SALT LAKE CITY – While bringing a gun to a bear fight may seem like a solid way to win, experts say the gun largely provides a false sense of security — and would be similar to trying to shoot, and stop, a small car careening toward you at speeds of up to 35 mph. […]
2012
Laffer’s supply-side economics staging a comeback
The former Ronald Reagan adviser is back in vogue, especially among GOP governors who espouse his belief that cutting taxes creates jobs.
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Jeff’ takes relationship comedy to deeper, better place
“Jeff, Who Lives at Home” could be just another quirky, abrasive and unconventional relationship comedy, but it’s much better than that.
The Saturday Sessions
Thanks to a generous bequest, the Portland Conservatory of Music has launched a new teaching program aimed at the region’s best and brightest young musicians.
TAKE HEART: A Conversation in Poetry
Today’s seasonal poem by Stuart Kestenbaum of Deer Isle grew out of tapping maple trees and boiling sap on his stovetop.
Signings, etc.
Elizabeth Peavey and Marguerite Robichaux will be at the Portland Public Library Wednesday to talk about their new book “Glorious Slow Going: Maine Stories of Art, Adventure and Friendship.”
BOOK REVIEW: Paradise dissolves, and flight backfires
Lauren Groff’s first book was a wonder and a delight. What a happy relief to discover Groff’s second novel is even better.
NBC missed the boat, then ‘Downton Abbey’ sailed
Comcast Corp.’s NBC television network desperately needs more prime-time hits. But did it let one slip away?
Joint Farmington exhibit evokes graffiti art
Aerosol artist Tim Clorius and graphic artist Matt W. Moore put on a colorful show at “Free Form Flow: A Celebration of Collaboration”.
BOOK REVIEW: Former residents help tell story of Pineland
Nobody can see into the future, but by studying the past, there are directions that politicians and experts should never be allowed to take our society in again.