Last week, we looked at the formidable obstacles to major building projects in Maine – the groundswell of opposition rising whenever any industrial, utility, or transportation project is proposed. Searsport has had industrial development for over a century, after the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad built a pier for transshipping cargo at Mack Point in 1909. […]

When China’s government began killing protestors in Tiananmen Square on June 3, 1989, Maine Democrat George Mitchell, the new U.S. Senate majority leader, was outraged, making a floor statement the same day. It soon became clear that Republican President George H.W. Bush, who Mitchell worked with closely on other issues, notably the environment, did not […]

Maine Health, the state’s largest hospital chain, made headlines last week by announcing it would sever its network agreement with Anthem, the nation’s second largest health insurer, at year’s end. This probably won’t happen; these shots across the bow are common, as both entities maneuver for advantage. Maine Health claims $13 million in underpayments, by […]