As a native Mainer, I occasionally visit the Portland Press Herald website to keep up on news from the Pine Tree State. One feature that will keep me coming back is “The Newsroom Sessions,” the brainchild of the newspaper’s music…
As a native Mainer, I occasionally visit the Portland Press Herald website to keep up on news from the Pine Tree State. One feature that will keep me coming back is “The Newsroom Sessions,” the brainchild of the newspaper’s music…
“Shawshank Redemption” usually brings to mind my late mother-in-law, Dolores Sides, who was a big fan of the prison movie. I thought of “Shawshank” on Saturday morning as I walked through the former Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia. I confess my…
Devotees of National Public Radio no doubt are mourning the imminent retirement of Carl Kassel, who for so long was the voice of “Morning Edition” news updates. Kasell, who found a second life as the official judge and scorekeeper of…