Florida State has faced one problem after another since starting the season ranked No. 3. The latest twist in a strange and disappointing season for the Seminoles came Friday when it was forced to defend its bowl eligibility after it had been called into question by fan-led investigation posted on the website Reddit. Florida State […]
2017
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Tiger Woods decides to be his own swing coach
Tiger Woods is embarking on his latest comeback without a swing coach. Woods said Friday on Twitter that since fusion surgery on his lower back in April, he has been relearning his body and his golf swing by relying on feel and the previous three years of work with Dallas-based Chris Como. “For now, I […]
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Editor's Notebook: Thanks for the memories
It’s been a memorable year at The Forecaster. New ownership, new reporters, new columnists, and a new partnership between our four legacy editions and two former Current Publishing papers – the American Journal and Lakes Region Weekly – kept us from getting too comfortable with the status quo. What has remained constant, however, is our commitment to […]
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People & Business: Dec. 27
PATHS alum designs pizzas to benefit schools Adam Gale, a former Maine resident, has created two seasonal pizza recipes for Portland Pie Company’s latest menu. Through March, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of each pancetta and fontina and the merguez lamb and Brussels sprouts seasonal pizzas will benefit the high school culinary […]
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People & Business: Dec. 27
PATHS alum designs pizzas to benefit schools Adam Gale, a former Maine resident, has created two seasonal pizza recipes for Portland Pie Company’s latest menu. Through March, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of each pancetta and fontina and the merguez lamb and Brussels sprouts seasonal pizzas will benefit the high school culinary […]
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Portland School Notebook: Dec. 27
First class of Ovations ambassadors to take the stage Portland Ovations Offstage has announced the inaugural class of six Offstage Ambassadors. The class is comprised of sophomores and juniors from four area high schools who will have a semester-long opportunity to explore what a professional commitment to the performing arts entails. The inaugural class of […]
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Portland School Notebook: Dec. 27
First class of Ovations ambassadors to take the stage Portland Ovations Offstage has announced the inaugural class of six Offstage Ambassadors. The class is comprised of sophomores and juniors from four area high schools who will have a semester-long opportunity to explore what a professional commitment to the performing arts entails. The inaugural class of […]
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The Universal Notebook: Tales of Christmas past
My favorite Christmas story is “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” by poet Dylan Thomas. We own two copies. One is a little hardcover edition with pictures by Trina Schart Hyman, one of the best children’s book illustrators ever. The other is a little paperback with simple woodcuts by Ellen Raskin. I bought the little paperback […]
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Politics & Other Mistakes: Stuck in the middle with you
The trouble with political moderates is all that moderation. By definition, moderates are flexible, accommodating, compromising, obliging, acquiescing, pliable, conceding – whew, this list just gets worse and worse the more it goes on. No wonder nobody can stand a moderate for very long. Sooner or later, they’re going to vote in a way you […]
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Here's Something: 18 predictions for ’18
There’s no better way to start a new year than by making predictions. The act of future-telling is fraught with peril but since fools rush in, here we go with my 2018 predictions: 1 — The term “Happy Holidays” will have committed verbicide by Christmas 2018. In the 1980s, everyone said “Merry Christmas and Happy […]