To begin, I submitted a previous editorial response to William D. Jennings’ editorial entitled, ‘Lit torches and pitchforks’, which broached the subject of proceedings at the Maine Republican Party Convention as a…
In response to the letter to the editor on Farminton’s 2022 Town Meeting entitled, ‘Lit torches & pitchforks’ by William D. Jennings. I must agree with one key observation in Jennings’ opening…
The average Maine citizen neither knows nor cares who their state representative is. Or their state senator. And they know more about the latest Dr. Strange movie than they do about their…
Local Democrats must act after the debacle of the 2022 Farmington Annual Town Meeting. In this meeting we saw the future of the local Republican Party, their total contempt for democratic processes,…
Peer review is meant to keep lawmakers and scientists honest. We don’t assume they’re without flaw, so construct systems to ensure their flaws don’t harm us. Bradford Hager bypassed that process when…
On May 7, families and friends gathered to celebrate and congratulate University of Maine Farmington’s class of 2022 graduates. More than 47 percent of these students earned major degrees or minored in…
Let the constitutional clown show begin. Last November, the Maine electorate, demonstrating the same deep grasp of legal and political implications typically found in rabid coyotes, overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment granting…
I’m not saying Gov. Janet Mills employs a team of goons who drag her political opponents into a secret chamber in the State House and beat the crap out of them. I’m…
I am writing today to express my concerns regarding the proposed town budget. I do not believe this is a good proposal for the town or the taxpayers. I believe voters should…
We tune in to ideas brought to us from afar every day. They come to us through the magic of television and the discombobulated mess that is social media. Businesses and political…