The lake on the Canaan-Skowhegan line is quiet and lovely.
May 2018
Cynthia Dill: Congress is sucking up fake research in its zeal to fight welfare fraud
New work requirements in the food-stamp program are rooted in ‘junk science’ touted by persuasive Maine voices.
After 40 years living alongside wild turkeys, half of Mainers are tired of them
In the two towns where turkey were first reintroduced, feelings run the gamut.
Jim Fossel: Maine again unable to seize opportunity
Gridlock in our Legislature leaves us without clear policies on gambling – and way behind the eight ball on sports betting possibilities.
Commentary: You are where you live
Geography has a bigger impact on happiness and health than you might imagine – even bigger than genetics, in some ways.
Michelle Singletary: Millennials have enough on plate without being fed moldy advice
The old financial ‘truisms’ are wrong, and should not be proffered.
Hunting: Show respect to fellow turkey hunters
Interference from fellow hunters can be very annoying.
Week in review: ‘Midtown’ developers sued; ‘overfished’ list dwindles
Business news from the week of May 13-19.
Maine Observer: Don’t let Portland’s season of surprise pass you by
Each spring, the Forest City rewards observant passers-by with the showy and fragrant blooms of its many trees.
Gov. LePage: Put blame for failed leadership where it belongs – with the majority in the Maine House
The Press Herald should take Speaker Sara Gideon and the Democrats to task for stalling critical legislation.