Only time will tell if the trend translates into more backcountry skiers in remote wilderness areas.
2021
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Republican galled by Maine party’s attack on Collins
Maine Public recently released a story headlined “The Maine GOP Has Condemned Susan Collins’ Vote To Convict Trump – But She’s Not Having Any Of It.” As a lifelong Republican and strong supporter of our senator, Susan Collins, I absolutely love this headline because it speaks volumes to the kind of leader she is. During […]
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Posted inFood, Green Plate Special, Recipes
Expand your baking horizons with chickpea flour
Farming chickpeas is gentle on the environment. Baking with chickpea flour is a boon to your cookies and cakes.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Internal fights rock Maine Republicans
Party leaders should focus on winning elections, not enforcing ideological purity.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Real estate boom signals new in-migration to Maine. Let’s hope we’re ready
It’s the result of a strong brand, a virus and our own responsible action. The challenge: making it work for the people who were here all along.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Observer: Two blind dates, two different endings
Friends can fix you up, but they can’t create the necessary chemistry.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Stress isn’t all in your head
Your body will tell you when your brain is dealing with more than it can handle.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside table: A coming-of-age novel in tough times
“I usually prefer nonfiction, but (the novel) ‘West With Giraffes’ by Lynda Rutledge is based on some facts: In the late 1930s, two giraffes were shipped across the Atlantic to be placed in the San Diego Zoo. The ship was hit by a horrible hurricane which injured one giraffe, but both miraculously survived. Then, they […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
In India, the complicated truth behind the killing of two teenagers
What Sonia Faleiro learns while investigating the deaths of ‘The Good Girls’ who are the subject of her new book “reveals as much about the failings of India’s law enforcement, media and politics” as about their murder.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Outdoors, Review
The first comprehensive guide to Maine’s birdlife in some 70 years gets everything right
Peter Vickery did not live to see his life’s work published, but ‘Birds of Maine’ – engaging, gorgeous and packed with information – is a great testament to a great ornithologist.