“Free Prayer”! My 9-year-old grandson and I noticed people with these signs while walking through Monument Square one recent Saturday. It was our annual visit to Portland for lunch, a “Magic of Christmas” performance, a horse wagon ride and enjoying the sights and lights of the season. It’s a day we anticipate all year. Two […]
2014
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: How will undermining the ACA be good for our country?
Gov. LePage, and many other Republican governors, have opted not to set up state-run exchanges for their citizens to use to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. This decision is based in part on advice that doing so would help undermine the implementation of the ACA and hopefully lead to its […]
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Letter to the editor: Food-stamp cuts will add to Maine’s hunger problem
As volunteer directors of the Stone Soup Food Pantry in Biddeford, we were distressed to learn about further state cuts in food stamps (“About 6,500 childless adults in Maine to lose food stamps as of Jan. 1,” Dec. 19). Therefore, we have extended an invitation to Gov. LePage to visit our pantry and meet our […]
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Letter to the editor: Big salaries for star athletes swell the price of cable TV
The “Happy New Year” greeting from Time Warner Cable is another rate increase. This time it is focused on sports programming. The already ridiculously high rates continue to increase. Why is that? The answer is printed in the sports pages almost every day – another star athlete signing a contract to claim his or her […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Cuban dissidents justifiably blast President Obama’s betrayal
U.S. tourism and investment in Cuba will only help the regime repress ordinary citizens.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Kathleen Parker: ‘Interview’ demise turned out to be a poorly wrapped holiday gift
In the back-and-forth drama of movie/no movie, we all learned a lesson from a case of ‘the tinies.’
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: With stringent regulations, fracking can yield benefits
New York state is heading down the wrong path by imposing an outright ban on the drilling technique.
Posted inPolitics
After guilty plea, New York congressman says he’ll resign
Republican Rep. Michael Grimm, who pleaded guilty last week to tax evasion, issues a statement saying he will step down as of Jan. 5.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Arts Calendar: Dec. 31 to Jan. 13
Greater Portland Books/Authors Monday 1/12 “Twisted Threads,” book signing with author Lea Wait, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, Freeport, 865-3307. Film “Antarctica: A Year on Ice,” Friday, Jan. 9, 6:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 10-11, 2 p.m., $8, students $6, Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland, 775-6148. Thursday 1/8 […]
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Community Calendar: Dec. 31 to Jan. 13
Greater Portland Bulletin Board Wednesday 12/31 “New Year’s Planetarium,” ongoing shows and live broadcast of Times Square countdown, 7 p.m., $6 donation, Southworth Planetarium, University of Southern Maine, 70 Falmouth St., Portland, 780-4249. New Year’s Eve Celebration and “Clam Drop,” 7 p.m., free, First Universalist Church, 97 Main St., Yarmouth, 846-4148. Saturday 1/10 Youth Basketball […]