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    November 1

    Hank Williams and my blue period

    He somehow knew all about my teenage misery…

    Phil Crossman

    Media

  • Observer header
    September 26

    Church and community have become intertwined

    In the mid-1980s, Curtis Webster, donated just about the sweetest little piece of waterfront…

    Phil Crossman

    Media

  • Observer headerver
    August 30

    Making my political values official

    During that youthful period, we were applauding Ed Muskie and Margaret Chase Smith simultaneously.

    Phil Crossman

    Media

  • Observer header
    August 22

    The ‘mostly’ universal allure of water

    I graciously changed their non-waterfront selection to our best waterfront kitchen unit…

    Phil Crossman

    Media

  • Observer header
    July 20

    Remembering my dramatic friend John

    When the ambulance crew arrived, they immediately began monitoring his vitals…

    Phil Crossman

    Media

  • Observer
    May 21

    Wary of being told I’m ‘looking good’

    Historically, compliments on my appearance have been infrequent.

    Phil Crossman

    Media

  • Observer header
    May 15

    A father’s values shine light over decades

    I have fallen in love as though she and gravity were one thing.

    Phil Crossman

    Media

  • Observer header
    March 20

    ​The merits of living on Vinalhaven when illness strikes

    I went back to the island to share the scary news and a hug with Elaine…

    Phil Crossman

    Media

  • Observer
    January 28

    Childhood memories, and valuable land, preserved

    One night under a spectacular evening sky, on the bluff overlooking the Puddle, I fell in love.

    Phil Crossman

    Media

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