If the road to Hell is paved with good intentions, Portland voters may have supplied all the material needed for an eight-lane superhighway to Hades. Unlike the Maine Turnpike, no EZ Pass…
Circle the wagons and begin the name calling – that is all proponents of the NECEC have left. Recently, Lloyd Irland wrote what I would call “an unfortunate” letter heavily criticizing Ms.…
In reading this piece on the Daily Bulldog today, there is one clarification that we would like to make for your readers. How Electric Prices are Regulated in Maine From the letter:…
When you think of your typical food bank, rows of canned goods across dozens of shelves in a warehouse often come to mind. Nowadays, the scene inside many of Maine’s food banks…
There’s one governing body that regulates electric prices in Maine. It’s the Maine Public Utilities Commission, MPUC. Just over two decades ago it forced Central Maine Power to sell off all of…
If you look at the numbers, Mainers ought to have a hard time being racist. According to the U.S. Census, Maine is the least diverse state in the nation, over 94% white…
I just read the opinion piece by William D. Jennings attributing the energy price increases we’re all suffering through to CMP. This is so far from reality I can’t believe it has…
One of my most vivid memories from being a student at UMF was the passion of my classmates to make the world a better place. For many students, the focus was on…
Why am I voting Democrat this election cycle? With all the big-ticket issues, there are smaller issues that impact us all out of proportion to their apparent size. One hallmark of a…
For many of us, the start of a new year involves reflecting on our habits and thinking through ways to begin the next year more mindful, intentional, and on the right foot.…