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Maine Walkabout: Architecture styles pit Maine vs. Australia

September 5, 2015February 12, 2018

Nowadays it seems that being ‘green’ is just as crucial in building design as being able to withstand Maine’s brutal winters, writes columnist Adrian Crawford.

Columns, J.P. Devine, News, Op-Eds

Is a Hollywood comeback on the horizon? Or is it just gas?

September 4, 2015September 4, 2015

If this is the year of the old guy, J.P. Devine says he wants in.

Columns, Local & State, News

Domestic violence? Mill layoffs? Seriously? I’m worried about Tom Brady

September 2, 2015September 2, 2015

Maureen Milliken explains to a Martian why Deflategate trumps all other news.

Columns, Local & State, News

Trip with a friend a reminder that our Maine stores know us

August 30, 2015August 30, 2015

Hussey’s General Store in Windsor, Renys and Marden’s give Mainers just what they need, Amy Calder writes.

Columns, J.P. Devine, News

The hackers cometh for those who embrace future

August 28, 2015August 28, 2015

Sure, technology’s great, J.P. Devine writes, but so much can go wrong in our brave new world.

Columns, Dana Wilde, Local & State, News, Op-Eds

M31 and the limits of visibility

August 26, 2015August 26, 2015

In 3.75 billion years, it’s filling autumn evenings — if such things still exist — looming over any humans who might be left like the gigantic, terrifying face of an angel, Dana Wilde writes.

Amy Calder, Columns, Local & State, News

Waterville police get virtual lessons in tough situations

August 23, 2015August 24, 2015

New Laser Shot Firearms Training System will let them practice handling situations in which they may have to use their guns, Amy Calder writes.

Columns, Maureen Milliken, News, Op-Eds

Why town government ‘bad news’ stories are important

August 19, 2015August 19, 2015

Everything from the truck backing into the hopper at the Belgrade transfer station to Anson’s missing half a million dollars is our business, and yours too, Maureen Milliken writes.