Pleasant Mountain in Bridgton holds a very special place in my heart, and I’ve taken great joy in watching its metamorphosis at Shawnee Peak under the careful and inspired guidance of Chet Homer and Ed Rock.
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Lawmakers told cuts would devastate MPBN
The public broadcasting network says it needs time to replace the state’s 17.4 percent share of its budget.
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Romney routs Santorum in Illinois GOP primary
With more than half the returns in, Romney has 48 percent of the vote compared to 34 percent for Santorum, 9 percent for Ron Paul and 8 percent for a fading Newt Gingrich.
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TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): Day or night, Portland is a great destination
Impressed with the renovated Holiday Inn by the Bay, pleased to discover a new favorite at the Good Theater — and ecstatic to finally find the hot chilies we’ve been looking for — a recent weekend in Portland was, as always, a lot of fun. It’s tough not to be drawn to Maine’s big city when you’re looking for the best in lodging, entertainment, food and shopping. Our February visit hit all those notes and more.
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: “American Nations” and “Return to Sender”
New books from Maine authors.
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BOOK TALK: Barbara Walsh on “August Gale”
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Barbara Walsh will speak Sunday, March 18 at 3 p.m. at the Wayne-Cary Memorial Library.
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BOOKS: Paranoia runs deep in ‘Fear Index’
Let it never again be said that high finance is boring.
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OUTDOORS: Surprising items find place in first-aid kit
My family’s first-aid kit has seen plenty of action over the years. The tweezers have regularly removed ticks and the baby wipes have saved us from poison ivy outbreaks. The plastic card has earned a permanent place in our kit since we discovered its leech removal abilities, and we always carry small bottles of meat tenderizer and Benadryl after our run-in with yellow jackets.
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MARK LATTI: Still ways to have fun in mud season
March in Maine can be maddening for those who enjoy the outdoors. It can be spectacular, or just as easily, downright miserable. As we have already experienced this March, you can have sunny days in the 50s, a foot of snow, deluges of rain and these can all come in the same week.