Going to a favorite restaurant involves a social exchange that’s hard to replace when the business is closed.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Rejection of LGBTQ youth can be fatal
It is time for older folks to accept young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning.
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Posted inFood, Recipes
Our dads and granddads were an undemanding lot at the table
As an entire generation of fathers and grandfathers leaves us, we remember the food they loved (American chop suey, pup-gullion, biscuits) and the experiences that shaped their palates.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Imagining a summer without the Sea Dogs
We’ll probably have to wait until next year before we can eat a cold ice cream sandwich in a hot seat in the grandstand of Hadlock Field.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Voices of Mainers raising black children must be heard
We should recognize that the mothers and fathers of children of color shoulder a burden that few others understand.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: The question white parents don’t face – ‘Why do they hate us?’
George Floyd’s murder traumatized my daughter. White Americans should stop ignoring the racist acts and attitudes that helped lead to it.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Sobriety doesn’t get easier with time
An anniversary is something to celebrate, but the struggle continues.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Steps to make social connection safer
Even though the virus is still spreading, people can expand their social circle if they are careful.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Want to reopen and stay open? Bail out child care providers
We can’t have a strong and prosperous economy if a significant portion of the population can’t work.
Posted inFood
Homefront: Mother’s Day edition
A quarantined Laura Marie Chiavoli has been making her Polish grandmother’s cabbage rolls – a dish that provides plenty of leftovers.