March 2020 – Page 103 – The Portland Press Herald

Bill Nemitz, Local & State, News, Op-eds, Opinion

Bill Nemitz: A week in Maine like no other

by Bill Nemitz March 22, 2020March 22, 2020

Everything has changed. But we can do this.

Arts & Entertainment

Sinead O’Connor is still in one piece

by Geoff Edgers The Washington Post March 22, 2020March 21, 2020

BRAY, Ireland – Sinéad O’Connor’s office is a glass, pentagon-shaped porch that’s also the entryway to her house. Most days, before the sun rises over the Irish Sea, she’ll be sitting there, smoking a cigarette, nursing a sugary cup of coffee or shuffling through her iPad. She may even pick up a guitar. When the […]

Business, Food, Recipes

Who does maple season best?

by Meredith Goad March 22, 2020March 21, 2020

Put up your dukes, Vermont, New York state and Quebec. We’re coming for ya.

Editorials, Letters, Opinion

Another View: Climate alarms are just politics

by Charles Todorich Special to the Telegram March 22, 2020March 24, 2020

If global warming were to go away, the political left would not celebrate.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Review

‘The Mirror and the Light’ is a masterful finale to Hilary Mantel’s Cromwell Trilogy

by Wendy Smith Special to The Washington Post March 22, 2020March 21, 2020

Mantel builds suspense by turning readers into alarmed onlookers as Cromwell meets his fate.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Review

How far will artists go to live the creative life?

by Nell Beram March 22, 2020March 21, 2020

Portlander Anne Elliott’s debut collection of interlinked short stories offers some answers.

Letters

Letter to the editor: Crisis shows how much we depend on others

March 22, 2020March 21, 2020

If you were to take a goldfish out of its fish bowl and place it on the table, it may, if it survives the original shock, wonder what happened to the water. This goldfish had always assumed its environment until it discovered that its assumed view of the world was suddenly shattered. Is it so […]

Letters

Letter to the editor: To fight climate change, harness existing incentives

March 22, 2020March 21, 2020

In “The View From Here: Climate culture change is still upstream” (March 15), Greg Kesich suggests that a shift in social norms is needed to solve the climate crisis. Even concerned citizens are complacent when they “jump behind the wheel of a car or truck and drive solo to work, never considering that their choices […]