Grilled Swordfish marinated in lime and ginger pairs with risotto flavored with beets for a satisfying late summer dinner.
Mo Mehlsak
Mo Mehlsak is executive editor of The Forecaster, American Journal and Lakes Region Weekly. He's a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and started his career in Los Angeles, where he covered the retail side of the automotive industry for Automotive Age magazine and later became a business writer for the Los Angeles Daily News. Mo moved to Maine in 1984 with his wife and first child, and after a year as a stay-at-home dad and freelance journalist, became a business writer and columnist for the Journal Tribune in Biddeford. He eventually became the paper's features editor, editor of the weekend edition and eventually, city editor. He joined The Forecaster in 2004 as managing editor and became executive editor in 2006. Mo and his wife raised two daughters in Cape Elizabeth, and now reside in South Portland.
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Out & About: Big bluegrass festival in Brunswick turns 40
Bluegrass, Bromberg and a Journey in Arundel.
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Editor’s Notebook: Looking for the next open door
“When one door closes,” Alexander Graham Bell said, “another door opens.” It’s an optimistic outlook I came to appreciate 15 years ago, when I joined The Forecaster. It’s the philosophy guiding me now as I close the door on my tenure at the newspaper. I left the Journal Tribune in Biddeford in 2004, after 19 […]
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Over Easy: In defense of smoking
Society tolerates some substances and doesn’t tolerate others, for reasons that seem ambiguous.
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Politics & Other Mistakes: Of Mississippi, marijuana and musk oxen
The road to good government runs through Greenland.
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Life Unwound: Kids as gurus
From the mouths of babes come invaluable lessons about joy and living life to the fullest.
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Here’s Something: Labor at root of life, liberty, happiness
Giving people money, rather than making them earn it, is false compassion.
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Letter: Balentine proves why we must discuss race
John Balentine’s recent column “Stop talking about race” proves exactly why we need to keep talking about race. Just because the topic makes white people uncomfortable and angry is no reason to stop talking about it. Talking about race causes conflict and division because of white privilege and white fragility. In her book, “White Fragility,” […]
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Cape Elizabeth gets grant to help replace boat launch
The town hopes to move the Kettle Cove launch to a more accessible and protected spot.
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Cooking at the Cove: Make this pasta a summertime staple
As August comes to a close, be sure to pack as much fresh local produce into your body as possible.