Editor, I am writing in support of LD 1083, Senate President Troy Jackson’s bill to adopt Ranked Choice Voting for presidential primaries and general elections. I ask the Maine Senate to enact this bill right away so Ranked Choice Voting can be implemented in time for the March 2020 presidential primary. The Maine State Legislature […]
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Home Country: Reflections on chamber promotions
Delbert McLain dropped in at the Mule Barn yesterday for a quick cup. He was wearing his usual suit and tie, despite the heat. Usually Delbert does his coffee drinking and socializing out at the country club where the business guys go. We’ve been there, and the chairs don’t fit as well. For the past […]
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Gordon Weil: Federal lawmaking yields to states, partisan courts
Last week, Maine joined other states in two federal court cases seeking to overturn Trump Administration moves. By now, that’s routine. States frequently team up to oppose actions by the executive branch. The party doesn’t matter. States governed by Democrats challenge President Trump and states governed by Republicans are still chasing President Obama. The result […]
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David Shribman: California may define the 2020 race
LOS ANGELES — Once the 2020 presidential campaign leaves the early political tests in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina, the political themes will be California themes, the issues will be California issues and the values being debated will be California values. And that will be the case not only because Californians will be […]
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Robert Koehler: This is participatory evolution
The big black pickup truck plunged into the protesters blocking the parking lot and I cringed, viscerally, as though I could feel it myself — this merciless crush of steel against flesh. I was recovering from a bicycle injury when I watched the event on the news last week, as members of the Never Again movement stood […]
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Flip flopper extraordinaire
Editor, Donald Trump on Aug. 9: “”Frankly, we need intelligent background checks. This isn’t a question of NRA, Republican, or Democrat.” Donald Trump on Aug. 20: “We have very strong background checks right now. You know they call it the slippery slope. And all of a sudden everything gets taken away.” Donald Trump on Aug. 21: […]
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Byron York: Democrats leave no options for ‘Never Trumpers’
The small but vocal group of Republicans and former Republicans who oppose President Donald Trump has watched in horror as Democrats veered leftward, embracing “Medicare for All,” virtually open borders, sky-high taxes and other positions no conservative could ever accept. The Never Trumpers see disaster coming in the form of the president winning reelection over […]
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The condemnation of Denmark
Editor, When I think I’ve seen everything possible coming out of this administration in Washington, I once again recoiled in sheer astonishment when I found out that we are now condemning Denmark because the prime minister there, Mette Frederiksen, expressed the sentiment that the country did not want to sell Greenland to the United States after […]
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Karen Gerrish: Supreme Court decision gives teachers options
As teachers across Maine prepare to welcome their students for another year of sharing information and fostering knowledge, it is also a time for educators to focus on their own careers and what opportunities and goals lie ahead. Such reflection should include an examination of their relationship with their union and the value membership provides […]
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Village Idiot: I’m driving me crazy
I can’t wait to get a self-driving car. I know most people hate the idea; they want to drive themselves. But I have never been a very good driver. I’ve never been in an accident, but it’s finally dawning on me how many of my friends volunteer to drive for me after they spend a […]
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