Referendum would prevent foreign influence of Maine elections As a lifelong Mainer, I was deeply troubled to see, during our grassroots battle with CMP/IBERDROLA to protect our western forests from destruction by an unyielding utility juggernaut interested NOT in our forest, our small creatures and flora but only shareholder equity. Approximately 70% of Maine voters […]

It’s finally spring. The sun is shining, people are out and about and fresh starts are happening everywhere — spring cleaning, clearing things out, getting uncluttered with things you don’t use and never will — letting in the warm spring air…(happy sighs). “Fresh Start” sounds like something you’d find on a hallmark card or on […]

Texts written after the 2020 presidential election between Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, and Mark Meadows, then the Chief of Staff for President Trump, confirm the danger that dominion theology represents to American democracy. Dominion theology (also known as dominionism) is a group of Christian political ideologies that seek to institute […]

Nowadays, you grudgingly fill your car with gas. “Over $50! How!” you painstakingly mumble to yourself, hoping no one heard your complaints and outrage. What’s more incredible than the increasing gas prices is how quickly those $50 in your pockets can vanish into thin air, leaving nothing more than a dark void of gum wrappers […]

Maine’s races for governor are usually multi-candidate affairs. The first one I covered, in 1986, featured four entrants, all of whom had a plausible claim to the office. Of the two independents, John Menario, a former Portland city manager, had extensive managerial experience; Sherry Huber was a noted environmentalist. Then there were the party nominees, […]

Conservative, liberal, moderate. That’s how politics divide. Which are you? If you classify yourself in one of these groups, it should tell me a lot about your party affiliation and your views on major issues. Maybe not. Americans are continually reminded about this split in political orientation and the resulting deep partisanship. But some new […]