To raise awareness about the media’s vital yet risky work, Colby College is dedicating its annual award for courage in journalism to 66 journalists who died on assignment.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Trump’s bluster aside, divisions indicate we’re already engaged in a ‘civil war’
Those of us who’ve seceded from common values, common cause and common reality are on one side – but those of us on the other shouldn’t give up hope.
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Posted inNorthern Forecaster
Falmouth weighing study of historic farmhouse
The question is whether the structure located at Tidewater Farm can be preserved.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Yarmouth receives historic preservation grant
YARMOUTH — The town has received a $12,000 grant from the Maine Historic Preservation Commission to recognize, preserve and enhance local historic resources. The grant will help shape a preservation ordinance designed to protect historic buildings, specifically in the Yarmouth village area. Yarmouth will also hire a consultant to help draft the new ordinance. This […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Portland’s city manager system stymies democratic, pro-worker policies
Reformers should focus on reducing the power of or eliminating the position and overhauling the City Council as well.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Britain’s exit from the European Union should lead to a united Ireland
A unity referendum spurred by the prospect of a border around Northern Ireland would be an opportunity to fulfill an executed Irish patriot’s plea.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Remembering the toll of 9/11, nearly 2 decades later
As our collective memory fades, the anniversary should be about the people who truly can never forget the attacks.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Yarmouth History Center offers cemetery walk, lecture on WPA post office murals
YARMOUTH — The Yarmouth Historical Society, along with the Village Improvement Society, will offer a talk and walk at the Yarmouth Baptist Cemetery with historian Ron Romano at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14. The event is free and open to the public and will begin at the Yarmouth History Center, 118 East Elm St. Romano […]
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The Maine Millennial: Life and death share the same calendar
History, world and personal, has a way of serving up some confusing emotions this time of year.
Posted inFood
Henry Ford, soybean visionary. Yep, that Henry Ford
Cars are partly to blame for climate change. A diet of beans can help combat it. The two intersected nearly a century ago with onetime Maine summer resident and industrialist Henry Ford.