Our current restaurant critic talks with his predecessors. What did they love? What changes did they chronicle? And where are we going next?
2021
Posted inNation & World, New England, News, Politics
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Among other legislation, the House passed the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, to require the Labor Department to make a new occupational safety and health standard for preventing workplace violence in the health care and social services sectors.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine contractors fear labor agreement will shut them out of offshore wind work
A pending commitment by wind energy developers to use only union labor has caught some of the state’s top construction firms off guard.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: First Amendment doesn’t pertain to private colleges’ invitations
In his eagerness to “school” Maine Millennial columnist Victoria Hugo-Vidal about the reality and dangers of “cancel culture,” letter writer John Voyer (April 11) claims that Smith College disinviting Christine Lagarde as commencement speaker “was a violation of freedom of speech.” This is itself a distortion of the reading of the First Amendment, which states […]
Posted inBill Nemitz, Maine, News, Op-eds, Opinion
With involuntary commitment, where should Maine draw the line?
A bill before the Legislature raises tough questions about forcing people into inpatient mental health treatment.
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Your Kitchen
Get 2021’s top looks without spending too much money and avoiding choices that will date your home
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Classical thinkers profoundly shaped America’s founders, and by extension, America
In his engaging and meticulously researched new history, Thomas Ricks also investigates the cognitive dissonance that allowed the founders to argue for freedom, yet keep slaves.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Observer: Trust and patience still do the job
An annual tradition can pay off if you are willing to wait long enough.
Posted inFood, Maine
Database: PPP loans for Portland food and beverage businesses in 2020
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Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Giving Maine’s domestic abusers a chance to change
Challenging the beliefs that lead to family violence is a job for everyone.