Letter
2020
How to tell a true baseball story
Baseball has always been about waiting – this year more than ever.
Our View: 100 days of campaigning left for Collins and Gideon
There will be no respite from the air war already underway unless voters choose to tune it out.
Golf courses find silver lining in the pandemic
Many courses across the state have seen a surge in business, sparked by an influx of new and younger players.
Summer without the fair leaves foul feeling in the air
Organizers, vendors and 4-H’ers take a financial hit from fair cancellations, and you can kiss fried dough goodbye.
On this date in Maine history: July 26
July 26, 1819: Maine residents vote overwhelmingly for separation from Massachusetts, 17,091 to 7,132, in contrast to the two much closer referendums held in 1816. The pro-separation result is strongest in Kennebec County, where the “yes” tally exceeds 75 percent in all but six towns. A majority of voters in each other county opts for […]
Maine Suffrage Centennial: Women’s fight for equal rights continues today
The National Woman’s Party led the fight for the 19th Amendment 100 years ago, but the work is not finished.
Homefront: Irish raisin bread brings back memories of spirited grandmother
Connie MacAuley of Old Orchard Beach found the recipe when her mother was moving.
The View From Here: Post-9/11 policing is being used on us
From a federal crackdown in Oregon to a secretive police intelligence unit in Maine, we are seeing counterterrorism tactics turned on the public.