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Mainers like absentee voting. Question 1 would make that option harder.

by Rachel Ohm August 21, 2025October 15, 2025

The November referendum has been framed around requiring voter ID, but it also includes a host of changes to absentee voting.

Op-eds, Opinion

It falls to us to improve Maine’s political culture | Opinion

by Zoe Scontras August 21, 2025August 20, 2025

It’s time we start recognizing each other’s humanity — and demanding the same from our leaders.

Letters

Voter ID referendum would disenfranchise senior, disabled voters | Letter

August 21, 2025August 20, 2025

Anyone with common sense should be strongly against this effort.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture, Review

Lauren Wolk’s lyrical ‘Candle Island’ gets so much right

by Amy MacDonald August 21, 2025August 20, 2025

But her recent YA novel gets one thing all wrong: the summer residents versus locals dynamic.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture, Religion and Values, Review

‘Little World’ is the brief, transporting story of a young saint

by Talya Zax Special to The Washington Post August 21, 2025August 20, 2025

In Josephine Rowe’s novel, the body of a girl refuses to decompose and is suspected of causing miracles.

Elections, Maine, News, Politics

Here’s how Maine’s voter ID referendum would change absentee voting

by Rachel Ohm August 21, 2025October 15, 2025

The changes include limitations on the number of ballot drop boxes, an end to ongoing absentee voting and an end to family members making ballot requests for voters.

Arts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine, News

York artist chased his dreams of Major League Baseball. Now he hopes to inspire others.

by Ray Routhier August 21, 2025August 20, 2025

Micah Johnson’s art has been on the cover of Time magazine, on baseball cards and caps. Now he’s writing and illustrating a middle grade novel.

Letters

What’s happening in Gaza is the very definition of genocide | Letter

August 21, 2025August 20, 2025

This letter is in response to a harmful and misconstrued take that what is happening in Gaza right now is not a genocide (“We cannot call it genocide in Gaza,” letter, Aug. 14). First, I want to take a moment to define the term “genocide.” According to the U.N. definition, genocide means killing, causing serious […]