Reaction to the death of longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent Mike Wallace: ___ “He loved being Mike Wallace. He loved the fact that if he showed up for an interview, it made people nervous. … He knew, and he knew that everybody else knew, that he was going to get to the truth. And that’s what […]
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COMMENTARY: Should Congress raise the minimum wage?
When economic times are tough, it’s tempting to want to push for an increase in the minimum wage.
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FISHING: Right stuff from Lefty
It’s safe to say when fishermen around the world meet Lefty Kreh, they don’t associate him with Maine. And by no means is Maine — well known as it is for its brook trout ponds and salmon lakes — on this famous angler’s Top 10 list for places to fish.
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ON SKIING: Value of making lots of snow
One thing all winter sports enthusiasts learned this winter is that Mother Nature is a fickle friend, and she’ll occasionally let us down.
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DEIRDRE FLEMING :Rewards of the hunt tasty, and helpful for charity
Deer pie, bear meatloaf, duck kebabs and moose sausage are not unusual snacks to find at a Maine camp or rod and gun club potluck dinner.
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ALLEN AFIELD: Bicycling begins in earnest, time to hit the roads
Maine bicyclists, this writer included, often dream of living in a state or country that allows year-round bicycling without cold and snow from December though March.
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What Red Sox fans said during and after today’s game
Below is a compilation of social-media messages and musings about today’s Opening Day loss to the Detroit Tigers.
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TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): Sporting camp adventure awaits in the North Woods
This is high-end comfort at reasonable prices, just the type of adventure that many of today’s travelers seek. Good food, historic camps, in the heart of the 100-mile wilderness.
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BOOKS: ‘By Blood’: Gripping mystery, unwelcome guest
By Blood By Ellen Ullman Farrar, Straus & Giroux , $27 “By Blood,” a literary inquiry into identity and legacy, is a gripping mystery — remarkable, considering that little more happens than a man eavesdrops on a woman’s therapy sessions taking place next door. That man is a professor who has been placed on leave […]
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BOOKS: ‘Wild’: On the trail, hiker battles pain of loss — and the feet
Before I read “Wild,” I had never heard of the Pacific Crest Trail.
Now I want to hike it.