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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture
Bestsellers: ‘Small Things Like These,’ ‘The Let Them Theory’
The week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Opinion: Firearm rights are under continued assault in Maine
The 72-hour waiting period endangers women in urgent need of self-defense and causes economic damage to rural communities.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine needs more housing, fast. Two companies are turning to the assembly line.
Built in a factory, modular homes and apartments can go up quickly. Can new designs change some of the stigma?
Posted inLetters
Letter: Cease-fire agreement is too little, too late
It was disgusting to hear former President Biden bragging about achieving a cease-fire agreement when he could have brought it about 15 months ago, the moment he stopped arming Israel in its wholesale slaughter of innocent Palestinians. Tens of thousands of people, mostly women and children, would still be alive. John Manderino Scarborough
Posted inOpinion
The Maine Millennial: This is not what protecting women looks like
The Trump administration wants to crack down on minorities and is using my safety as an excuse to do it.
Posted inLetters
Letter: Maine legislators must support family planning
I am writing to urge our Maine state legislators to prioritize legislation that will provide state-level funding for reproductive care in Maine. Like many women who grew up in the 1970s and 1980s, I took for granted that access to family planning and abortion care would always be available to those in need in the […]
Posted inSports
In shift, UMaine women’s basketball retains state’s best players
After years of seeing backyard talent go elsewhere, the Black Bears and coach Amy Vachon are experiencing a successful run of in-state recruiting.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Make this speedy chicken soup to help you through cold season
How to turn leftover roast or rotisserie chicken into soup, homemade stock and all.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: What was the point of Portland’s anti-Trump protest?
If the People’s March last week was about making a lot of noise and impeding traffic … mission accomplished.