2023 – Page 630 – Centralmaine.com

Opinion

Today’s editorial cartoon

September 22, 2023September 21, 2023

September 22, 2023

Maine, News

Kelp connection: Maine studies seaweed’s power to slow climate change

by Penelope Overton September 22, 2023September 22, 2023

While Maine already measures the green carbon storage capacity of its forests, it is one of the first states to consider the potential seaweed has to store carbon when it breaks apart and falls to the ocean floor.

Food & Dining

Take our poll: Whether you like it or not, it’s pumpkin spice time

by Tim Cebula September 22, 2023September 22, 2023

Each autumn for the last two decades, pumpkin spice turns up in everything from beer and lattes to pastries and ice creams – even soaps and scented brooms. Maine makers have developed plenty of products to meet the demand.

Maine Voices, Opinion

Maine Voices: Remember the inestimable power of a good and caring teacher

by Michael P.H. Stanley September 22, 2023September 21, 2023

From a portable classroom on the grounds of Sanford High School, Bill Ferguson – Ferg or Fergie, to his students – showed me the light.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Commentary: After Jann Wenner’s gaffes, rock music’s famous white men should speak up

by LZ Granderson September 22, 2023September 21, 2023

When Tina Turner died in May, the podcast “Rolling Stone Music Now” paid tribute, calling her “one of the greatest rock and soul singers who ever lived.” The publication’s admiration is not recent. Although John Lennon was the first cover boy, Turner was placed on the cover for the magazine’s second issue ever in 1967 […]

Op-Eds, Opinion

Commentary: ‘No’ to Pine Tree Power will not leave Maine with the status quo

by Gerry Runte Special to the Press Herald September 22, 2023September 22, 2023

Thoughtful regulatory reform and investment in grid modernization can give us the benefits promised by the proposed company – at a fraction of the cost.