September 2018 – Page 8 – The Portland Press Herald

What’s Up In October: Planetary breakup provides the highlight

Jupiter and Saturn will sink below the western horizon, and comets will provide shows.

by Victoria Hugo-Vidal September 30, 2018September 28, 2018

There are things we try to do to prevent it from striking us, but it all comes down to luck.

The sounds and pictures of birds are so much better than generations ago.

In sports, smart coaches learn to take each opponent seriously.

by Jeff Reardon and Dave Hedrick September 30, 2018September 28, 2018

Trout Unlimited’s concern is real, grassroots and based on our fears about the impacts of the planned project.

That attitude – revealed in an inventive poutine, an Asian-esque cioppino – mostly works in its favor.

Maine poems edited and introduced by Gibson Fay-LeBlanc.

In ‘Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine,’ Alan Lightman examines the unchangeable, eternal and the sacred alongside the scientific.

by Timothy Smith The Washington Post September 30, 2018September 28, 2018

As Carol Anderson shows in ‘One Person, No Vote,’ a central tenet of our democracy is under threat.

by Amy Kaufman Los Angeles Times September 30, 2018September 28, 2018

The lead character in director Wash Westmoreland’s period drama provides a much needed hero for the actress.