The re-election of Democratic Legislatures every biennium for 30 years and, with one exception – of Democratic or Democratic-leaning governors during that same political drought – seemed last year to the newly empowered Republicans in the Maine Legislature to be proof of voting hanky-panky. Convinced that they may have been victims of skullduggery, these sleuths […]

It was the dawn of a day that would change his life forever, but as the sun began coming over the stand of pine that lined his lower pasture, he was not yet aware of it. It would be the last time the sun was seen that day. Soon the skies would cloud over, and […]

It was the dawn of a day that would change his life forever, but as the sun began coming over the stand of pine that lined his lower pasture, he was not yet aware of it. It would be the last time the sun was seen that day. Soon the skies would cloud over, and […]

There is an elephant that makes his home in the national tool shed. Most people pay no attention to him. For years, he has been fed in large part with provisions borrowed from neighbors. By means of bookkeeping legerdemain, they have been able to ignore these loans. Consequently, since his costs are largely hidden and […]

There is an elephant that makes his home in the national tool shed. Most people pay no attention to him. For years, he has been fed in large part with provisions borrowed from neighbors. By means of bookkeeping legerdemain, they have been able to ignore these loans. Consequently, since his costs are largely hidden and […]

There is an elephant that makes his home in the national tool shed. Most people pay no attention to him. For years, he has been fed in large part with provisions borrowed from neighbors. By means of bookkeeping legerdemain, they have been able to ignore these loans. Consequently, since his costs are largely hidden and […]

Special education has proven to be one of the most vexing issues facing Maine school districts. Through the last two decades, as the field of special education has grown more sophisticated and the level of knowledge on the subject has improved significantly, districts have been better able to identify students with special needs. From 1993-2002, […]

I don’t spend a lot of time wondering what the average entomologist (bug expert) is thinking from one minute to the next. And I’d be willing to bet a week’s pay you don’t spend much time either, unless you’re somehow involved, one-way or another, with an entomologist. Although I’m not a gambler, I’d be willing […]

I don’t spend a lot of time wondering what the average entomologist (bug expert) is thinking from one minute to the next. And I’d be willing to bet a week’s pay you don’t spend much time either, unless you’re somehow involved, one-way or another, with an entomologist. Although I’m not a gambler, I’d be willing […]