People suddenly terrified of being on the wrong side of history may attempt to justify recent events as mistakes. Mistakes?
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Portland Renys op-ed took me down memory lane | Opinion
The December tribute to the Congress Street store stirred up a lot of nostalgia.
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Posted inMaine, News
Meet the new Portland City Hall reporter
As a Portland native, it’s a bit of a homecoming and I’m excited to get to work to serve our readers.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This, Life & Culture, News
Historical photos show the Valentine Bandit’s handiwork in Portland
Hearts have covered downtown locations on Valentine’s Day for decades.
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
Seahawks QB Sam Darnold wins Super Bowl where he revived his career
Darnold, playing for his fifth team in eight season, was a backup to Brock Purdy in San Francisco after his career sputtered with the Jets.
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
Tough end to stellar season for Patriots QB Drake Maye
Maye turns the ball over three times and New England was dominated by Seattle’s Dark Side defense.
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
Patriots’ Super Bowl dream denied by Seahawks
New England’s offense is shut down by Seattle’s dominant defense and the Patriots lose their record sixth Super Bowl.
Posted inLetters
Should we have to earn the right to affordable health care? | Letter
This is in response to a Jan. 27 letter (“Reality of health care worth examining“) that supported universal health care, but only for people “contingent with a healthy lifestyle.” The premise is that people who abuse their body get no health care, because they don’t deserve it. Does this mean that Trump would lose his […]
Posted inMaine, News
In ways big and small, Portlanders say ‘Go Pats’
Last-minute shoppers and early game-day sippers were all ready for the team’s return to the Super Bowl.
Posted inLetters
ICE immigration enforcement logic is flawed | Letter
Thank you for Amy Fried’s Jan. 26 op-ed on immigration enforcement (“The ICE surge in Maine is relying on lies“). In many ways, the current ICE surge is the Trump administration in miniature: a gigantic transmogrification machine. Residents of the United States who can’t document that they were born here, especially if they don’t look “white” […]