There’s no indication that the returned-to-power president grasps the significance of their voices.
March 2012
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Education bills are making a late appearance
Waiting until the last month of a two-year session doesn’t bode well for reform.
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Monday Drink ‘N Crit, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Portland Society of Architects’ project review session. Held at SPACE Gallery Annex, 538 Congress St., Portland. Admission is free for current PSA members and $3 for non-members, at the door. For details, go to www.portlandarchitects.org/events/drinkn-crit. Tuesday “Biz Tech: Innovative Tools for Business” 5:30 to 8 p.m., a […]
Posted inOpinion
Maine Observer: Ballet’s dark queen will give you the real ‘Wilis’
A Portland Ballet dancer, always cast in ‘good fairy’ roles, draws on different emotions to play a vengeful ghost in ‘Giselle.’
Posted inOpinion
Anti-intellectual rants specious – and kind of scary
Candidates lob charges of elitism, but if one has to play dumb to be elected, we’re all in trouble.
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SRX exemplifies Cadillac’s comeback
It was just a collection of mostly tiny bits and pieces accompanied by one larger, injection-molded plastic shell. But it represented so much more. When assembled with special glue and painted with enamel dipped from the tiniest glass jars known to man, it would become a 1/24-scale representation of the height of American automotive engineering. […]
Posted inLife & Culture
Time for work, homeowners
Whether you want a second bathroom or a mudroom, or to just clear vents and gutters, survey your property now to create a project list for spring.
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Savvy Senior: There are ways to cut cost of prescription drugs
DEAR SAVVY SENIOR: What tips can you recommend to help me save on my drug costs? I’m 62 years old, and currently take six different prescription medications that I can barely afford. — Poorly Insured DEAR POORLY: There are a variety of ways you can reduce your medication costs without cutting quality, but you’ll need […]
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Maine Gardener: Rest for pest police? Not gonna happen
Pests from both the plant and animal kingdoms are continuing to invade our local gardens, and professionals in the industry have been getting reports at their winter meetings. All of the news is not bad, however. Some problems have eased over time, and some are not as bad as people initially thought. One big problem […]
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Ex-Etiquette: Reframing story motives could lessen sting
Q: I’ve been remarried for a year to a man with three adult children, all over 21. He has been divorced for five years and we live in his former family home. His kids and he are very close and they often come over for Sunday night dinner — which afterwards consists of their reminiscing […]