It’s the winter of 1979 and I’m sitting in a booth in some godforsaken little diner outside of Windham, and he says it again – for the umpteenth time – by way of introducing the next thing he feels like talking about. “As a matter of little or no interest …,” he says, before going […]
2019
Posted inJournal Tribune
Zaffie Hadiaris: May provides miracles in many forms
“There is little you can learn from doing nothing.” Zig Ziegler The month of May brings a blaze of Springtime Glory. All nature heeds the call of spring. The extra daylight tiptoes into darkness, drawing us magically closer to the natural world. Let’s enjoy and savor those moments to the fullest. The rewards are enrichment […]
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Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News, Politics
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Along with roll call votes last week, the House also passed the Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act (H.R. 1222), to facilitate the establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain states. HOUSE VOTES COLUMBIA RIVER TRIBAL FISHING RIGHTS: The House has passed a bill (H.R. 91), sponsored by Rep. Earl Blumenauer, […]
Posted inCookbook Reviews, Food, Recipes
‘How to Braise Everything’ is a delicious delight
America’s Test Kitchen does it again, with recipes ranging from simple to sophisticated.
Posted inPremier Property
Extensive Acreage with River Frontage in the Heart of Falmouth
The spacious Colonial privately sited on 13.6 acres has been thoroughly updated over the past three years.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Glossing over of harms to Native Americans just part of U.S. revisionism
So, now it’s official: Columbus Day will, in Maine anyway, be called Indigenous Peoples Day? Too bad the rest of the country couldn’t do that – but that’s Washington, D.C,. for you. Of course, they won’t do that – and to Mainers, I say, “It’s too little, too late. Same as giving Vietnam veterans some […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Review
Art review: Henry Wolyniec makes abstract art that’s relatable
His show, ‘Relief,’ is up through May 31 at Speedwell Projects in Portland.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Post-9/11 wars have benefited only dictators, corporations
The notion that America can save itself by giving up its role in governing the world was based on the premise that dictators and industry would not then fill that void. Well, we are about 20 years into an experiment in this philosophy and things are going terribly. In 2016, Boston University political scientist Neta […]
Posted inNews, Schools and Education
What makes the Maine School of Science and Mathematics Maine the No. 2 high school in the nation?
National recognition from U.S. News & World Report spotlights an educational hidden gem in remote northern Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Food
Academy Award-winning director Steven Soderbergh to visit Portland restaurant Tuesday
The director will be on hand to toast the launch of the Bolivian national spirit, Singani 63, in Maine. Soderbergh was instrumental in bringing the clear spirit to the United States.
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