The juxtaposition of two local guest columnists (Stephen Heinz of Cumberland Foreside and Laura Fralich of New Gloucester) in the Dec. 29 Opinion section couldn’t have been better. The Heinz piece first: “Are we just talking to ourselves in these pages?,” followed by Fralich’s “Do not give up on your neighbors,” gave well-written responses for […]
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Opinion: How to stay in the moment — even when it feels like end times
Jesus, often pitched as the antidote to our anxieties, also makes a compelling case for embracing our fear.
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Posted inFood
With a new year comes changes in the food section
We say goodbye to our restaurant critic Andrew Ross, our garden columnist Tom Atwell and our vegan food columnist Avery Yale Kamila. We welcome back columnist Christine Burns Rudalevige, who writes about local food and sustainability.
Posted inLetters
Letter: Time to prepare for Trump 2.0
Is JD Vance really the president-elect’s right-hand man?
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Falmouth Land Trust embarks on sustainable trail restoration
With the help of volunteers and the expertise of Town 4 Trail Services, a sustainable trail design and construction company, Falmouth Land Trust has begun updating their trails with climate-resilient strategies.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Opinion: Remembering some of Maine’s leading lights
A grateful salute to the contributions of the late Joseph Brennan, Bruce Reeves, Louis Scolnick and Ed Boucher.
Posted inLetters
Letter: Elon Musk has his own agenda
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Donald Trump roundly criticized China for all of its real or apparent misdeeds, and his outrageous campaign statement was to impose tariffs on China. His alter ego, Elon Musk, must not have been listening to the president-elect spouting his wrath toward China. Musk, […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly, Scarborough Leader, South Portland Sentry, The Forecaster
Mainewhile: Social Security Fairness Act a great start to 2025
The new year is upon us. Farewell, 2024 and… welcome 2025? Sure, why not? Let’s hope for the best and ring in this new year with much joy and celebration. After all, who knows, it might just be the best year yet. None of us can see the future. As the late, and truly great, […]
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Opinion: Jimmy Carter just got better with age
Everything seemed to matter to the former president, who died Sunday at age 100.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Dalliance leads to erotic obsession in Susan Minot’s unflinching new novel
‘Don’t Be a Stranger,’ set in Manhattan, finds a middle-aged single mother besotted with a significantly younger man.