The weekly Maine Times newspaper focused on feature-length articles and reportage about Maine's arts communities, from October 1968 - through 2002.
Portland Public Library's collection in the Portland Room includes the complete Maine Times on microfilm, as well as the Maine Times Index- which accompanies indexed entries in the Maine News Index.

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Submissions from 1999

Editorial on several articles about a 1996 private investigation of U.S. Senator, Douglas Rooks

Editorial on the Atlantic salmon controversy and the dilemma being faced by Gov., Douglas Rooks

Editorial on the dismissal of Allagash Wilderness Waterway manager Tim Caverly,, Douglas Rooks

Editorial on the "Good Life" espoused by Helen and Scott Nearing and the Two Ech, Douglas Rooks

Editorial on the job of a free press, investigative reporting and a recent plea, Douglas Rooks

Editorial on the new Maine Educational Assessment tests, which appear much harde, Douglas Rooks

Editorial on the planned acquisition of Maine Blue Cross-Blue Shield by Anthem I, Douglas Rooks

Editorial on this year's political agendas, including that of the Democrats, the, Douglas Rooks

Editorial opposing the use of general fund revenues to prop up the highway fund, Douglas Rooks

Editorial piece critical of a new state law that allows hunters to leave much of, Douglas Rooks

Editorial postulating that the gasoline additive MTBE is not a groundwater prob, Douglas Rooks

Editorial predicting that Mainers will pass Question 2 on the Nov. 2 referendum, Douglas Rooks

Editorial proposing a much broader public debate before Anthem acquires Blue Cro, Douglas Rooks

Editorial proposing that Central Maine Power executives should share a multi-mil, Douglas Rooks

Editorial questioning a $70 million program to overhaul and expand the state's, Douglas Rooks

Editorial questioning the amounts awarded in two recent Maine court cases and no, Douglas Rooks

Editorial rebutting claims made by Lee Perry, Commissioner of the Department of, Douglas Rooks

Editorial suggesting that voting is a right of citizenship, available to anyone, Douglas Rooks

Editorial supporting Allagash Wilderness Waterway manager Tim Caverly's conserva, Douglas Rooks

Editorial supporting a new Great Northern lease restricting use of the challengi, Douglas Rooks

Editorial supporting union workers who recently voted to reject contract revisio, Douglas Rooks

Editorial tempering Jonathan Carter's harsh assessment of Chuck Gadzik, who will, Douglas Rooks

Editorial urging Central Maine Power (CMP) officials to insist that New York Sta, Douglas Rooks

Editorial urging Donald Breen, owner of the Saddleback Ski Resort, to come to a, Douglas Rooks

Editorial urging lawmakers to make state tax breaks to Maine businesses continge, Douglas Rooks

Editorial urging Maine legislators to defeat a bill introduced by Sen. Paul Davi, Douglas Rooks

Editorial urging Maine voters to approve Question 5 on the Nov. 2 statewide refe, Douglas Rooks

Editorial urging the Land Use Regulation Commission, which is considering new go, Douglas Rooks

Editorial urging the Legislature to declare a moratorium on the introduction of, Douglas Rooks

Editorial urging the Legislature to tighten the guidelines in the statewide rest, Douglas Rooks

Editorial urging the Maine Legislature to support a $7.3 million initiative to a, Douglas Rooks

Editorial weighing the pros and cons of busing School Administrative District 77, Douglas Rooks

Editorial welcoming the Portland Phoenix to Maine. The new alternative newspape, Douglas Rooks

"Educational Endeavors" piece on how the absence of a community college system i, Douglas Rooks

Lengthy article on the state of archaeological investigation in Maine. Investi, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Interview" piece with Bob Briggs, who has been president of Bangor Hydro-, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Interview" piece with Duke Albanese, Maine's Commissioner of Education, w, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Interview" piece with Elizabeth Townsend, the fourth-term Democratic legi, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Interview" piece with Lynn Duby, director of the Department of Mental Hea, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Interview" piece with Mark Lawrence, the outgoing two-term state Senate p, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece applauding Maine's voters for turning out in such lar, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece applauding the Legislature's rewrite of the school fu, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece calling for a state bond issue for acquiring public l, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece comparing Portland police chief Mike Chitwood with ri, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece criticizing Gov. Angus King for vetoing a funding bil, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece criticizing Gov. King's popularity with Maine busines, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece in which Douglas Rooks discusses the merits and demer, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on a $250,000 federally funded study by RKG Associate, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on a canoe trip on the lower Kennebec River, followin, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on a legislative bill recently vetoed by Gov. Angus K, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on an apparent complacency and indifference among you, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on a study of Maine's tax system, authored by Daphne, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on education in Maine with comments on the state's pu, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on gun control, school violence and domestic violence, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on the author's personal progressive philosophy compa, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, which the U.S., Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on the February 1999 death and May 1999 resurrection, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on the importance of local libraries and suggesting t, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on the Legislature's performance during its current s, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on the Maine Clean Election Act, which is being chall, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on the Maine Times, which currently has the smallest, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on the proposed sale of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on the pros and cons of a protest and blockade initia, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on the removal of the Edwards Dam from the Kennebec R, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on the sales of some of Maine's largest companies to, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece supporting a gradual increase in the number of moose, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece that predicting that Question 7, the $50 million publ, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece urging Maine voters to reject Question 1 on the Nov., Douglas Rooks

"News & Issues" piece on an environmental report titled "Progress Report on Holt, Douglas Rooks

"News & Issues" piece on a plan to place seven modular buildings and up to 60 pa, Douglas Rooks

"News & Issues" piece on former House Speaker Elizabeth Mitchell, who will be th, Douglas Rooks

"News & Issues" piece on plans by Energy East, the parent company of New York St, Douglas Rooks

"Other Voices" piece by Jamie Sayen, publisher of The Northern Forest Forum, cri, Jamie Sayen

Young lobsters, removed from Portland Harbor last year before dredging operation, Trudy Scee

Detailed description of the logistics of moving 800 employees from the State Off, Kathryn Skelton

"How Maine Works" piece on an economic forecast by Professor Charles Colgan offe, Kathryn Skelton

"Maine Interview" piece with John Clark of Chelsea, head of the Boothbay Harbor, Kathryn Skelton

"News & Issues" piece on specialty potatoes being grown by six northern Maine fa, Kathryn Skelton

The Passamaquoddy tribe's plans for high-stakes bingo in Albany Township changed, Kathryn Skelton

The University of Maine at Orono will pay a $14,000 fine and spend $2,500 on a c, Kathryn Skelton

"Maine Interview" piece with Nate Hamilton, professor of archeology and anthropo, Shaw Sprague

1999 Annual Agricultural Issue article focusing on Maine as an exporter of agric, Sarah Stebbins

An account of the author's field hockey experiences through her junior high and, Sarah Stebbins

"Books & the Arts" piece on the Rustic Overtones, one of Maine's most popular ro, Sarah Stebbins

Dr. George Graham, a professor at Virginia Tech, director of curriculum and inst, Sarah Stebbins

"Educational Endeavors" piece on the Portland Arts and Technology High School (P, Sarah Stebbins

"Maine Interview" piece with Ardiana Meholli, 21, an ethnic Albanian who, with h, Sarah Stebbins

"Maine Interview" piece with Dr. Verne Weisberg, a former Yale professor who has, Sarah Stebbins

"Maine Interview" piece with Lael Morgan, managing editor and part owner of Port, Sarah Stebbins

"News & Issues" piece on an effort to combat pollution and traffic congestion in, Sarah Stebbins

"News & Issues" piece on Colby College's community radio station, WMHB (90.5 FM), Sarah Stebbins

"News & Issues" piece on the number of tourists visiting Maine, which has increa, Sarah Stebbins

"News & Issues" piece on the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), which this week, Sarah Stebbins

"Second Story" piece on the politics of gourmet coffees with references to Starb, Sarah Stebbins

The amount of campaign funds available to candidates considering running for the, Sarah Stebbins

"Books & the Arts" piece on "Russian Voices on the Kennebec: The Story of Maine, Elizabeth C. Stewart

"Books & the Arts" piece on "Lifelines: Selected Poems 1950-1999" written by Ma, Haines Sprunt Tate

"Books & the Arts" piece on "Of Time and Memory: A Mother's Story," which was w, Haines Sprunt Tate

"Books & the Arts" piece on "The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain's Journey" w, Clinton W. Trowbridge

"Books & the Arts" piece on "The Voyage" written by Philip Caputo and published, Clinton W. Trowbridge