2021 – Page 953 – The Portland Press Herald

Arts & Entertainment, Do This

Face the Music: Singer-songwriter Dar Williams is back with ‘I’ll Meet You Here’

by Aimsel Ponti September 20, 2021September 20, 2021

The album is scheduled for release on Oct. 1, the same day as her show in Brownfield.

Maine

Portland council again grapples with local mask mandate

by Randy Billings September 20, 2021September 19, 2021

If it decides to impose one, the city would be the only municipality in Maine to require people to wear masks in indoor public settings, regardless of vaccination status.

Do This

Fall fairs are back. Here’s what you can expect

by Ray Routhier September 20, 2021September 17, 2021

After a year hiatus, some of Maine’s biggest fairs – including Cumberland and Fryeburg – are returning, but are asking people to be wary of COVID risks.

Do This, Food

Tap Lines: Oktoberfest beers make change of seasons easier to swallow

by Ben Lisle September 20, 2021September 22, 2021

Bissell Brothers’ Festbier joins the offerings from Maine breweries.

Times Record Opinion

Commentary: Facebook has known for a year and a half that Instagram is bad for teens despite claiming otherwise

by Christia Spears Brown, University of Kentucky The Conversation September 20, 2021September 16, 2021

There are the harms researchers have been documenting for years

Op-eds, Opinion

Rep. Chellie Pingree: We must save Roe v. Wade

by Rep. Chellie Pingree Special to the Press Herald September 20, 2021September 19, 2021

I’ve co-sponsored legislation that would keep the government out of our personal health decisions, and I support President Biden’s drive to confirm pro-choice federal judges.

Letters

Letter to the editor: More in-depth data needed when reporting COVID numbers

September 20, 2021September 19, 2021

I am writing to request that our news media begin to provide greater detail when it comes to reporting on COVID. Most, if not all, media outlets provide only the number of new infections, new hospitalizations, new ICU patients and new number of deaths without providing information as to vaccinated versus unvaccinated contained within these […]

Letters

Letter to the editor: Reconciliation bill is cheaper than paying for climate change damage

September 20, 2021September 19, 2021

The Maine Sunday Telegram recently published a Washington Post article with a headline that pointed out: “Nearly 1 in 3 Americans experienced a weather disaster this summer.” It was on Page A2 but should have been on Page A1, as it reported that 388 people in the United States died of weather events so far […]