In this season of beauty and terror, it’s important not to take even the most common birdsongs for granted.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
E.B. White spoke to his time – and ours
In ‘On Democracy,’ his granddaughter has collected and republished a number of his essays. In the Age of Trump, they are as relevant as ever.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine boatyard building replica of Hemingway’s fishing boat
Ernest Hemingway’s iconic boat Pilar sits in a museum in Cuba, but the construction of a replica is underway in Brooklin.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, Nation & World
Best-selling Southern author Anne Rivers Siddons dies at 83
She is known for her novels ‘Heartbreak Hotel,’ ‘Peachtree Road’ and ‘The House Next Door,’ which Stephen King called one of the best horror novels of the 20th century.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Court upholds longer sentence for convicted Maine embezzler who faked illness
The Massachusetts man is serving 7 years for embezzling from Brooklin Boat Yard, a punishment that was increased because he feigned incompetence to try to avoid justice.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Our state constitution should prohibit sex discrimination
Passing L.D. 433 would give Mainers the chance to vote on constitutional protections against sex-based bias.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Q: When is a detective story more than a detective story? A: When it’s an allegory for the state of the nation.
Jonathan Lethem’s latest, ‘The Feral Detective,’ is more than the usual whodunit.