“You Can’t Get There from Here: The 2015 Portland Museum of Art Biennial” is a rather corny title for a very provocative exhibition (Oct. 8 to Jan. 3, 2016), the title of which is meant to invoke, in the words of guest curator Alison Ferris, “the many ways that these artists have embraced the unknown.” […]
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Out & About: National tour of ‘42nd Street’ is top ticket
There’s a lot of intriguing music and one superb Broadway musical slated for southern Maine over the next week and half. Top choice is the national tour of “42nd Street,” which is one of the ultimate shows about showbiz. It’s a 1980 Broadway version of the celebrated 1933 Hollywood film that’s fondly remembered for its […]
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The Universal Notebook: Refugees are our responsibility
The hopeless mess the United States is making in the Middle East was tragically emphasized on Oct. 3 when U.S. war planes mistakenly bombed a hospital in Afghanistan for an hour, reducing the Doctors Without Borders hospital to rubble and killing 22 people. A less incendiary, but equally dramatic sign of the turmoil the U.S. […]
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The Right View: Columbus did more than sail the ocean blue
What if you learned that what you’ve been taught about Christopher Columbus is a lie? That what you’ve been told, and what your children are being told about him, is politically driven hogwash, designed to denigrate the very idea of the founding of the Americas? In honor of Columbus Day, here is some history that […]
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Intentionally Unreasonable: A new world view, 'Made in China'
Like many other things you will touch or use today, this letter to my kids bears the ubiquitous “Made in China” stamp, as it’s being written from the other side of the earth while I’m working in Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau and Shenzhen, China. Dear Cammy & Zack, While I’ll be home later this week, […]
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Letter: Portland-NYC bus service is the way to go
Harry Blunt, principal of Concord Coach Lines, deserves a transportation sanity award for his recently announced intention to operate direct, non-stop, first-class bus service from Portland to New York City, starting next month. While TrainRiders/Northeast clamors for a multi-stop train in that market, requiring massive expenditures for physical plant improvements and equipment – and an […]
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Letter: LePage behaves like a small-town sheriff
I read with great interest Edgar Allen Beem’s opinion regarding Gov. Paul LePage’s behavior regarding the threatened withdrawal of funds to help maintain the Good Will-Hinckley program (“No excuse for executive abuse”). Another example of political leadership with limited substance and unlimited ego. LePage’s inability to string coherent sentences together at times certainly explains his […]
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Letter: Lyons for District 2 councilor in Portland
I’m voting for Wells Lyons in Portland City Council District 2. Wells is a remarkable person. He is smart, kind, invested, and the best person for the job. Wells is highly approachable and is happy to talk about any issue, big or small. He is thoughtful and truly thinks through each issue carefully and with […]
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Letter: Woods misses the value of legislative sentiment
I read Steve Woods’ column, “The recipe for Maine’s political apocalypse? Blueberry nut bread,” and wondered from where he came. I’m also “from away” and I find that the best part of Maine’s approach to governance is reflected in Sen. Rebecca Millett’s combination of legislative zeal, especially fighting the good fight to support our local […]
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Scarborough man dies scuba diving in Portland Harbor
PORTLAND — A man who died Wednesday in an apparent diving accident in Portland Harbor has been identified as Dennis McGrath of Scarborough. McGrath, 56, died while diving under a fishing boat docked at the Portland Fish Pier, 300 Commercial St., according to a Portland Police Department press release Thursday morning. McGrath, a commercial diver, was […]