I venerate the ideals on which this country was founded. Sadly, many others no longer do.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside table: Big questions about us, in brief
“I finally picked up ‘Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind’ by Yuval Noah Harari after my dad wouldn’t stop talking about it. And now I can’t stop talking about it. Harari’s frankness reels me in. His high-level, jam-packed recap of human’s (short) history on earth is impressive. In an odd way, the book has been […]
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Kennebunkport’s ‘Renaissance man’ honored at age 105
Frank Handlen has been a prolific artist, shipwright, sculptor and rock of the community for decades.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: America’s nuclear fallout victims need more help
Our government has never been forthcoming about what radiation did to the folks living under those clouds.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
In Roe, a messy family saga and complicated characters
Joshua Prager wants readers to rethink what they know about the landmark case.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: You can starve an ideal for only so long before you kill it
On Biden’s watch, images of Border Patrol agents running down Haitian migrants are both appalling and disappointing.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: The more things change, the more they stay the same – or do they?
Unlike the Egyptians in 1177 B.C., we have the science and technology to mitigate the climate crisis, as long as we have the political will.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Observer: The long drive back from 9/11
A quick trip to Washington was disrupted when history happened.
Posted inFood
Baked beans and brown bread – a New England tradition
A Maine food historian explains the origin of Saturday night baked bean dinners.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
History lesson: A Maine native’s play about a witness to the Holocaust is poised to embark on national tour
‘Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski’ was co-written by Deering High School graduate Clark Young and stars acclaimed actor David Strathairn.
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