The Maine deer herd – some 300,000 strong – has never been readier for hunting season. That’s because these gentle woodland creatures have a scary new ally. According to a reliable conspiracy…
You know where you live. A house. An apartment. A condo. A cardboard box under a bridge. It may not be much, but it’s someplace, and you know where that is. Unless…
I wasn’t listening too closely, but I was pretty sure I heard that the latest TV spot from Central Maine Power’s cronies supporting the transmission line through western Maine to deliver Canadian…
Auburn City Councilor Leroy Walker isn’t the most articulate politician – unless somebody else is putting words in his mouth. In early September, Walker made the ill-advised decision to open his pie…
Over the summer, some nasty stuff has accumulated in the political gutters. Let’s clean it out. Hypocrisy watch: In December 2019, Adrienne Bennett, then a Republican congressional candidate in Maine’s 2nd District,…
I recently received an automated phone call from Survey USA, which bills itself as “America’s Neighborhood Pollster.” That’s sort of like Purdue Pharma calling itself “America’s Neighborhood Dope Dealer,” except illicit drugs…
The most crucial issue facing Maine in these dire times isn’t surging Covid-19 infections. It isn’t the decimation of the lobster industry by federal rules to safeguard right whales. It isn’t a…
The U.S. Census is sexy. That sentence is patently false as far as Maine is concerned. Unless you’re some kind of political weirdo with a kinky fetish for statistics, the new census…
In 1993, Maine’s Constitution was amended to make sure governors couldn’t mess with public lands. Apparently, the two most recent holders of that office never got the memo. Both former Gov. Paul…
Could Maine’s next governor be None of the Above? At first glance, the answer appears to be no. Between Democratic incumbent Janet Mills and Republican challenger and former governor Paul LePage, there…