Maine’s path to statehood began long before you think it did.
February 2020
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
New smelt study will help record once-rich Maine resource
Biologists are recruiting citizen scientist volunteers to locate and count spawning smelt.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment
With recycling machine, Rockland artist plans to take carbon-neutral resolution on the road
Kim Bernard is using a Kindling Fund grant to turn recycled plastic into material for art.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
With recycling machine, Rockland artist plans to take carbon-neutral resolution on the road
Kim Bernard is using a Kindling Fund grant to turn recycled plastic into material for art.
Posted inBicentennial, Local & State, News
On this date in Maine history: Feb. 16
Feb. 16, 1804: In a maneuver masterminded by Navy Commodore Edward Preble (1761-1807) of Portland, a group of sailors stage a surprise attack and set fire to the frigate USS Philadelphia, which had run aground the previous year off Tripoli and had been captured by Barbary pirates. President Thomas Jefferson put Preble in charge of […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: ‘To get the carbon out,’ Maine should look to energy from wood fiber
Pellet boilers are a home-grown alternative to expensive electric-powered heat pumps.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Disrupting the ‘slaughter, mourn, repeat’ cycle of America’s infinite gun loop
Let’s meet Mainer to Mainer and discuss how to move ahead on state firearm restrictions that would reduce the danger to our kids.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Unions shouldn’t fight health care reform
A Nevada union’s self-interested campaign puts it on the side of an unworkable status quo.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Observer: There’s a word for cold, clear light of winter
The northern Scots called it ‘blinter,’ which describes the ‘cold dazzle’ of the night sky in the darkest time of year.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: More senseless spending underway in Augusta
The Democrats’ supplemental budget won’t need Republican support, and it shouldn’t get any.
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