Calling wild turkeys dull-witted, unattractive or just a simple nuisance is underestimating a nuanced and somewhat complicated creature.
2021
Posted inFood, Recipes
This ricotta gnocchi recipe with leeks and peas will cure your fear of making pasta
Soft, pillowy ricotta gnocchi are studded with lemon zest and paired with a spring-inspired sauce.
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Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Search for Earth’s most intelligent life form is still ongoing
People are unique. Let me elaborate before our heads swell any larger. Yes, it is true that we, as a species, have done many things to improve our lot in life. In agriculture, we have reshaped vegetation to provide us with more nutritious foods. In construction, we have projects that provide more water (dams); more […]
Posted inFood, Recipes
After the panic, home cooks face down their pandemic stashes
Remember when everyone was hoarding canned goods, pasta, dried beans, and all kinds of grains? What happened to all that stuff?
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: An argument for annuals
Yes, you need to buy them and plant them every year. But there are a few good reasons to do so.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine wedding industry on track for recovery as restrictions ease
After a year of lost business and disruption, a growing industry that generates $1 billion annually in Maine is ready to get back on its feet.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Even when the vaccine travels to them, many Mainers won’t take it
In rural communities like the Androscoggin County town of Turner, enthusiasm about vaccinations is tepid.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Can lab-grown lobster compete with Maine’s most lucrative catch?
A food tech company in Wisconsin plans to commercialize cultured lobster meat, but industry leaders in Maine say they don’t see it as an immediate threat.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
‘The Underground Railroad’ is traumatic, unflinching and relentless – also beautiful, must-see TV
Barry Jenkins unpacks two legacies in “The Underground Railroad.” One is ugly and horrific, the resounding echo of an institution that stripped human beings of their culture and identity and enslaved them for profit. The other is beautiful and stirring, marked by resilience and resolve. These legacies have been intertwined for the last 400 years, […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: We should work harder to close Maine’s pregnancy care gap
Re: The front-page May 9 Maine Sunday Telegram article “Maine has glaring race disparity in care during pregnancies”: Fifty years ago, I did my Bates thesis on essentially this subject, focusing on the high infant mortality of Blacks versus whites. I posited that this was because of the high cost of health care, and the […]