Australian authorities say one gunman was fatally shot by police and the second was wounded.
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Posted inLetters
Weighing the supposed war on drugs | Letter
I just looked up last year’s totals for deaths related to fentanyl, which was, sadly, about 48,000. Then I looked up tobacco-related deaths and that number was 480,000. I think we’re bombing the wrong “boats.” Jim KavanaghSouth Portland
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Any day can be a good day for a Sunday drive | Opinion
On a dreary winter’s day, the ocean cheers me up.
Posted inSun Spots
Searching for merriment candies | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: When I was a child, my mother always had a box of elegant pastel candies in the top buffet drawer in the dining room at Christmastime. These candies were flat, round, and ridges of three lines across the top. They were so delicious and such a treat. They were white, green, pink, […]
Posted inMaine, News
Toy Fund is a light in the dark for Maine families escaping domestic violence
Parents who have recently left abusive relationships are seeking help so they can bring much-needed holiday joy to their children.
Posted inMaine, Mark LaFlamme, News
Savage beasts in Turner, a bed thief in Lewiston and mustache tips for all! | Column
Mark LaFlamme reflects on facial hair, feather dusters and, gulp, the extraordinary size of Maine’s woodland creatures.
Posted inMaine, News
After devastating flood, Jay leads the way on climate change preparation
Jay is part of a state program that is helping hundreds of communities build resilience to rising water levels and more powerful storms.
Posted inLetters
Support the Medicare for All Act | Letter
Thank you to Drs. Jeffrey Barkin and Daniel Bryant for their excellent opinion pieces about our health care system in recent Sunday editions. Support for Medicare for All is strong among patients as well as health care professionals. A recent Data for Progress poll finds that 65% of all Americans support a Medicare for All […]
Posted inLetters
Portland’s warming shelter should allow for later departures | Letter
We can all agree that it’s unfortunate, but evidently unavoidable at the moment, I guess, that the warming shelter for the homeless is located way out on Riverside Street, far from where the heaviest concentration of homeless are. But why is it that people are turned out of the shelter at 6:30 a.m.? Early morning […]
Posted inLetters
Support the work of service animals — leave your pets at home | Letter
For people with disabilities, navigating shared public spaces is difficult enough as it is.