Party: independent Age: 68 Home: Cape Elizabeth Background: Grew up in Bangor, the oldest son of a prominent doctor and community-minded mother and was a college intern for Democratic U.S. Sen. Edmund Muskie. Education: Deerfield Academy (N.H.); Harvard College; Georgetown University School of Law. Career: Associate Director of Office of Management and Budget, 1977-1980; attorney, […]
Karen Beaudoin
Posted inLife & Culture
U.S. traveling cat film festival brings out fans of felines
Stars of the event include Oscar the blind kittens and Henri, the cat noir.
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Posted inRecipes
A tuna sandwich by way of Mediterranean bruschetta
The open-faced sandwich is a healthy alternative to cooking a meal on a hot summer day.
Posted inSpecial Features
Special investigative report: Anatomy of a recall
The Portland Press Herald’s 2012 report on contaminated meat following a Hannaford recall pushed the USDA to finally take action this year on beef processing.
Posted inLife & Culture
From the Bard to the Dance Mile to drinks on the beach
Plan your weekend with all the options in this week’s MaineToday Magazine.
Posted inMaine
Bath Heritage Days Parade doesn’t disappoint: Photos
Music, costumes and plenty of red, white and blue entertains the crowd as the show goes on despite approaching stormy weather.
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World, News
At 116, Arkansas woman named oldest American
Gertrude Weaver is now the second-oldest person in the world behind 116-year-old Misao Okawa of Japan, and the 11th oldest person of all time.
Posted inHealth, News, Politics
Free birth control becoming standard for women
This week the Supreme Court allowed some employers with religious scruples to opt out, but most companies appear to be going in the opposite direction.
Posted inPolitics
Corporations are people? It’s a real legal concept
The principle has been lurking in U.S. law for more than a century, but Republican support and this week’s Supreme Court ruling have given it extra momentum.