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Maine Women’s Fund awardees are building a new world

Change-makers in our midst
On the surface, they have little in common: An unassuming entrepreneur in her late 50s, an accomplished 38-year-old photojournalist, and a trio of energetic teenagers. But these women do exhibit several shared traits. They are plucky and passionate, clever and unpretentious. They are Mainers. And all five will be honored next Thursday, May 23, at the Maine Women's Fund's annual Leadership Luncheon, which honors those who are making life better for women and girls in this state and beyond.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | May 16, 2013

Maine’s environmental movement reinvents itself for a new era of challenges

Blooming Activists
Maine's cherished environment may be threatened as never before by the gargantuan forces of economic globalization. In reaction, the state's environmental movement is coalescing into a force stronger than ever. There are new players in the game — including Occupy — augmenting the old guard

By: LANCE TAPLEY | May 10, 2013

Laborers may have a bright future

Unions in Maine
Even as the organized-labor movement continues to falter on the national level, union leaders here in Maine are optimistic about a potential resurgence — or if not that, at least a stanching of the bleeding and an opportunity to prove that pro-union policies are best for local workers and communities.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | May 03, 2013

Do you take requests?

You better, or you just might get punched in the head
You better, or you just might get punched in the head

By: SAM PFEIFLE | April 04, 2013

Juggling work and life at Maine’s biggest companies

Striving for balance
"Work-life balance" is about so much more than working from home; it's about so much more than women "having it all" — or not.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | March 27, 2013

The Cost of War

When assessing the cost to America of the war in Iraq, a blue-ribbon panel says President Obama is all wet
With the tenth anniversary of the war upon us, a team of economists, lawyers, humanitarian personnel, and political scientists has developed a comprehensive, by-the-numbers look at the human, financial, and social impacts of the Iraq conflict.

By: DAVID SCHARFENBERG | March 20, 2013

Portland Underground

Exploring the hidden landscapes below
I am crouching somewhere off Portland's peninsula, an inch of water pooled around my winter boots, a dark tunnel of concrete stretching out in front as well as far behind me.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | March 13, 2013

Underground downtown: Looking beneath the streets

For years, many people have heard rumors about secret spaces beneath our feet on the Portland peninsula.

By: JEFF INGLIS | March 13, 2013

Cold feet, hot heads on guns

Press releases
Last month, the Bangor Daily News lost its courage after an initially outstanding statewide public-records request for information on who holds permits to carry concealed weapons in Maine.

By: JEFF INGLIS | March 07, 2013

Phoenix reporting lauded in Columbia Journalism Review

By: JEFF INGLIS | March 04, 2013

3D revolution: It’s early, but real creativity is coming back to manufacturing

Galen Richmond had a problem.

By: SAM PFEIFLE | February 27, 2013

Want to get into 3D printing?

Here’s what you need:
Don't try this on your Windows 97 machine.

By: SAM PFEIFLE | February 27, 2013

Groundfishing in New England faces a bleak present and an uncertain future

Sink or swim?
As recently as 2008, Maine groundfishermen were feeling fairly optimistic.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | February 20, 2013

Bottom feeders

One Cent’s Worth
Last month, federal regulators pulled the plug on a wide-ranging review of wrongful foreclosures by 10 mortgage lenders at the heart of the 2008 financial crisis.

By: MARC MEWSHAW | February 20, 2013

Recalling Russell Libby

When trying to come up with a few words to commemorate Russell Libby, the former executive director of Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, who died in December at the age of 56, my first thought was: What could I possibly offer which is not already present in my father's stunning portrait?

By: CAITLIN SHETTERLY | February 13, 2013