For dreamers like me, the Rainbow Connection seems distant. Our political climate has abandoned what I consider the Muppet spirit: a celebration of wistfulness, a collective made strong by diversity and humble and transparent leadership. Contemporary politics has been like shadow puppets: projections designed to obscure the causes of our dysfunctional society. The Muppets offer […]
2026
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Let’s never take Maine’s night skies for granted | Victoria Hugo-Vidal
Light pollution is a problem that fortunately has not yet interfered with one of the things that makes living here special.
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Will ranked choice voting be expanded in Maine? | Opinion
The question is before the courts. The system is not without its deficiencies.
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Bowdoin student-podcasters interview Maine’s candidates for governor
The second season of ‘Pine State Politics,’ a podcast about Maine government created by Bowdoin College students, will be available April 13 on all major podcast platforms.
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Obituary: Jadine (Raynes) O’Brien
PORTLAND – Jadine Raynes O’Brien, 94, of Portland and formerly Peaks Island, died March 29, 2026, at The Cedars Assisted Living …
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Obituary: Sally Jeanetta (Partin) Jones
SACO – Sally Jeanetta (Partin) Jones, 84, of Saco, Maine, passed away on Feb. 24, 2026. “She tried her best”
Born May …
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Obituary: Perley Dupuis
BUXTON – Perley Dupuis, 73, a devoted husband, dedicated father, and adoring grandfather, was a resilient man of impressive “fix-anything” talent …
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Obituary: Thomas Gerald “Vito” Caiazzo
n March 31, 2026, at the Maine Medical Center in Portland. He was born on Jan. 20, 1946 to Vincenzo and …
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Obituary: Sally (Schauman) Brown
PORTLAND – Sally Schauman Brown, loving wife to Woody Brown, doting mother to Amy and Katie, passed on Sunday March 29, …
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Obituary: Phyllis J. Jimino
PORTLAND – Phyllis J. Jimino, 90, of Portland, passed away March 28, 2026, at Hospice of Southern Maine with her family …