Miserable & Magical: It’s all about HIM, when it should be about us
There are very few aspects of adulthood I feel life has prepared me for.
I’m getting better at cooking and my dad has taught me...
My Two Cents: Stay home for the holidays
Nine months ago the biggest problem many of us faced, the topic that dominated the news, the question that consumed many of our waking...
A View from the Hill: Find your ground
A few weeks ago I met my grown son, Jeremy, at the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust’s Smith Preserve to walk the Steele Trail, which winds...
The Universal Notebook: Courting theocracy
If you were around in 1960 you may recall a lot of people worried that if John F. Kennedy, a Roman Catholic, were elected...
Politics & Other Mistakes: Konstitutional klunkers
Last week, the Maine Legislature chose the state’s constitutional officers, picking from the usual assortment of political stooges, amiable doofuses, and crusty remains of...
Politics & Other Mistakes: Down to seeds and stems again
Even by the feeble standards usually employed to grade state government programs, this latest boondoggle lowers the bar until it’s dragging in the fertilizer....
Miserable & Magical: Cottage to the core with Taylor Swift
It should come as no surprise that Taylor Swift’s new concert film on Disney+ has me feeling all the feels.
“Folklore: The Long Pond Studio...
The Universal Notebook: Letting go of Earl
The last time I saw Earl Cutter he was in pretty rough shape.
He was shaking badly, drooling, and his speech was slurred. I...
Another Viewpoint: Artists guild backs union drive at Portland Museum of Art
The statewide board of the Union of Maine Visual Artists supports employees at the Portland Museum of Art in their desire and efforts to...
The Universal Notebook: Testing, testing, testing
Like a great many Americans, we have been turning ourselves inside out and upside down trying to figure out what to do about the...