The Christmas Bird Count shows us how finches that thrived the past few years in Quebec and Ontario with plenty of food now need to look elsewhere.
2021
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Expedite COVID vaccine access at Maine prisons, jails
People living or working in group settings should be vaccinated in the same time frame, whether that setting is a nursing home or a correctional facility.
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4 dams, the future of Kennebec fish runs and salmon’s survival at stake in federal licensing battle
State officials and conservationists want one or more of the Canadian-owned dams removed to let salmon reach the Sandy River.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Tom Hanks stars in the broad-minded, bighearted Western ‘News of the World’
The backdrop against which the action of “News of the World” unfolds is a Texas in transition. Set during Reconstruction, and starring Tom Hanks as Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd – an itinerant Confederate veteran who makes his meager living reading a curated selection of newspaper articles aloud to audiences for a dime a head – […]
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Letter to the editor: Promises to our poor, homeless neighbors are unfulfilled
Sixty-four seems a pretty insignificant number. And yet it struck me mightily when the Press Herald reported that was the number of homeless people who died in Portland in 2020. What the devil is wrong with us? It can’t be that we are unaware of tragedy, that we are unmoved by such a happening among […]
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Hunting: Examining an animal’s flight-or-fight response
So many animals, when faced with potential danger, use available information to decide whether to hold tight and confront the threat or flee to safety.
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Letter to the editor: Skeptic underestimates impact of plant-based diet
In a Dec. 27 letter, Steven Hedlund writes, “The world’s problems (disease, climate change, etc.) cannot simply be solved by eating more vegetables and less meat and seafood.” Current scientific studies refute this opinion. The majority of grains grown in the U.S. go to feeding livestock animals, not people. Globally, according to the U.N. Food […]
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Deep Water: ‘Cranes,’ by Martin Steingesser
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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Q&A: Recently retired CMCA director reflects on Maine art scene
Suzette McAvoy left the Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland at the end of the year, but isn’t going away.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Fans of the bitter cold share their inspiration
Even when it’s 20-below (or colder), it’s no problem for Mainers who find beauty in the depth of winter.