By Paul Mills
My last column featured Joe Knowles’ famous adventure into the Maine woods. It’s one that just a century ago ignited the imagination of millions of Americans who were riveted by…
By Paul Mills The recent revelation that a 47-year-old Rome man had spent some 27 years alone in the woods near North Pond has brought to mind other solitary wilderness adventures in…
By Paul Mills The Town Meeting: The attempts by King George and Parliament to abolish it in 1774 was one of the sparks that led Paul Revere and John Hancock to incite…
By Paul H. Mills Just 100 years ago the nation ratified one of the most far reaching amendments to the constitution: the 16th amendment authorizing a federal income tax. Proposed by Congress…
by Paul H. Mills The election of former Governor Angus King to the U.S. Senate has set off a search of those rare precedents for such an election. Though elections of non-major…
By Paul Mills
Maine media attention puts the spotlight on both the Presidential as well as the U.S. Senate race this fall. There’s a lot also at stake in the campaigns for 35…
My last column featured the closest primary election for a major Maine office of the last half century: the 1962 Democratic primary for governor. It was narrowly won by former Maine State…
By Paul Mills
In a nation poised to celebrate Memorial Day, it’s a fitting occasion to pay tribute to a former Maine governor who pulled off one of the most daring missions of…
By Paul Mills It’s the academic final stretch. Students are now both preparing for final exams and looking for ways to pay for their education. One way to help students cope are…
By Paul Mills It’s like a belt across the waist of Franklin County, and 25 years ago at this time, the buckle burst after being fed more than it could hold. It…