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Elwood Watson: Disgusting candidate could cost Republicans North Carolina

Raw and risqué revelations surfaced two weeks ago about North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson’s life between 2008 and 2012. Revealed was his sinewy past as an adult porn commentator on a seedy website that reportedly included a voyeuristic and voracious appetite for viewing sexual bondage and more claims not even CNN felt appropriate […]

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Christine Flowers: After would-be assassin was arrested, pundits said all the right things … at first

When I was in college, there was this campaign against what was just beginning to be called “slut shaming.” I remember seeing flyers on campus that declared women should be able to wear anything we wanted, say anything we wanted and go anywhere we wanted without having to worry that we’d end up assaulted at […]

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Rep. Allison Hepler: The Maine Legislature must continue investing in our infrastructure

As Mainers, we are proud of our Yankee ingenuity. We have a long tradition as tradesmen and women who understand the work that goes into producing a product or sustaining an ecosystem, of thoughtful caretaking to ensure valuable resources are preserved for generations to come. Today in Maine, we must continue to creatively apply our […]

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The Maine Idea: Referendum allows people to decide ‘red flag’ issue

When the Legislature convened last January, there was one overriding priority: to prevent, if possible, a repetition of the horrendous events of last Oct. 25, when 18 Maine citizens were massacred by a disturbed gunman at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston. There was some progress toward containing gun violence. A 72-hour waiting […]