By Paul Mills On the evening of April 1, 1940, State Controller William Runnells sustained two self-inflicted gunshot wounds to the chest. Runnells’ nearly successful suicide attempt would punctuate the beginning of…
By Paul Mills Standard time is back with us again. With it comes an extra hour in which to consider what is being decided Tuesday. Highlighting public interest in Maine are elections…
The first few days of school have arrived. An eager, optimistic bright-eyed student body, refreshed from the long summer vacation, has now returned. In a few days the smiling faces may give…
By Paul Mills The revelation just a few days ago that the wreckage of the Navy’s USS Eagle 56, lost five miles off Cape Elizabeth in the final days of World War…
By Paul H. Mills Independence Day: In the early years of our State it was one of only two legal holidays – the other being election day. (Christmas did not win such…
By Paul Mills He is the last governor of Maine to have been born at home, the last to have been raised on a farm, and the last to have begun his…
By Paul Mills We’re now on the cusp of a decade that just a century ago won fame and immortality as the “Roaring 20s.” It’s thus an occasion to take a good…
By Paul Mills The entire state – and for that matter – much of the national legal community – lost one of its greatest all time trial attorneys a few days ago…
Mention the name “Maine” and there’s a lot that sets us apart. We’re the state closest to Europe. We’re the only one among the lower 48 that rubs elbows with only one…
News that Congressman Bruce Poliquin is not only challenging in federal court the Second District outcome but is also requesting a recount is a reminder that the conclusion of some elections seem…