In her second novel, Lori Roy delivers an engrossing tale set in 1958 Detroit.
2013
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry
Mariana Tupper is a resident of Yarmouth. She writes that “Magic Show” was inspired by such places as Pemaquid Beach, New Harbor, and Penobscot Bay – though readers of her poem will recognize other seaside locations as well.
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On the Move
NEW FACES • Marie Parker joined Garrett Pillsbury in Kennebunk as general manager of its new propane and heating oil division. Parker, of Kennebunk, has 24 years of experience in the heating fuels industry. She was previously general manager of Downeast Energy in Windham. • Heather Caston-Talbot of Westbrook was hired as an account executive […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Message from the publisher: We let you down last week, but are determined to do better
A catastrophic server outage affected the print newspaper and shut down our website.
Posted inOpinion
Barney Frank: Reactions to terror attacks weren’t always so political
Misdirected blame for Benghazi shows how low the dialogue in this country has fallen.
Posted inSports
Running: Frightening crash a temporary setback for triathlete
Wish a speedy recovery to Denise Allen of Windham. A runner and triathlete who is training for her first Ironman, at Lake Placid, N.Y., on July 28, Allen was having a normal triathlete kind of day Sunday. In the morning she did the Pirate Triathlon at Point Sebago in Casco, finishing the sprint event in […]
Posted inOpinion
David Rohde: Aiding rebels in Syria best of bad options
President Obama is right to send small weapons, but should resist calls to deploy troops or create safe havens and no-fly zones.
Posted inOpinion
Working for peanuts
Despite decades of recycled falsehoods, raising the minimum wage to $9 an hour would help Maine’s economy and its low-income workers.
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Our View: Budget bad, but better than the alternative
The governor’s proposal to force increases in local property taxes would have been worse.
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Movies: ‘Man of Steel’ fills bill as a modern blockbuster
Thanks, “Man of Steel.” Because of the scene where Superman battles two of his adversaries from the planet Krypton in downtown Smallville, wrecking most of an IHOP and a Sears store, I now associate pancakes and appliances with pain and suffering. A sure hit, if only because of its 100 “global promotional partners” (according to […]