Liz Soares: A too-brief reprieve

Unless more people are vaccinated against the coronavirus, writes Liz Soares, variants will continue to mutate.

J.P. Devine Podcast: Times are hard for those who are hiring

J.P. Devine: Help wanted

While "times is bad" right now, J.P. Devine ponders the job opportunities available in this age of uncertainty.

Samin Nosrat, host of Netflix cooking show, is a wonderful ball of energy

Dana Wilde: The visible 6,000 stars

You could spend a lifetime sorting out information on one star at a time and probably not make your way through them all, writes Dana Wilde.

J.P. Devine: Pass the macaroni salad

Watching the darkness spread on TV while eating dinner, J.P. Devine ponders the calamities in store for Maine and the world.

Amy Calder: They have a passion for feeding the hungry

The St. John Food Pantry in Winslow is desperate for a new space after having been housed in a church basement at 26 Monument St. in Winslow for more than 60 years.

Noir thriller “No Sudden Move” features the best work of Del Toro and Cheadle in years

Dana Wilde: Tall meadow rue, or the ambiguities

Nature has an array of exceptions to every named category, writes Dana Wilde, whether plants or processes or people.

J.P. Devine: And the band plays on

We need to stay vigilant and focused as the shadow of COVID remains ever present, J.P. Devine writes.