February 2020 – Page 216 – The Portland Press Herald

Arts & Entertainment, Do This

Live Music Lineup: Urban folk, classic Cat Stevens tunes and a scintillating classical show

by Aimsel Ponti February 10, 2020February 6, 2020

The local duo of Tom DiMenna and Dave Taylor play Cat Stevens tunes on Valentine’s night.

Times Record Opinion

Letters: Nurses come out against Question 1

February 10, 2020February 9, 2020

Vote no to support kids’ health While the world’s news media reports several times a day about the status of the deadly epidemic caused by the coronavirus, it is incredulous to me that, at the same time, Maine voters are faced with a ballot question about whether or not children should be protected from communicable […]

Letters

Letter to the editor: Fentanyl is driving opioid death trend

February 10, 2020February 9, 2020

One of the most urgent issues facing Maine in 2020 is the opioid epidemic, which continues to devastate communities even after steps were taken to combat it. So far, there have been at least 11 overdoses and five deaths this year, and without changing our approach, these statistics will only continue to rise. There is […]

Arts & Entertainment, Do This

Face the Music: Make a Valentine’s playlist with new Maine music, written in the name of love

by Aimsel Ponti February 10, 2020February 12, 2020

KGFREEZE covers Taylor Swift’s ‘Lover,’ Gunther Brown releases ‘Heartaches & Roses’ and The Ballroom Thieves releases ‘Unlovely.’

Times Record Opinion

Douglas Rooks: Impeachment in the light of history

by Douglas Rooks Guest column February 10, 2020February 9, 2020

By now, the vote by Angus King to convict President Trump of “high crimes and misdemeanors” and remove him from office – and Susan Collins’ vote to acquit – have receded from the news, while coverage of the presidential race resumes, full tilt. Years from now, though, Mainers will be reading about the words and […]

Do This, Food

Bar Guide: Wilson County puts the bar in barbecue

by Angie Bryan February 10, 2020February 6, 2020

The new restaurant in West Bayside has specialty cocktails and 28 draft lines.

Do This, Review

Movie review: Harley Quinn and her girl gang are lovable psychopaths in ‘Birds of Prey’

by Katie Walsh Tribune News Service (TNS) February 10, 2020February 7, 2020

The best thing to come out of 2016’s much-derided DC antihero team-up “Suicide Squad” was Margot Robbie’s inspired take on Harley Quinn, the self-proclaimed “Joker’s girl” and quirky chaos clown. Robbie’s Quinn, with her colorful pigtails and baseball bat, instantly became an icon, a perennial Halloween costume, eclipsing even her lesser half, Jared Leto’s heavily […]

Times Record Opinion

Gov. Mills: The supplemental budget balances the health and safety of Maine families and our workforce needs with the long-term health of the state.

by Gov. Janet Mills Guest column February 10, 2020February 9, 2020

A year ago, I presented my Administration’s first biennial budget. That budget was based on HOPE – health, opportunity, prosperity, and education. The Legislature then debated that proposal, negotiated some compromises and then they enacted – respectfully and in timely fashion – a balanced budget, with two-thirds bipartisan support, without raising any taxes. Since that […]