If Hillary Clinton were president right now, do you think she would have recommended so drastically cutting the budget of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention? Do you believe she’d have fired the teams of pandemic experts who Barack Obama appointed when the world encountered an Ebola crisis? Could you imagine her handing off […]
March 2020
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Intertidal: Flotsam and jetsam
Mud season is upon us. This year, with particularly wet warm conditions and little remaining snow, it can be difficult to find places to get outside where you don’t need a combination of muck boots and crampons. Going to the beach may not be the first thing you think of in March, but beaches are […]
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Portland Parks offers intro to birding
PORTLAND — Portland Parks, Recreation and Facilities will hold two free birding classes this month with recreation naturalist Timothy Stephenson. The first class will be held March 15 and March 22 from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Recreation Officer at 212 Canco Road. The second will be held March 29 and April 5 from […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Letter: Less hand wringing, more information
We need a little balance here, folks. Michael Reagan’s column, “Sick of the Media Hype,” was spot on. He notes that during the 2017-2018 flu season, “80,000 Americans – older, younger, sicker Americans died.” He continues: “Do you remember the scary media stories, the doomsday predictions, the panic in the streets, the stock market crash […]
Posted inForecaster Opinion
Letter: Balentine stumbles again with Sanders put-down
To be kind, John Balentne’s put-down of Bernie Sanders (“Who wants to be a millionaire under Sanders?,” Feb. 26) reflects neither disingenuousness, stupidity nor historical ignorance. He merely ignores the “democratic” in “democratic socialist,” which allows making Bernie a communist. Any cosmopolitan experience, such as millions of American travelers and servicemen have of Europe annually, […]
Posted inTimes Record
From the Chamber: The Highlands, One River CPAs, Region 10 to be honored by chamber
On Friday, March 6, the Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber will be honoring eight business leaders at the SMMC Annual Awards Dinner for their commitment and leadership within the region. This third installment of our award winner profiles focuses on three organizations that will be honored later this week. Large Business of the Year- The Highlands […]
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Maine Bicentennial: Portland
In commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial this year, The Forecaster is featuring historical highlights from our communities’ past 200 years, in print and online every other week.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: To ensure that Maine workers get paid for OT work, support L.D. 402
It is demoralizing to do a job where you must work overtime for no compensation. Please support L.D. 402, which addresses overtime pay for salaried employees. I had a position at (an unnamed agency) that often required overtime, and there was an unwritten policy that did not pay overtime. Often employees worked for free several […]
Posted inBusiness, Food
The Wrap: Restaurant openings and an update on Bob’s
And if you like to bake, make like Paul Hollywood and help choose Maine’s Best Baker.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine’s medical marijuana market is working just fine
As the recreational market comes into focus, lawmakers should resist efforts to fix what isn’t broken with the market for therapeutic cannabis.