The Federal Aviation Administration has failed to meet its hiring goals for controllers for five consecutive years, union officials said.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Does Clinton’s solid debate performance take the air out of Biden’s balloon?
Hillary Clinton’s allies as well as senior Democrats who have not taken sides in the primary said the debate is likely to give Clinton a needed jolt of momentum.
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Fact check: Clinton, Sanders revise history in Dem debate
A look at some of the claims in the debate among Democratic rivals Tuesday night and how they compare with the facts.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Diversify with slow-cooked chicken and pork
Ten fresh ideas for easy meals may renew your affection for your cooker.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Ditch rice; go with a new grain for better stuffed peppers
Freekeh, a Middle Eastern ‘green’ wheat, is delicious, healthy and behaves well under pressure.
Posted inAppel on Wine, Food
In the age of the amateur, does wine expertise (or any expertise) matter?
Joe Appel wants to teach you how to think about wine, not merely which bottles to drink.
Posted inFood, Vegan Kitchen
Maine chefs selling lots of from-scratch veggie burgers, even to ‘meat guys’
‘I’ll have bacon with that,’ some diners request when they’re ordering up a plant-based patty.
Posted inCookbook Reviews, Food, Recipes
Cookbook review: ‘Brazilian Barbecue & Beyond’
A shrimp soup is one of many tantalizing recipes that go along with insights about Brazil’s culture.
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Cooking on loan: We visit the Maine Tool Library to see how kitchen lending works
The library offers kitchen tools, alongside saws and bolt cutters, which means you may not need to own that Vitamix.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Maine Republican Party jumps into Lewiston mayor’s race with attack on challenger
The move brings partisan conflict to the surface in a race where Mayor Robert Macdonald and his main opponent, Ben Chin, are running in a nominally nonpartisan election.