No summer in Maine is complete without days spent at the beach, but sometimes it’s such a drag to drive all the way to the coast. Don’t you wish the beach was a bit closer to you? Worry no longer – climate change is doing just that! According to projections by the Natural Resources Council […]
2021
Posted inDo This
Face the Music: Turn up the dog days of summer with this sunny playlist
The soundtrack for the sweetest season in Maine comes courtesy of local and national acts.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Mass transit recovery lagging in Maine as officials debate solutions
Some regional planners think the only way to get riders back and attract new ones is to invest in transit expansion and innovation.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Stopping American Aquafarms is your fight, too
Everyone who cares about our coast and the Maine economy should worry about this irresponsible Down East project.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Female draft debate should reopen the whole issue of involuntary service
If the public doesn’t support a war enough to muster an all-volunteer military to fight it, should that war even be fought?
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Indie Film: Waldoboro filmmaker focuses on hometown, crowdfunding for new noir project
Lucas McNelly has already proven that hard work and know-how can compensate, somewhat, for a lack of financing.
Posted inMaine
Portland gets no response to day shelter request
The city offered nearly $260,000 to any social service agency willing to open a day shelter for people experiencing homelessness, but nobody replied.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Billionaires building spaceships is not a good look
Am I the only one who’s aghast that, in America, we have billionaires building spaceships for amusement rides? Let that sink in for a minute. I’m convinced that, in America, everything wrong can be explained if you just follow the money! Health care bills cause the most bankruptcies in America, but the wealthy have so […]
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Things to Do: First Friday Art Walk, St. Lawrence Arts reopens, plus hiking and yoga
‘Signed, Abigail R’ by local playwright Emma Hersey Powers premieres at St. Lawrence Arts Center.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Critical thinking needed amid the war of words
“Truth is the first casualty of war.” This often-cited phrase was first used over a century ago by British human rights activist Ethel Annakin. Today, we are engaged in a different battle: one of ideologies. The right and left hurl insults and misinformation at each other. No longer are people encouraged to think critically and […]