Large swaths of Dallas, Houston and other cities are being plunged into darkness for an hour at a time — and in some cases longer — as surging demand for heat pushes the power grid to the brink.
2021
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Freeport bond would rebuild community
As a lifelong Freeporter, I want to tip my hat in thanks to Doug Leland for his thoughtful piece supporting the March 9 bond for bike/pedestrian accommodations on the I-295 overpasses in Freeport (Mallet Drive and Desert Road). He frames the bridge funding issue as one of rebuilding community by reconnecting both sides of our […]
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Posted inNation & World
The superspreaders behind top COVID-19 conspiracy theories
As the coronavirus spread, speculation about its origins was close behind.
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Scarborough library to host online talk on ‘War Pigeons: Winged Couriers in the U.S. Military, 1878-1957
SCARBOROUGH — Elizabeth G. Macalaster will give virtual illustrated author talk at the Scarborough Public Library as part of the Authors at the Library series. For more than seven decades, homing pigeons provided the U.S. military with its fastest most reliable means of communication. Macalaster’s book, “War Pigeons: Winged Couriers in the U.S. Military, 1878-1957,” […]
Posted inTimes Record
Late ice cramps anglers’ appetite, research of crucial fish
The smelts are important because they are a key piece of the food chain in coastal areas, lakes and rivers.
Posted inNation & World
From medieval times to our current crisis, plagues often accelerate extremist movements
Since ancient times, pandemics have spurred sharp turns in political beliefs, spawning extremist movements, waves of mistrust and wholesale rejection of authorities. Americans are falling prey to the same phenomenon.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Why some state and local governments are desperate for more stimulus aid
While tax revenue grew in some states last year, the majority – at least 26 states – were hit with shortfalls.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Late ice cramps anglers’ appetite, research of crucial rainbow smelts
A lack of ice in cold weather states this year has made it difficult for scientists to study the population of an ecologically important fish.
Posted inTimes Record
From the Garden: In an anxious winter, the garden still offers consolation
Deep into this pandemic winter, it can be hard to remember what a refuge gardens were last spring and summer. In those frightening early days of COVID-19, victory gardens and household vegetable plots sprang up all over. Seed companies reported shortages. Hardware stores saw a run on garden tools. Millions found comfort, release and a […]
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Library hosts grant-funded middle school book group
The virtual discussion group is funded by a Maine Humanities Council grant.