts, hot chocolate — that affected me most. Still, I was raised to cope with the conditions. I learned to drive in snow. I knew how to dress to keep warm.
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Column: A Maine summer, but looking toward winter

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By Mary Otto
| Valley News Verified
E-Edition Advertise Newsletters Subscribe Home News Opinion Sports Photos Arts & Life Obituaries Classifieds Calendar Puzzles Mary Otto. Copyright (c) Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
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Column: A source of solace in National Poetry Month

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By Mary Otto
| Valley News Verified
E-Edition Advertise Newsletters Subscribe Home News Opinion Sports Photos Arts & Life Obituaries Classifieds Calendar Puzzles By MARY K. OTTO For the Valley News Published: 04-19-2025 8:01 AM I Go Down to the Shore I go down to the shore in the morning and depending on the hour the waves are rolling in or moving out, and I say, oh, I am miserable, what shall— what should I do? And the sea says in its lovely voice: Article continues after... Excuse me, I have work to do.
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