Huttopia Southern Maine in Sanford is one of several sites in Maine that offer campsites with the comforts of home.
June 2022
Posted inLocal & State, News
Juneteenth events to celebrate end of slavery
Southern Maine communities commemorate the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans after the Civil War.
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Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Living in Robert Bork’s America
Cheap shot or prophesy? What Ted Kennedy warned us of 35 years ago has come to pass.
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Plant propagation: The hows and the whys
There are several ways to propagate plants yourself, and there are several good reasons to do so. Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens experts explain.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Observer: Learning to love the sounds of a foggy beach
A tall-tale for tourists captures a piece of the truth when the mist gets thick.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Pro-gun hardliners threaten others’ freedom
An AR-15 is a long-range offensive weapon, effective at killing people hundreds of yards away. That’s offensive, not defensive. In 2017, 60 people were killed and 800 or more people injured in the Las Vegas shooting. The killer was 64 years old, didn’t have a record that would have prevented him from owning weapons. He […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Why can’t we regulate firearms like fireworks?
Furnishing fireworks to persons under 21 is a criminal offense, but Maine state law states that an 18-year-old can buy a gun and all the ammo they want.
Posted inFood, Green Plate Special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: Cucumbers three ways, all of them delicious
They grow well, and eat well, in Maine.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Video games normalize senseless violence
“Garbage in garbage out” is an old computer programming axiom that means you only get out of a computer that which you’ve put into it. The human mind is very similar to computers in that what you put into that mind is what you’ll get out of it. An issue I’ve not heard anyone bring […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Between freedom’s promise and deliverance there’s Juneteenth
The holiday that celebrates the end of American slavery is also a reminder of how far we have to go.