Allow me to state the obvious: Legislative candidates should answer all questions about their stands on important issues, whether those queries come from voters or the news media. To do otherwise makes…
There’s nothing more fun than watching political candidates in a televised debate. Get out the chips and salsa, crack a beer, and settle back for some quality entertainment. Beats watching the New…
There are lots of good arguments against democracy. As Oscar Wilde put it, “Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.” George Bernard Shaw offered this…
Scientific fact: Books can’t make you gay. Or lesbian. Or transgendered. But it appears books make some people crazy. In recent months, Maine has experienced a sharp increase in cases of the…
Motor vehicles and laws are a lot alike. They’re both complex systems that are difficult and expensive to fix. For a prime example of the similarity between doing a brake job on…
Bruce Poliquin, the Republican candidate for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District seat, likes to keep a low profile. That’s not too difficult, because he’s short. Oops, sorry. In the previous paragraph, I had…
It’s SODDIT season once again. For those not familiar with the legal thrillers of author John Lescroart, SODDIT is an acronym for the strategy of defense lawyer Dismus Hardy. It stands for…
There are those who believe that listening to the campaign pronouncements of Republican gubernatorial candidate Paul LePage is a lot like listening to a drunk guy in a bar, pontificating loudly on…
Consider the plight of a convicted felon incarcerated for a serious crime, such as murder, armed robbery or attempting to overturn the results of a free and fair election by encouraging an…
For some reason, neither Gov. Janet Mills nor 2nd District Congressman Jared Golden has been invited to participate in the annual Battle of the Massive Intellects sponsored by Mensa International. That’s not…