Environmental concerns are serious, but killing this project would cause other problems.
2012
Our View: Managing costsbetter than cuts for DHHS
Maine could work with the sickest Medicaid recipients and reduce the DHHS shortfall.
Photo: Catching some winter rays
Framed by a bare-limbed tree and multicolored dinghies, a Chebeague Transportation Ferry boat arrives Tuesday at Cousins Island to drop off and pick up passengers traveling to and from Chebeague Island. Bright skies and cold temperatures will prevail again today, with temperatures dipping to around zero tonight before turning milder Thursday.
Cookbook Corner: ‘Deliciously G-Free’ by Elisabeth Hasselbeck
Elisabeth Hasselbeck parlayed her stint on the Australian Outback season of “Survivor” into a gig as co-host of “The View,” and now as a pitchwoman for gluten-free foods. Hasselbeck was diagnosed with celiac disease about a decade ago, and promotes her own line of gluten-free protein bars on “The View.” She already has one bestseller […]
Natural Foodie:Go ahead, make a change
We asked four experts, and it was unanimous. The key to a healthier you in the new year can pretty much be summed up in two words: ‘Lifestyle changes.’
Food & Dining Dispatches, Jan. 4, 2012
PORTLAND ‘Drinking Made Easy’ visits Portland spots A number of Portland bars and breweries were featured in last week’s episode of “Drinking Made Easy,” which airs on HDNet. The show features comedian Zane Lamprey and his friend Steve McKenna sampling drinks, mixing cocktails and cracking jokes at watering holes around the country. The Portland episode […]
Convicted in death of former fiancee, Twardus seeks new trial
New evidence points to two other men, Jason Twardus’ attorney says.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s husband became court of last culinary resort
WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s children banished her from the kitchen decades ago – her tuna fish casserole the target of family jokes. Dinner duties instead fell to her husband, an accomplished tax lawyer who became a talented chef. When he died last year, Martin Ginsburg left behind well over […]
The Maine Ingredient: The scallops are back! The scallops are back!
I tend to forget about scallops for most of the year because here in Maine we have the supreme luxury of eating our seafood only at its peak, freshly caught, in season. But then the marquee at my local supermarket proclaims “Scallops! First of the Season!” and the pick-up truck selling just-caught scallops out of […]
Bloomberg: Girlfriend’s kiss beats Gaga’s
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants the world to know that while he might have shared a New Year’s kiss with Lady Gaga it was nothing compared with the one he got later from his longtime girlfriend . . .