A movement that once existed in the dark corners of the internet is now a public force.
Donald Trump
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
LePage seeks Trump’s help in effort to raise Maine voting age
The governor says now that Mainers must be at least 21 to buy tobacco products, there isn’t a clear-cut definition of who is a legal adult.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Secure border would prevent deaths of those now seeking illegal passage
The number of aliens who die in the desert would be lower if they didn’t think they could reach the U.S.
Posted inNation & World
White House: Trump’s condemnation includes ‘white supremacists, KKK, neo-Nazi groups’
But the clarification stops far short of directly calling out and condemning white supremacy.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Analysis: What Kim Jong Un really wants
North Korea’s dictator wields his weapons to keep his grip on power and to force the U.S. to negotiate on sanctions and leave him alone.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Cynthia Dill: Rob Gomez makes losing honorable, as rulers make winning look scary
This is a season of nice guys finishing first in Maine, but apparently not elsewhere.
Posted inEditorials, Op-eds, Opinion
Another View: Nixon’s record of accomplishments is worse than Trump’s lack of one
While still a candidate, Nixon undermined Vietnam War peace talks, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Reactions to Trump’s statement on violence in Virginia
A white supremacist website praised the president’s comments.
Posted inNation & World, News
Trump blames ‘many sides’ for violent clashes in Virginia
The president, on a working vacation in New Jersey, condemned the ‘egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence’ that led to 3 deaths but failed to call out white supremacists.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Northeast Canyons and Seamounts National Monument should be left in place
Most of us recognize the need for protected places on land. We need them in marine environments as well.