Amid the harrowing themes, several poems center on loving mother-daughter bonds.
2023
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Being wary of newcomers is nothing new
It seems that the tendency to be wary of newcomers to our country is not a new phenomenon. A local news item in the Coast Watch newspaper of over 120 years ago illustrates the suspicion and fear that were rampant about immigrants working to extend tracks for a trolley system in the Portland area. It […]
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Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Hunting: What seems random is probably more of a survival instinct
From grouse to deer to snowshoe hare, so many actions are not just reactionary but often related to survival.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Deep Water: ‘To Donna Dancing in Her Attic,’ by Denise Pendleton
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inMaine, News, Opinion
Sixty years later, King’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ resonates in Maine
The letter is being read publicly Monday in an online remembrance of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Some of the readers shared their thoughts about participating, and what the letter means.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Could speaker drama happen in Maine?
If Republicans got the House majority, their own ineptitude – combined with Democratic unity and ideological cohesion – could still cost them the gavel.
Posted inHomes
Window Shopping: Maine made ceramics
On beyond dishware! Though there’s some dishware here too.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Art review: Portland photo museum puts on another jam-packed show
Maine Museum of Photographic Arts features works of 24 artists in ‘Twelfth Night.’
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Prepare for winter weather – grow and preserve produce
While reading the Jan. 8 ice storm reminiscences, I began to think about a guide to urban gardening that will guide you through plant selection, assigning space based on potential yield and unique crop needs. I have seven beds and three stacks of used tires. One bed is mostly lettuces, interspersed with spinach and several […]
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Letter to the editor: Expansion of heating aid eligibility affects Maine’s ability to help others
Jim Fossel rightly complains, in his Jan. 8 column, about the way Republicans worked with Democrats and the Mills administration on the heating aid bill, but he fails to note that it was their insistence on expanding eligibility to higher-earning recipients that is blowing a hole in the capacity of the state to deal with […]