As I watched the Feb. 21 60 Minutes piece on Syria and President Assad, I was really choked up. He has tortured and murdered millions of his people, mostly innocent children, with illegal barrel bombs. Assad has ordered the eyes cut from living prisoners, a boy taken from a bus because he had an anti-government […]
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Lobster industry changes require more evidence on whale deaths
The blame shouldn’t be laid on Maine fishermen unless regulators can show that’s where it belongs.
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Posted inDo This
Bates Dance, Public Theatre offer new works, live and streaming, that explore collaboration
The dance festival offers opportunities to connect with strangers on Zoom, while the Lewiston theater streams a performance of ‘I and You.’
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Giving Voice: Despite pandemic, love endures at Brunswick drop-in center
The Gathering Place is approaching its 10th anniversary, having first opened its door on Feb. 7, 2011, offering shelter, friendship and hope. I had attended a training class for volunteers but wasn’t assigned during the first week. But I showed up for week two and was a regular volunteer for the next nine years until […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the Editor: ‘Cultured’ meat is a humane, safer alternative
Democrats should include federal funding for cultured-meat research in their coronavirus-relief bill. For readers who aren’t aware, cultured meat is grown from cells, without slaughter. Since animals are removed from the process, the risk of zoonotic diseases like COVID-19 making the jump to humans is eliminated. Our current food system — which relies on huge […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Competition for housing fuels construction boom in Biddeford-Saco
The area has become increasingly attractive as high rental prices push people out of the Portland market.
Posted inDo This
Live Music Lineup: Three shows this weekend span several genres, from roots to British Invasion
Catch performances from Britt Connors, Claudia Acuña and Meraki.
Posted inDo This, Food
Bar Guide: Pair your next book with a Maine author-inspired cocktail
These combos are perfect for your next Zoom book club meeting.
Posted inDo This
Things to Do: Taco takeover in Kennebunkport, an online tour of London and virtual art from Camden
You can also register for a weeknight presentation from writer and humorist Susan Poulin.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Hospitals deliver better care when nurses unionize
Nurses put patients first, and should have more say in hospital policies than they get without a union.