Harley Lee has a lot to learn about running a scam. Fortunately for Lee, president of the Yarmouth-based wind-power firm Endless Energy Corp., I’m here to point out the flaws in his…
Nothing is more pathetic than the sight of destitute gubernatorial candidates scrounging through trash receptacles for returnable bottles and cans, sleeping in shelters and eating in charity food kitchens. Unless, of course,…
That December morning in the year 2010 began oddly. The sun rose in the west. The river reversed itself and flowed upstream. The tide went out and didn’t come back. The street…
I’m not a doctor, but I do occasionally watch reruns of “House,” so I feel qualified to offer this diagnosis of the persistent medical problems afflicting the state’s population. Al Diamon Many…
Bipartisanship. It’s a beautiful word. It evokes images of former political foes kissing one another on their pudgy cheeks, after which they march off in lockstep toward their universal goal of improving…
No offense, but you’re totally unqualified to decide who my wife’s boss is. Look at your track record. A significant plurality of you chose John (Another Couple Years And I’ll Get the…
I got the idea for this week’s column from somebody I was talking to on the phone a couple of months ago. Trouble is, I can’t remember who. Fortunately, I took a…
Last week, I profiled the Democrats running for governor of Maine in 2010. Thousands were taken ill. Don’t put away the barf bags yet. I missed one. Adam Cote ran a surprisingly…
I’m not one of those people who assumes that just because somebody casually mentions they’re thinking about running for governor of Maine in 2010, that they should be restrained, subjected to electro-shock…
I was confused for a while. Why did Maine voters give overwhelming approval to a tax-repeal referendum on Nov. 4, while simultaneously returning to office even more of the Democratic legislators who…