A 6-year-old (and her parents) go out to eat in Portland. For a true kid’s perspective on a restaurant, apparently one must crawl under the table.
2019
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Flag reaches final resting place, in memory of a soldier
A movie depicting World War I prompts a search for a home for a relic of a great-uncle’s service.
Posted inMeetinghouse, Op-Eds, Opinion
Peter Gordon, Portland: Hope is just a phone call away
I’ll never forget the search coordinator’s first words after I picked up the phone: “Peter, are you sitting down?” Well, I was at the time, but when she broke the news, I jumped out of my seat screaming and punching my fist in the air, then dissolved into tears and sobs. When I called my […]
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
A guide to growing bramble berries
An Ohio State guide says raspberries are a weed. Crazy talk and another reason to be glad we live in Maine.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Bandwagon builds for LGBTQ diversity on children’s TV
From a girl knight-in-training with two dads to a 12-year-old nonbinary protagonist who doesn’t want to grow up, representation is becoming more common.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News, Politics
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
President Trump’s veto of a bill to disapprove of the proposed sale of military products and services to Saudi Arabia withstands a Senate override effort.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: GOP candidates should say what they are for
It’s not too soon to identify issues that most Republicans agree on, and set the party’s agenda for 2020.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Declining sales challenge Maine outlet towns
Sales in Kittery and Freeport have tumbled nearly 20 percent in the last five years.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Maine
J.P. Devine: August 1945, for three sisters the waiting is over
J.P. remembers waiting for Japan to surrender in 1945.