Justice Alexander’s Latest Book: Don Alexander has most recently been celebrated as having brought the two major political parties to the table as chair of the state’s Reapportionment Commission. His adroit and…
written by Paul Mills The record breaking wildfires that have been ravaging California in recent weeks has brought new attention to parachutists, those that leap from aircraft into the cauldrons of such…
By Paul Mills News that the legislature by bipartisan majorities has taken a step towards an open primary system in Maine has shed new light on the way our state chooses its…
By Paul Mills Citizens of Franco-American descent comprise fully one fourth of Maine’s population, the largest share of any state in the country. They have achieved prominence in public life that now…
Daylight Saving Time is now here and with it an occasion to take a glimpse at how we arrived at it. The concept of Daylight Saving was first notably hinted at in…
By Paul Mills We love our anniversaries. Newspapers typically feature them as in century and half century retrospectives. So, let’s now turn the clock back a bit, not 100 or even 50…
Eighty years ago, in 1940, humanity was facing a life threatening crisis. In early June, the blitzkrieg had been so overpowering that some 338-thousand Allied troops were forced to flee the shores…
By Paul Mills The snow storm that invaded Maine a few days ago along with equivocal prospects for both our health and the economy have brought to mind the question of whether…
By Paul Mills Like a lot civic minded professionals, Dr. William Hatch liked to travel. Befitting one who had been president of the Maine Eclectic Medical Association and who was then the…
By Paul Mills
On March 3, for the first time in 20 years, Maine will have a presidential primary election. It will be only the third time in the state’s history such an…