There are lots of theories about what's wrong with Maine's economy. Some people think the anemic nature of the state's fiscal health should be blamed on our high taxes. Other folks fault…
Election years are always times of high anxiety for politicians. That may explain why they say and do so many stupid things.
Such as this comment by Charlie Webster, chairman of the Maine…
In writing a weekly political column, you learn not to use the first paragraph to make extravagant claims you can’t possibly deliver on. Such tantalizing come-ons at the start of a piece…
As amazing as it seems in this age of 24-hour-a-day punditry, there are still issues about which it is permissible not to have an opinion.
For instance, I won’t be drawn into the…
Three people walk into a bank.
The first, a soccer mom in Spandex, withdraws money from the ATM in the lobby and departs for her Pilates class.
The second, a disheveled meth addict, pulls…
Here's the ugly truth about Republican 2nd District congressional candidate Jason Levesque:
He earns his living making infomercials.
And he has a pine cone growing out of his head.
Let's take that second problem first.…
The word “instant" makes me suspicious.
When applied to food, it’s a synonym for “mediocre flavoring with a chemical aftertaste," as in instant soup, instant coffee and instant mashed potatoes.
When used in reference…
Time to dispose of a few inconsequential gubernatorial candidates.
With 25 people officially running, the field is filled with oddballs who should be doing something less demeaning. Reality TV, maybe.…
My favorite movie advertising phrase is "based on a true story."
Translated into English, it means: "more or less, a big fat lie."
That's not necessarily a bad thing. Literary classics such as Homer's…
The office of Maine's secretary of state has been around since we split from Massachusetts in 1820. In the intervening years, the secretariat has been occupied by slugs and sycophants, by the…