We’re out of Afghanistan ($4 billion a month), but the defense appropriations bill that Sen. Angus King supported allows increases even beyond what President Biden requested. Sen. Joe Manchin and friends nickel and dime programs that would have a much more positive effect upon our security than missiles and bombs, but the defense appropriations bill […]
2021
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Society Notebook: Fire & Ice brings locals out in force
The Christmas Prelude fundraiser was held almost entirely outside of Nonantum Resort.
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Posted inPremier Property, Real Estate, Sponsored
Land for Sale: Two lots sold as one in Lower Village Kennebunk
0 Bufflehead Cove Lane, Kennebunk | $899,000
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Deep Water: ‘Late December, Early Winter,’ by Cait Vaughan
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Only citizens should be allowed to vote
I can remember how excited I was when I turned 21 and was eligible to vote. I went to Portland City Hall and signed up as soon as possible. I have voted in every election since then. To me and my husband, Carroll, being able to vote in local, state and national elections is a […]
Posted inFood, Recipes
I tried hot Dr Pepper, and it’s better than you might think
Dr Pepper promoted the steamy concoction for decades, and now the vintage ads are cropping up on social media. But it’s more than just a laugh.
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Letter to the editor: Puzzle out of step with actor’s gender identity
I am an avid fan of the crossword puzzle and also the parent of a child who is transgender. While doing the Dec. 19 Sunday crossword puzzle by Frank Longo on Page H4, I was dismayed to see the clue for 96 down: “Actress Page.” The answer was “Ellen,” but I would expect a newspaper […]
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‘The King’s Man’: Comic book meets history book
Matthew Vaughn’s ‘The King’s Man,” a prequel to the filmmaker’s two entertainingly comic-book-y action-adventure spy-larks “Kingsman: The Secret Service” and “Kingsman: The Golden Circle,” is at once more bonkers and more staid than either of its predecessors (if a film that features a dancing, omnivorously bisexual, murderous Grigori Rasputin as one of its villains can […]
Posted inFood, Green Plate Special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: Winter salads deserve a spot in your kitchen
No juicy, peak season tomatoes or tender kernels of just picked corn, but winter salads in Maine can offer heft, crunch, tang and charm all their own.
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Letter to the editor: Mask mandates usher in clarity, forestall debate
‘It would be nicer if people just did the right thing,’ but often they don’t unless they have to.