Portland is among the places weighing mandates like a cap on service fees and formal agreements between services and the restaurants whose food they deliver.
2021
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
David Treadwell: Donald Trump faces up to his maker
Satire alert: Since yesterday was April Fool’s Day and Easter is two days away, it seemed right, somehow, to craft an imaginary piece in which Donald Trump apologizes for all his past sins. Dear God (and America), Since Easter is coming up, which my white evangelical Christian supporters tell me is a big deal in […]
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Commentary: Which superhero should we call if the Suez gets blocked again? An expert weighs in
If only we could have unplugged the vital shipping route just by calling on one of the superpowerful. A physicist shares ideas on how that might work.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Young man keeps it local with his stimulus spending
Re: “Letter to the editor: To prevent drowning, stimulus money better spent on life vest than on tattoos” (March 30): Tuesday’s letters to the editor included a response to a March 22 story that mentioned a young man who planned to use his stimulus money to buy a motorcycle and tattoos for the top of […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: The unexpected COVID-19 vaccine side effect – ‘I’m not crying, you’re crying’
I was prepared for a sore arm or flu-like symptoms, but I was not ready for the wave of emotion after the year tumbled down on me.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Big Oil’s endorsement of carbon fee an encouraging reversal
It also would be heartening to see Sens. King and Collins and Rep. Golden join Rep. Pingree in supporting the Energy Innovation Act.
Posted inThe Forecaster
School Notebook – Coastal Journal Edition: April 2
Topsham students take part in ‘powerful’ pandemic project As a way to mark the one-year anniversary of the day the world shut down after the outbreak of COVID-19, Megan Bosarge, an eighth grade language arts teacher at Mt. Ararat Middle School in Topsham, decided to challenge her students with what she called “a powerful project.” […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Inside Raymond: April 2
Studio turns it up Maine Dance Center of Raymond received many awards at Turn It Up in Westbrook on March 12, including the ADCC Studio of Excellence Award and Best Musical Theatre Performance for “5 Guys Named Moe,” choreographed by April Monte. Choreographer/instructor Adrienne Pelletier received three major awards for her routines, including Outstanding Choreography, […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Gordon Weil: Courts may render verdict on Trump
If at first you don’t succeed, try again. Then, keep on trying. If Trump’s opponents cannot win in Congress, they hope that the courts still bring him to justice. He faces legal challenges even after he has left the presidency. Special Counsel Robert Mueller, a Republican, found 10 “episodes” of potential obstruction of justice by […]
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Letter to the editor: ‘Party of No’ acts only to further reactionary agenda
I was not surprised by Sen. Ted Cruz’s response to calls for gun control legislation after the Colorado mass shootings, complaining that “every time there’s a shooting, … this (Judiciary) Committee gets together and proposes a bunch of laws that would do nothing to stop these murders.” All I could think was, what law has […]