This newspaper should be ashamed of itself for its blatantly biased headline on a recent story regarding Sen. Susan Collins supporting a 2026 referendum barring transgender students from sports teams and private spaces. The headline was “Sen. Collins signs Maine petition for initiative to restrict transgender rights.” Casting this issue as a restriction of transgender […]
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Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
Family-owned Christmas tree farms in southern Maine express optimism
Three Christmas tree farmers in the Lakes Region discuss the process of growing trees, relationships between different farms, and the value of cutting one’s own tree.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This, Life & Culture, Maine
5 fun things to do in Boothbay Harbor
Set on the coast, the Lincoln County town has charm and scenery.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Media is adding to Platner’s uphill battle in Senate race | Opinion
Gov. Janet Mills is not receiving the same level of scrutiny as her Democratic rival.
Posted inLetters
Write Platner off at your peril | Letter
I wish to respond to the Nov. 28 op-ed by Jeffrey Evangelos of Friendship (“Graham Platner has a Blackwater problem”). My first response to Evangelos is: Has he seen Graham Platner at a town hall? If not, he should attend one. Platner fills auditoriums. He creates a buzz. He speaks of issues that are near […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This, Life & Culture
7 Maine events this week include Holiday at Hadlock and an ugly sweater bar crawl
Also, head to Waterville for the Bossov Ballet production of ‘The Nutcracker.’
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This, Life & Culture
Historical photos show Christmas shopping in Portland in 1939
Shoppers flocked to Congress Street to visit several shops.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This, Life & Culture, Maine, News
These 5 holiday displays will take you back in time
Learn about traditions of Christmases past at historic homes and sites in southern Maine.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine’s members of Congress must speak out against genocide in Gaza | Opinion
Money being used to kill Palestinians could be used to feed American families and provide affordable housing and health care.