News
Hospitality industry faces complex hiring shortage of ‘crisis’ proportions
Maine’s tourist season is on the horizon, and the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel feels real to many.
But as more...
Arts & Living
Ride on: Gain bicycle confidence this spring
There's a reason we never forget how to ride a bike.
No matter how many years pass or what other clutter our memories gather, our...
Into the Wild: Songs of spring
It’s late April in Maine, which means it’s high time for avian romance. More than 100 bird species are flying into the state every...
Viewpoint
The Universal Notebook: Charter schools are public schools
There is a liberal bias against charter schools that I once shared and no longer do. LD 604, An Act to Promote Accountability in...
Politics & Other Mistakes: Old and in the way
It was November 1994, and I was standing outside a polling place in southern Maine interviewing folks as they prepared to cast their ballots...
A View from the Hill: See a gull? Give it a break
I once hired a young reporter who turned out to have studied ornithology.
Whenever a fellow reporter would write “seagull” in a story — we...