It felt like summer and revelers looked the part at the Artist Studio Building open house.
March 2012
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor, March 24, 2012Stop the harm done by bags
We are facing a global epidemic, which is indiscriminately wreaking havoc on the planet and her inhabitants. The collective human consciousness is decidedly uncluttered by thoughts of the before, during and after repercussions of our blind consumption, yet the evidence abounds, in waterways, on beaches, in our parks and streets, in trees, in the stumps […]
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Posted inOpinion
Maine Observer: She knows where the term ‘bugging’ came from
A handsome interloper of the insect variety overstays his welcome and even hitches a ride to church.
Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: State’s land fund is great investment
Regardless of politics, Mainers have shown support at the ballot box for preserving land, and it pays off economically.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine should close its ethics loopholes
Our laws are so weak, there’s no way to detect corruption in state government, a report finds.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Florida teen’s slaying begs new look at self-defense law
There should be extreme scrutiny whenever an armed person shoots an unarmed one.
Posted inBusiness
On the Move
NEW FACES • Robert Vail joined People’s Securities Inc. as a financial adviser for Southern Maine and New Hampshire. Vail of Kennebunk has more than seven years of experience in the financial industry and will be responsible for providing personal investment and insurance planning. • Tom Cattell joined Black Point Capital Management as director of […]
Posted inBusiness
Archery’s on the money
The industry is in the right position to benefit from the hot new movie, ‘The Hunger Games.’
Posted inOpinion
Mexico’s violence is up, and so is tourism
The nation has publicized its attractions and their distance from the drug war, but there’s more it can do.
Posted inOpinion
Iran then and now
A look back to the not-so-distant past could help inform a decision about the U.S. going to war.