Many recalled Jacqueline Kennedy’s courage and graciousness as the nation recently commemorated the assassination’s 50th anniversary. Here’s a story I wish had happened to me – but rather, it happened to a childhood pal in New Jersey. Brian’s an amiable, “regular guy” (albeit a rabid Republican). It was early December 1983. The sky was dark […]
2013
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letter to the editor: State must continue effort to interest girls in STEM
Considering how fast our world is being transformed by technology, you might expect the number of students studying computer science to be at an all-time high. You’d be wrong. According to a 2012 report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, by the year 2020 the U.S. will have 1 million unfilled computer programming jobs. Of […]
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Posted inOpinion
Dan Demeritt: News conference reveals who’s on governor’s nice and naughty lists
Mary Mayhew and DHHS can expect something nice, but welfare cheats are getting coal.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Welfare bills don’t address core problems
Maine is due for a serious conversation on welfare reform – not just an exchange of slogans but also a real give-and-take about the best ways to fight poverty, use public resources wisely and build our economy. That’s why Gov. LePage’s promise to introduce welfare reform bills for the upcoming legislative session is good news. […]
Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: Conservation efforts get big boost
New investments by the Land for Maine’s Future board could not have come at a better time.
Posted inOpinion
Maine Observer: Wreath for Dad, mentor and veteran
I learned more about living a good life in one afternoon with him than all semester at college.
Posted inOpinion
Commentary: Portland, champion of temperance
How a city that just enacted the East Coast’s first marijuana legalization law was once at the forefront of national prohibition.
Posted inOpinion
Barney Frank: Free to call Republican senators ‘crybabies’
Doing away with the required 60-vote majority is one of the best things to happen in a long time.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Society Notebook: Festive Fire & Ice Bar raises money for children’s charities
Kennebunkport party has something for everybody – from the bonfire to Boffa.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Classical Beat: USM composer’s operatric ode to a heroic – and tragic – baseball legend
Maine composer Daniel Sonnenberg’s new full-length opera, “The Summer King,” will be presented May 8 under the auspices of Portland Ovations, but it is already attracting national attention. Sonnenberg recently received a grant of $15,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts for part of the estimated $50,000 of production costs, and auditions began last […]