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2025
Winter spots to eat outdoors in southern Maine – and still stay warm
The trend toward outdoor dining in the cold months continues, with places offering heated patios, decks, shacks or igloos.
Our View: You get the Legislature you pay for
The increase to Maine lawmakers’ salaries coming into effect this session is good for governance.
An adaptable air fryer chicken dinner for any occasion
Air fryer chicken thighs with potatoes and Brussels sprouts is a low-effort meal for a weeknight or special occasion.
Bestsellers: ‘How to Read a Book,’ ‘Serviceberry’
The week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
Letter: Trump getting a head start on the craziness
Donald Trump is spewing new kinds of crazy before his term even starts. He wants Canada to become the 51st state? Annex Greenland? Take over the Panama Canal? Who even says that? Oh, Trump does. Is this really what a very slim majority of voters wanted in a leader? He is no leader. He’s a convicted criminal […]
Letter: Trump, Carter couldn’t be more different
President-elect Trump recently posted comments on Truth Social about former President Jimmy Carter, saying that “he did everything in his power to improve the lives of all Americans. For that, we owe him a debt of gratitude.” If Trump truly believes these words and believes that someone in public office, who works on behalf of […]
Opinion: What you think you know about Ukraine is probably wrong
I want to address the hoariest myth of all: that it’s all the fault of an aggressive West.
Maine businesses say H-1B visas are critical to filling labor gaps
Trump allies are split over the program that brings skilled foreign workers to labs, hospitals, universities and tech companies in Maine.
Letter: Writer snubbed Snowe
The absence of the former senator in a recent op-ed on women in leadership was a glaring omission.