February 2020 – Page 223 – The Portland Press Herald

On the Market: Find Space and Privacy on These 20+ Acre Properties

by BY PRESS HERALD REAL ESTATE February 9, 2020February 7, 2020

These Press Herald Real Estate Picks from all over Maine have unique features like a horse racing track and a disc golf course. Developers take note: some of these properties are commercially zoned.

Governor lends her voice to new televised poetry series

by Bob Keyes February 9, 2020February 12, 2020

Maine Poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum builds on the success of the ‘Poems from Here’ radio program and expands it into a TV series, featuring Mainers – including Gov. Janet Mills – speaking poems.

Arts & Entertainment

Why it matters that the Oscars lack diversity — and what can be done about it

by Moira Macdonald The Seattle Times (TNS) February 9, 2020February 6, 2020

The Oscars have a problem, and it’s not going to be easily solved. In 2015, frustrated by yet another all-white slate of acting nominees (and the fact that seven out of eight best-picture candidates focused on stories of white men), former attorney April Reign coined the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite, drawing attention to the academy’s roster of […]

Food, Recipes

In this flu-season comfort soup, chicken is a supporting actor

by Genevieve Ko Los Angeles Times (TNS) February 9, 2020February 5, 2020

Simmered drumsticks give this Japanese dish its start, but kabocha squash is the star of the show.

Outdoors, Sports

Here’s how to avoid a deadly plunge through the ice — or how to execute a rescue

by Deirdre Fleming February 9, 2020February 5, 2020

We asked experts for their life-saving tips. The biggest takeaway? Act fast. In frigid Maine winter waters, you only have minutes.

Letters

Letter to the editor: Research institute must leave room for Portland as a community

February 9, 2020February 8, 2020

Bravo to Greg Kesich for his Feb. 2 column (“The View From Here: Do we have to be the next San Jose?”), about the recent news of the planned creation of a tech research center in Portland, without regard for the consequences. Push out the homeless and poor. Push out the working class, the middle […]

Local & State, News, Politics

Collins chose not to convict in Trump’s impeachment. Now what?

by Eric Russell February 9, 2020February 8, 2020

Maine’s senior senator has gone from popular to polarizing in the era of Donald Trump. How will her latest vote affect her re-election bid and her legacy?