Jim Fossel’s July 4 commentary, which suggests ways that his party could move forward, overlooks that it is still in the grip of former President Donald Trump.
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Posted inFood, Green Plate Special, Recipes
What’s for dinner? Toast. Think it sounds unsophisticated? Then call it tartine
It’s fast, it’s creative, and you can use up all your leftovers.
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Posted inBill Nemitz, Maine, Op-eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: God help ‘Johnny Pockets,’ wherever he may be
As the U.S. military pulls out of Afghanistan, what awaits those who risked their lives to help us?
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Ask Maine Audubon: Have the monarchs arrived early … or are they late?
Your wildlife questions are answered by Maine Audubon Staff Naturalist Doug Hitchcox.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Maine ski resorts’ parent company leads in advocating effective climate bill
Good news. Boyne Resorts, parent company of Sunday River Resort and Sugarloaf, is serious about mitigating climate change. Boyne endorsed the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act, HR 2307, the first, best step toward capping the global average temperature increase to a target that avoids the most disastrous impacts of climate change. Global warming has […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment
A Smithsonian museum turns to art, not science, to hammer home a warning about Mother Nature
WASHINGTON — The animals depicted, directly or indirectly, in the National Museum of Natural History’s “Unsettled Nature” include birds, snakes and elephants. But the creature that dominates, while unseen in any of the artworks, is the one invoked in the show’s subtitle: “Artists Reflect on the Age of Humans.” The first art exhibition of its […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Observer: Lessons from ‘The Plague’
In a time when conspiracy theories do battle with science, Camus’ work is eerily relevant.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Maine among first states to make school meals free for all students
The federal government made breakfast and lunch free for all students during the coronavirus pandemic, and Maine will continue to offer free meals for all starting in 2022-23.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Art review: Bowdoin museum reopens with two exhibits that connect different times and places
The Brunswick college art museum reopened to the public on July 1.
Posted inElection 2022, Op-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Bipartisan Maine budget deal won’t help LePage
Republicans in the Legislature showed that they could work with Democratic lawmakers and the Mills administration to govern through compromise.