It might be too harsh to recommend practicing social distancing with the new Vin Diesel movie “Bloodshot,” but I wouldn’t want to shake its hand, either. David S. F. Wilson’s film comes not from Marvel or DC but the pages of Valiant Comics. Its central character, a former soldier named Ray Garrison (Diesel), is brought […]
March 2020
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Drivers are too busy with distractions
On Sunday, March 8, WCSH ran a story regarding the issue of drivers not pulling over when emergency vehicles are rushing to get to citizens in need of their help. In many cases, any delay in response could be fatal. Now, I am retired and am not on the road as much as I used […]
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Posted inDo This, Food
Eat & Run: Azul Tequila settles into a busy Gorham spot
The Mexican restaurant is open seven days a week.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Hardworking families need help from Augusta
Unemployment rates are at a record low, but too many families are struggling to make ends meet.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Abortion foes show no compassion for women
It is disheartening to read Judy Icenogle’s letter condemning abortions with no exceptions. Recently on a country road, a young woman was sexually abused by a man holding a knife to her throat. She managed to run for help. He chased her with his car. With a broken leg she fell helpless just yards away […]
Posted inAsk ME, Local & State
When was the last time Portland Harbor froze?
The idea of an ice-locked Portland Harbor is seemingly mythical as Maine experiences warmer winter seasons, but headlines from over a century ago reveal winters that allowed for a trek from Portland to Peaks Island.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Vietnam ‘Wall’ could be model for King memorial
I was just reading your newspaper’s account of the rejection of Robert Katz’s team’s design for the King memorial: “It’s not a memorial to Dr. King,” Marcia Minter, a local artist and consultant to the committee, said in deliberations afterward. “Now it’s about everybody who was involved in the civil rights movement and what it […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: ‘Food shaming’ law one step in fight against hunger
Free school meals should be available for all students.
Posted inDo This
50 years of art by Abby Shahn at Speedwell
Speedwell Projects in Portland hosts a wide-ranging exhibition by one of Maine’s longest active artists.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Douglas Rooks: Women may have another route to the top
With the Michigan primary, all suspense about the presidential race disappeared; the Republican ticket will consist of Donald Trump and Mike Pence; the Democratic ticket, Joe Biden and a player to be named later. Maine progressives are especially disappointed. Though the combined vote totals on March 3 for Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren exceeded that […]