But it has come at a cost.
February 2020
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: House should take up impeachment again
Impeachment is not a criminal procedure. Neither the Constitution nor legal scholars suggest that double jeopardy attaches if the Senate fails to convict and remove a president simply because it refuses to hear available testimony or receive other evidence. The House of Representatives should immediately begin another impeachment hearing. Paul Beach Kennebunk
advertisement
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Maine Cannabis Report
Bill would drape secrecy over recreational cannabis
Maine wants to exempt trade secrets, security and operating procedures of adult-use marijuana businesses from the state public records law.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
New England has its own unsavory links to the slave trade
‘Black Lives, Native Lands, White Worlds: A History of Slavery in New England’ details a legacy that many in the region would probably like to forget.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Versatile make-ahead baking mix yields muffins in minutes
The dry mix keeps for months and lends itself to a host of sweet or savory taste combinations.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: No, Bill Nemitz, Susan Collins hasn’t changed since 2016
Unlike the columnist, Maine’s senior senator knows that the Constitution sets a high bar for removing a president.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Insight: When Clarence Darrow came to Maine
A philosophical debate in Portland over the nature of God and man made Page 1 news back in 1927.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Presidential voting needs federal regulation
The federal voting system needs to be consistent throughout the country. The current system is antiquated and can easily be manipulated. From hanging chads in 2000 in Florida to “technical difficulties” in 2020 in Iowa, allowing each state and community to use their own method of tabulating the voting results at the federal level is […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Nurse practitioners equipped to meet Mainers’ primary care needs
Dr. Jeffrey A. Linder’s Jan. 26 commentary, “An unhealthy trend” (Page D1), points out one of many problems with our current “health care system” in that primary care in the United States could be slowly dying out (citing a JAMA Internal Medicine study). Primary care doctors serve as the “quarterback” for all the care you […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Deep Water: ‘Lunatics,’ by Sherry Barker Abaldo
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.