By Paul Mills
The recent passing of Maine’s first female Supreme Court Justice, Carolyn Glassman, occasioned a look at some of the earliest women who preceded her in the annals of Maine law.…
The recent passing of Maine’s first female Supreme Court Justice, Caroline Glassman has renewed interest in both her own role as well as that of other women who preceded her in Maine’s…
Farmington’s silent tribute to the 16th Maine and a glimpse at one of its heroic captains. Just a few days ago a documentary on MPBN shed light on what has been one…
By Paul H. Mills In the 15 months since Senator Olympia Snowe stunned the nation with her surprising renunciation, both Maine and the nation have been awaiting a more revealing explanation. Such…
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…