politics
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PublishedOctober 9, 2024
Portland City Council District 2 candidates focus on housing, homelessness
The seat is currently held by Victoria Pelletier, who is not running for a second term. All but one of the five candidates have never held public office.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2024
Portland educator, politician hired as Maine’s first green schools director
Former University of Southern Maine President Glenn Cummings began work this week promoting sustainability in the state's schools.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2024
Cheryl Hines spends birthday in Milan sans husband RFK Jr. or ring
Her spouse allegedly had a 'personal relationship' with a New York magazine reporter.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2024
For some parents, surging child care costs could determine how they vote
Parents struggle with access to child care, and once they find it, with how to pay for it.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2024
In a new memoir, conservative Sam Patten details the ‘Dangerous Company’ he keeps
Patten's adventures - and misadventures - took him from Kazakhstan to Ukraine, from Nigeria to Iraq. His legal troubles didn't lessen his self-confidence.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2024
‘Conscience’ tells the story of Margaret Chase Smith’s most famous speech
In the runup to a presidential election, Portland Stage is presenting the play, which is set in the time immediately before and after Smith's confrontation with powerful demagogue Joseph McCarthy.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2024
Republican Liz Cheney says she will vote for Kamala Harris this election
'Because of the danger that Donald Trump poses, not only am I not voting for Donald Trump, but I will be voting for Kamala Harris,' Cheney said Wednesday at Duke University.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2024
Portland councilors split over pace of progress in city’s DEI efforts
In the first workshop from the department, some councilors found the presentation underwhelming and unambitious, while others supported a gradual internal approach to creating diversity, equity and inclusion.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2024
The 1995 political thriller that now feels prescient
Charles McCarry’s 'Shelley’s Heart' is not only exceptionally suspenseful but also unnervingly realistic.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2024
The nation is divided, but these Mainers are more optimistic than you might think
As the country celebrates the long Fourth of July weekend, we invited Mainers to talk about patriotism, freedom and the future.
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