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 1998

Book review of "Talking in the Dark," Wesley McNair's fifth collection of poetry, Douglas Rooks

Brief reviews of several Maine-related books including "A Young Shaker's Guide t, Douglas Rooks

Cover story on essayist, Bowdoin College English professor, and published author, Douglas Rooks

Editorial applauding leaders of the gay and lesbian communities in Maine for the, Douglas Rooks

Editorial calling on Maine's Green Party leaders to broaden the party's agenda a, Douglas Rooks

Editorial critical of an increase in tolls announced by the Maine Turnpike Autho, Douglas Rooks

Editorial critical of new federal rules regulating the interstate sales of apple, Douglas Rooks

Editorial criticising Gov. Angus King for doing little to actively support a $2, Douglas Rooks

Editorial lamenting the repeal of Maine's gay-rights law last February noting th, Douglas Rooks

Editorial on Maine's Bureau of Parks and Lands new Allagash Wilderness Waterway, Douglas Rooks

Editorial on Maine's legislative term limits law, which, according to the author, Douglas Rooks

Editorial on rumors that Georgia-Pacific might be trying to sell nearly half-a-m, Douglas Rooks

Editorial on Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins of Maine, who were among a ha, Douglas Rooks

Editorial on the air quality in Acadia National Park, and particularly atop Cadi, Douglas Rooks

Editorial on the yellow-green color that has been approved for some traffic sign, Douglas Rooks

Editorial opposed to providing more All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) access to Bureau o, Douglas Rooks

Editorial supporting Gov. Angus King's proposed 5 cent increase in the gasoline, Douglas Rooks

Editorial urging state Senate president Mark Lawrence to stop pushing for a rule, Douglas Rooks

Feature article about ovarian cancer, known as the "silent killer," which is con, Douglas Rooks

Feature article about Robbins Lumber of Searsmont, a family owned and operated b, Douglas Rooks

Feature article on Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) and its chief executive officer, Douglas Rooks

Feature article on the Institutes for Journalism & Natural Resources, a continui, Douglas Rooks

Feature article on the November elections, with a discussion of the gubernatoria, Douglas Rooks

FPL Energy of Florida has offered $846 million for Central Maine Power Co.'s gen, Douglas Rooks

Gov. Angus King was elected in 1994 with just 37 percent of the vote, the lowest, Douglas Rooks

Independent govenror Angus S. King is running for a second term in what has bee, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Interview" piece with Dale McCormick, who last year was elected treasurer, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Interview" piece with G. Steven Rowe of Portland, who will be elected the, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Interview" piece with Mark Ishkanian of Readfield, corporate spokesman fo, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece calling for universal access to health care in Maine, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece critical of Jonathan Carter's desire for yet another, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece mentioning Kyle Jones, a two-term Democrat from Bar H, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on bond issues in the recent budget, particularly th, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on Douglas Rooks's experience as a judge for the Main, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on good and bad journalism citing the writings of Ell, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on Gov. King's proposal to overhaul the state's corre, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on how the Baxter Park Authority membership should be, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on last month's ice storm, and the controversy about, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on Maine's "structural deficit" in the budget, which, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on political columnist and "raconteur of the State Ho, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on reasons for the demise of Democratic Party in Main, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on the closing of the Kimberly-Clark, formerly Scott,, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on the history of the gasoline additive MTBE in the s, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on the King administration's $170 million corrections, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on the move of the Maine Times from Portland to Hallo, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on the Nov. 3 statewide elections with special focus, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on the Republican Party's decision to replace Newt Gi, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on the rivalry between the University of Maine at Oro, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on the sale of the Guy Gannett newspapers and the gra, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on the scars left by the ice storms, and on the damag, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on the second phase of the $50 million renovation pro, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on the Select Committee on Research and Development a, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on the state budget surplus, the first significant ex, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on the state's subsidy formula for distributing schoo, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on "the two Maines" with a discussion of some of the, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on the "witch hunt" conducted against the reformulate, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece on traffic pollution in Maine, visibly evident from C, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece praising Gov. Angus King's proposal to commit $350 mi, Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece summing up 30 years of Maine Times history., Douglas Rooks

"Maine Perspectives" piece warning of the dangers inherent in the out-of-state o, Douglas Rooks

"News & Issues" piece on the balance of partisan representation in the Maine Hou, Douglas Rooks

Profile of former U. S. Senate majority leader George Mitchell, 65, who is a can, Douglas Rooks

Results of the 1998 Maine Times Reader Survey., Douglas Rooks

Review of "The Maine Reader: The Down East Experience from 1614 to the Present,", Douglas Rooks

Review of "The Trees in My Forest," by Bernd Heinrich., Douglas Rooks

The Maine Legislature's Judiciary Committee voted 12-1 against a measure that wo, Douglas Rooks

The Maine Press Association disinvited former Boston Globe columnist Mike Barnic, Douglas Rooks

The Portland investment firm of F.L. Putnam has half of its $400 million portfol, Douglas Rooks

Letter to the editor from Maurine Rothschild of Islesboro in response to an Augu, Maurine Rothschild

Review of "Grazing," a book of poems by Colby College professor Ira Sardoff., Annie Seikonia

Letter to the editor from Samuella Shain, of Georgetown, ex-wife of Stephen Etni, Samuella Shain

Profile of Charles Duncan, who founded the Institute for Field Ornithology at th, Susan Hand Shetterly

"Maine Interview" piece with 12-year-old Seth Yentes of Monroe, state chess cham, Jeff Shula

"Maine Interview" piece with Tom Seymour, 50, of Waldo, who forages and hunts fo, Jeff Shula

Winterport, with 3,600 residents and 62 miles of road, was hard hit by the ice, Terrilyn Simpson

An update on clean-up efforts around the state in response to the Ice Storm of ', Katherine Skelton

A proposal by Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt to remove or declassify gray wolv, Katherine Skelton

"Educational Endeavors" piece on Jeff Wilhelm, 39, a teacher at the University o, Katherine Skelton

For four years, the Maine Economic Growth Council has been setting benchmarks to, Katherine Skelton

Jim Yeager, a board member of the Maine Equine Industry Association, warns horse, Katherine Skelton

Larry Ouellette, founder and director of Maine Dads, says his two-year-old organ, Katherine Skelton

Last Tuesday's annual meeting of the Cobbossee Watershed District marked 25 yea, Katherine Skelton

Last week Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt was joined by federal, state, and loc, Katherine Skelton

"Maine Interview" piece with Mary Going of Hallowell, owner of FireGirl Inc., wh, Katherine Skelton

Profiles of the Democratic candidates in the gubernatorial primary race, includi, Katherine Skelton

The National Trust for Historic Preservation placed the Great Bowdoin Mill in To, Katherine Skelton

WMTW-Channel 8 wants to build a high-definition television tower atop Bald Mount, Katherine Skelton

A brief article on Gov. Angus King's rescision of a proclamation proclaiming Wol, Kathryn Skelton

A four-mile scenic stretch of Route 1 in Lincolnville is being rebuilt using a p, Kathryn Skelton

A look at ride services in Maine, including the new Zoom Turnpike Express commut, Kathryn Skelton

A look at troubled School Administrative District 40 and Superintendent Robert S, Kathryn Skelton

A look at what drives people to malls in the summer, and interviews with several, Kathryn Skelton

American overnight visits to Canada were up 10 percent between January and May f, Kathryn Skelton

An article about an unidentified woman in Newport, whose neighbor, Mary Thompson, Kathryn Skelton

An article on Bay Ferries', the Cat, which runs from Bar Harbor to Nova Scotia., Kathryn Skelton

Article about the much-publicized case of Mike Balser, 46, and Sharon Balser, 48, Kathryn Skelton

Article about the town of Baldwin's failure to ban construction of a proposed te, Kathryn Skelton

At a meeting of the Bethel Winter Fest committee earlier this year Paula Wheeler, Kathryn Skelton

"Campaign '98" piece on Maine House District 123 and the race between incumbent, Kathryn Skelton

"Campaign '98" piece on Maine Senate District 19 and the race between incumbent, Kathryn Skelton