The Biden campaign is floundering — directionless, unable to formulate a coherent second term vision and battered by a series of national polls that place his public standing at historic low levels for an incumbent president seeking re-election. Bidenomics, the president’s economic policy once heavily touted as the centerpiece of his administration, was a monumental […]
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Opinion: We must resist the national lunge towards ignorance
Laws now mandate the teaching of African American and Maine Native American studies; new bills will provide funding and support. This is noble and necessary.
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Opinion: This is a make-or-break year for the environment
If elected, Donald Trump will dismember the EPA and make decisions that condemn us to decades of regrettable consequences.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Arts Calendar: March 15-22
Comedy Friday 3/15 “Cut Your Teeth”: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $10. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com Saturday 3/16 “Maine Made” local comedy: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $10. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com “LOLS, an Evening of Local Comedy”: 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $15 advance, $20 at door. […]
Posted inLetters
Letter: Gun waiting periods can save lives
A fact that is frequently overlooked in discussions of gun violence is that 89% of deaths by gun in Maine are suicides, and more than half of suicide deaths in Maine are by gun. The reason so many deaths are by gun is because attempts by gun are lethal 85% of the time, compared, for […]
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Letter: Enough with Robert Card images
Would you please stop printing pictures of Robert Card? There is nothing worse than getting my paper out of the delivery box, sitting with my coffee and seeing him stare back at me from the front page. It feels like ripping the bandage off a wound — over and over and over. Jo-Ann Bertrand Biddeford
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Letter: At 90, I no longer vote Republican
I am 90 years old and a native Mainer. I was a college student in Boston in 1952 when there was a huge rally at Boston Garden for Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, running for president. It was a thrilling experience; I could not wait to register as a Republican and vote for Eisenhower. That was […]
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The Wrap: Sacred Profane opens at Thompson’s Point; specialty burgers in Gorham
Plus, plans change for a food truck park in Freeport, 2DineIn eliminates tipping, Thai Esaan’s limited reopening and a new hospitality podcast.
Posted inMaine, Religion and Values
In Biddeford, iftar dinner builds community during Ramadan
The tradition of inviting the community to a fast-breaking dinner will continue this year on March 23 at Southern Maine Health Care. This year’s gathering includes a panel discussion that celebrates Muslim women.
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Clarence Page: For one night, Biden was the media master while Trump was fumbling
The president performed well enough last week to reap the full benefit of our low expectations.