What the first president’s own documents reveal about his life and work as a farmer.
2021
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Gratitude and grace needed during the holidays
The advice of the Maine CDC director strikes the right chord in a bewildering, frustrating time.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Art review: Classical music translated into colorful compositions
‘Lynne Mapp Drexler: Orchestrations in Color’ is up through Friday at Elizabeth Moss Galleries’ new Old Port outpost.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
What’s up in January: Four bright planets put on a show early in the year
Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury and Venus will be lined up in the western sky right after sunset during the first few days of the month.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: NECEC foes have allowed perfect to be the enemy of the good
Joel Clement and Pete Didisheim would rather imagine a regional climate change strategy than implement a substantive and permitted proposal.
Posted inMaine, Toy Fund
Donations continue to flow into toy fund
Thousands of Maine children have now received holiday gifts thanks to the supporters of the Press Herald Toy Fund, continuing a tradition begun 72 years ago. But donations continue to flow into the fund, ensuring the tradition will continue. Donations from readers of the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, the Sun Journal in Lewiston and […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Insight: Don’t wait for the new year to make a new start
Benjamin Franklin, America’s first self-help guru, thought of improvement as an ongoing project, not as sudden change.
Posted inFood, Vegan Kitchen
In 2021, vegan food was here, there and everywhere
From Hollywood to British royalty, from fast food to Michelin-starred restaurants, the popularity of vegan eating surged this past year.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
‘The Tender Bar’ movie review: Liquor and life lessons, served neat
The title of George Clooney’s warm and fuzzy film adaptation of J.R. Moehringer’s best-selling 2005 memoir involves a bit of clever wordplay. First, “The Tender Bar” is an affectionate allusion to the place where much of the film’s action takes place, if action is the right word for a story that’s mostly about words and […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Maine legislators should expand Good Samaritan protections
As a person in long-term recovery and an advocate in the recovery movement, I feel more needs to be done to stop the drug overdose crisis. One thing we can do is support the expansion of the state’s Good Samaritan law. This law currently protects a person who has overdosed and a person who calls […]