News
Portland city councilor: Schools, ‘white-led progressive groups’ ignore academic gap for...
A Portland city councilor has ramped up his criticism of progressive groups, claiming they ignore a growing school achievement gap between white students and...
Arts & Living
On Stage: ‘Grounded’ is superb, unsettling
The Pilot lives to fly and drop bombs on the desert. She has an emotional bond with her F-16, named Tiger. She feels transcendentally...
Art Seen: Robert Shetterly tells the ‘Truth’
When I first met Robert Shetterly in the 1980s, he was drawing illustrations for the alternative weekly Maine Times. His illustrations, like his paintings...
Viewpoint
The Universal Notebook: Recycling myths and mistakes
Earlier this summer I gave a few relatives a tour of our fair town. They were amazed that we were still in Brunswick when...
Politics & Other Mistakes: Gutter watch
Over the summer, some nasty stuff has accumulated in the political gutters. Let’s clean it out.
Hypocrisy watch: In December 2019, Adrienne Bennett, then a...
The Art of Healing: Abolition now
Long Creek Youth Development Center, Maine’s only youth prison, was almost closed earlier this year. But the bill was vetoed by Gov. Janet Mills...