The ancient trail across Mount Desert Island – unmarked and unmaintained, so travel is at your own risk – has been trodden by footsteps for hundreds of years.
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Posted inLetters
Letter: Bellows got it right
Susan Collins, Angus King and Jared Golden should be ashamed for criticizing Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ decision to remove Trump from the primary ballot; they prefer to leave it to voters to decide. Look how that turned out in 2020! How about the Constitution? Trump is an insurrectionist. For those who missed the carnage, […]
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Society Notebook: Yellow Tulip supporters socialize to destigmatize mental illness
Hope for the Holidays at Canopy by Hilton Portland Waterfront raised $21,000 for the nonprofit.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Deep Water: ‘Postulates,’ by Mark Melnicove
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Bonnie Jo Campbell’s ‘The Waters’ is pure magic
The author’s first novel in a dozen years (her last was “Once Upon a River”) sprinkles pixie dust on a world of resilient women and hardscrabble farmers.
Posted inLetters
Letter: Early interventions critical for at-risk babies
My thanks for the Dec. 10 editorial highlighting the need to improve Child Development Services, Maine’s system for young children with developmental delays. We applaud the emphasis on intervening early. As a first step, CDS must improve identification and support for infants and toddlers. When developmental delays are identified as early as possible, timely supports […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Let the ballot eligibility process run its course
Clamor over Secretary Bellows’ decision – from all sides – does more harm than good.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Flooding’s on the rise in Maine, but just 1% of homeowners have insurance
Few Mainers have a policy that covers the kind of severe flooding seen in the Dec. 18 storm. As climate change brings more extreme weather events to the state, the impacts could be costly.
Posted inLetters
Letter: Laws are essential for climate progress
Resiliency is fine, but real progress on climate change will come from legislation and activism.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
‘When the Island Had Fish’ is a portrait of Vinalhaven through its most prominent industry
Writer Janna Malamud Smith draws from historical records and interviews with contemporary fishermen to depict the fishing community of Vinalhaven, from bounteous ocean to ‘fished out.’