Cynthia Zarin’s first novel, ‘Inverno,’ finds the acclaimed poet zigzagging with a pair of ex-lovers through decades.
2024
Deep Water: ‘Three Deer in Oquossoc,’ by Sonja Johanson
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Letter: In all situations, character matters
In Sunday’s Jan. 7 print edition of the paper, on facing pages (A10 and A11), are two interesting headlines and stories: On Page A10, “He was so well-loved and he loved everyone,” the story of a young man, Ahmir Jolliff, who was killed at his school by a 17-year-old. We don’t know the 17-year-old’s motive, […]
Letter: Bellows defies decades of legal precedent
The decision by Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows to remove former President Donald Trump’s name from the Republican primary ballot is beyond belief. I am not a lawyer, but five minutes of research revealed that the long-held legal precedent of “innocent until proven guilty” was first enshrined in American legal practice in the 1894 […]
A look at gardening trends for the new year
Columnist Tom Atwell is hopeful that in 2024, gardeners are doing more to help the environment. But climate change is beyond our (individual) control.
Letter: Mourning the loss of reasonable discourse
In Mr. Moore’s opinion piece, “Censorship must be challenged; Question 2 must be challenged” (Jan. 7), he ignores the problems raised by Central Maine Power’s and Versant’s barrage of misinformation and scare tactics that were funded by the two companies. There is no longer a requirement that both sides of an argument be fairly presented […]
Art review: Despite ‘traditional’ theme, packed photo show contains many surprises
‘Traditional Painting Genres in Photography’ is up at the Maine Museum of Photographic Arts in Portland through the end of the month.
Free reading by Ashley Bryan Fellows
Living Legacy: An Evening with the Ashley Bryan Fellows is Thursday at Mechanics’ Hall.
Home Plates: A home cook and bread baker ponders if baking is art or science
Both, Lindsay Porto concludes, and her Anadama bread is delicious proof.
Vegan Kitchen: Nationally known food justice advocate and vegan chef to speak at Bates
Bryant Terry will give keynote address at the college’s food justice forum on Martin Luther King Day.