As part of Portland’s vibrant “history community,” it was a delight to read about the success of all the various tours that are now offered to our visitors and residents (“Walking tours thrive in walkable Portland,” July 28). However, I do wish to clarify what appeared to be a misconception by the reporter. The Portland […]
2019
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Deficit would be zero if not for tax cuts
Maine Sen. Angus King rightly punctures the persistent claim that tax cuts pay for themselves.
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Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: When it comes to health care, Collins’ actions speak louder than her words
Sen. Susan Collins voted in favor of the Trump tax reform act that took effect in 2018. That tax bill included a provision that included rescinding the individual mandate from the Affordable Care Act (i.e., the ACA – or Obamacare). In 2012, the Supreme Court ruled, in response to consistent Republican lawsuits to kill the […]
Posted inFood
Musings from a wine guy (and his cohorts) in a beer town
‘When a guest asks about beer, is there a little part of you that is disappointed? Do you ever try to sway a customer to wine even when they ask for something else?’
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Book review: In ‘White Flights,’ a writer reassesses the literary canon
Jonathan Franzen, David Foster Wallace and Richard Ford are enshrined in the white literature pantheon, beloved for their prose, even if their narratives exclude people of color. In his earnest and ranging essay collection, “White Flights: Race, Fiction, and the American Imagination,” Jess Row, a white writer who dealt with race in his 2015 novel, […]
Posted inFood, Recipes
The surprising history served with a plate of biscuits and gravy
The indulgent meal, once a food of want and poverty, is now ingrained in the fabric of America’s breakfast and brunch culture.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Maine media outlets overlook K-12 education
An important civic institution that employs tens of thousands and costs the state over $1 billion deserves more attention.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
A wannabe warrior tries to figure out her place in her family — and the world
Drest, the 12-year-old heroine of “The Hunt for Mad Wolf’s Daughter,” may live in 13th-century Scotland, but she has plenty to teach her 21st century counterparts.
Posted inJournal Tribune
Two charged after methamphetamine materials found in car in Portland
Two men have been charged in connection with Thursday’s discovery of methamphetamine materials inside a car on Somerset Street in Portland. Shane Maloney, 28, of Portland, and Jeffrey Makela, 33, of Standish, were each charged with operating a methamphetamine laboratory using a motor vehicle, a Class B felony punishable by up to 10 years in […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
Families seeking a fresh start in Lewiston while waiting for asylum
LEWISTON — Ten families, most of them originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, are moving from the temporary shelter of the Portland Expo to permanent homes in Lewiston. The families began moving last week into privately owned apartments scattered around the downtown and Little Canada. On Friday, the Congolese Community of Maine, a Portland-based […]