RKRobert Klose

1. Article · Sep 4, 2026 · Robert Klose

   A walk in the rain (opens the original)

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   I am told that we are experiencing a very long drought here in Maine. In August, it seemed that some of the trees were already acquiring their fall colors, but on closer examination, I saw that they were turning brown for lack of water. Now that fall is on the horizon, hope has been kindled for abundant rainfall. There is a certain irony here, because Maine is a “water state.” It has some 6,000 lakes and a number of rivers, not to mention the countless streams that meander through its extensive

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2. Article · Jul 24, 2026 · Robert Klose

   Bringing the stars to Earth – and back (opens the original)

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   Catching fireflies and then releasing them into the summer sky results in an exuberant display of light. I grew up in a large New Jersey city in an era predating environmental awareness. I recall factories standing shoulder to shoulder, their smokestacks belching who-knows-what into the air in an age when children spent most of their time outdoors. The result was something I didn’t know enough to lament back then: There were few stars in the nighttime sky because the pollution obscured their lig

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