Protests near Standing Rock have intensified in recent days.
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Posted inGreg Kesich, Opinion, Podcasts
Podcast: Transitions and Identity Politics
Portland Press Herald columnists are watching the Trump transition.
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Posted inA Word With the Boss, Business, News
Jenn McAdoo’s moving something different these days
Jenn McAdoo was an environmental lobbyist, now she’s working for Furniture Friends, which gives furniture to people who need it.
Posted inNation & World
Rotting Mayflower replica getting a facelift
The ship is set to receive $7.5 million in repairs to look her best for her 400th anniversary in 2020.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Bookstore opens in Portland’s East End
Print is owned by two Mainers with connections to the publishing industry.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine group starts petition to exempt tipped workers from new minimum wage rule
The Restaurant Workers of Maine wants to show lawmakers that there is support for amending the recently passed referendum that increases wages.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Trump picks charter school advocate Betsy DeVos as education secretary
The pick underscores Trump’s campaign promises to put ‘school choice’ at the center of his efforts on education.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Trump explains why ‘we kept going back to Maine’ during campaign
The president-elect, in a meeting with The New York Times, says the state’s electoral votes, especially the one in the 2nd Congressional District, were part of his strategy.