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Good Deeds People’s United Community Foundation, the philanthropic arm of People’s United Bank, has awarded $3,000 to Community Financial Literacy. Founded in 2008, CFL empowers refugees, immigrants and low-income individuals in the Portland and Lewiston/A...

Community •

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Community Calendar: April 10-23

Greater Portland Benefits Wednesday 4/10 Book sale, 11:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, Freeport, 865-3307. Thursday 4/11

Community •

Monday, April 8, 2013 at 5:20 pm

Arts Calendar: April 10-23

Greater Portland Books & Authors Saturday 4/20 Record Store Day, book signing with John Densmore of The Doors, 2 p.m., Bull Moose, 456 Payne Road, Scarborough, 775-2126. Film

Lifestyle •

Monday, April 8, 2013 at 5:00 pm

Unsung Hero: Howard Bliss, hunger prevention superstar

BRUNSWICK — Claudia Adams, vice president of the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program, thinks Howard Bliss is "awesome." “This guy does everything,” Adams said. Bliss began helping out at what was then called the Food Bank in 1997, when he hauled boxes of food from ...

David Treadwell • News •

Monday, April 8, 2013 at 2:20 pm

Letter: Despite Beem's belief, we thrive on competition

I often wonder if resident guru, now prophet, Edgar Allen Beem rereads his pieces, wishing he could hit “delete.” Please read his last, egotistically dubbed "

• Opinion •

Monday, April 8, 2013 at 12:10 pm

The Universal Notebook: Be it ever so humble ...

My grandmother lived in the same house in Portland for 47 years. I have now lived in the same house in Yarmouth for 31, far longer than I have ever lived anywhere in my life. I’ve been thinking about all the houses I’ve lived in – about 20 by my count – as Carolyn and I st...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •

Monday, April 8, 2013 at 12:00 pm

Policy Wonk: Contrary to right-wing opinion, the world is not flat

The refusal to accept hard facts, truths that stare us in the face, has become the hallmark of the political right in the nation, and in Maine. The insistence by right-of-center political leaders (Gov. Paul LePage is one among many) on policies that ignore facts and truth is stifling the U...

Orlando Delogu • Opinion •

Monday, April 8, 2013 at 11:20 am

Abby's Road: Trust is the fuel of family travel

Traveling with young children is like living in a suspended state of self-assessment. It is like being stuck in a question mark. It is like pressure-testing the line between drama and comedy. Are we having fun right now, or are we being played for fools? Last weekend, my husband and...

Abby Diaz • Opinion •

Monday, April 8, 2013 at 10:20 am

Letter: Beem trips over the competitive edge

I was flabbergasted by Edgar Allan Beem’s latest fantasy regarding the ineffectiveness of competition ("Cooperate or perish," April...

• Opinion •

Monday, April 8, 2013 at 9:40 am

Letter: Tax increases stifle U.S. energy companies

The president is talking about reducing the federal deficit without crippling the budget – great promises on an extremely important issue. However, instead of talking about spending cuts, he’s attacking the oil and gas industry and planning to raise taxes on energy companies.

• Opinion •

Monday, April 8, 2013 at 8:40 am