Phoebe Thompson writes about old bonds and buried struggles in female friendships in ‘Girls Our Age.’
April 2026
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture
Read the poem ‘Contour Lines’ by Kyle Dancause
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling
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Posted inCommunity, News, Schools and Education
‘Real experience’: 7 Gould Academy students win NASA rover challenge
‘You’re not going to get this by sitting in a classroom’: The student-led engineering group earned the top prize and multiple honors in global competition.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Susan Collins is voting to undermine secure elections | Opinion
The senator seems willing to risk Maine voting rights in exchange for the support of conservative PACs in an election year.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
A trio of predictions for Earth Day 2026 | Opinion
Unfortunately, none of them are optimistic. Fortunately, we have the power to vote out politicians who lack the courage to face climate change.
Posted inLeslie Bridgers, Opinion
I traded my car for the Metro bus in Portland. Here’s how it went. | Column
Although I’m now more likely to use Greater Portland’s public transportation system, I won’t be giving up my Subaru.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, News
Here’s how Maine is celebrating Earth Day 2026
Communities across Maine are celebrating April 22’s Earth Day throughout the week.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, News
Ahead of Portland fashion show, breast cancer survivors heal together
‘We kept fixing each other,’ one model said.
Posted inLetters
Transgender athlete ballot measure being bungled by Bellows | Letter
As expected, Shenna Bellows does not, in any way, describe the wishes of Maine voters with her proposed referendum question for the upcoming election. The majority of voters of Maine wanted it perfectly clear that men (assigned male at birth) have no place in women’s sports, women’s bathrooms or women’s detention facilities. Bellows is not […]
Posted inLetters
Pull back the curtain on Graham Platner | Letter
As a card-carrying Democrat for 62 years, I would have preferred an experienced alternative to Gov. Janet Mills to run against Sen. Susan Collins. I cannot support Graham Platner. Platner’s bid for U.S. Senate is the product of a slick, well-financed marketing campaign that reminds me of a state fair midway barker practicing a time-honored […]