Recently I attended a meeting in Dixfield, which was the second commercial wind power meeting this week I have been to. Between us, my wife and I have attended in excess of…
Maine’s state and local tax burden rates ninth in the nation, according to the Tax Foundation. A large source – or potential source – of tax burden, Gov. LePage seems to say,…
It is hard to even imagine in our environmentally conscious State that any of our elected leaders and legislators would consider proposing legislation that could destroy any advances made throughout the years…
All of us are endowed with consciences that often define how we respond to the world around us. We might even say that our value systems, our principles, might be derived from…
It’s time for that popular feature, Practical Advice for Political Nutjobs, the column that’s been proven by complicated scientific-type testing to help weirdos avoid public humiliation. It also saves them money because…
I recently saw a bumper sticker in Hannaford parking lot that read “Working Men Vote Republican.” I felt that there should have been a second sticker explaining the first – that would…
The town of Temple is about to vote on their wind power moratorium while New Vineyard just passed one. Other town’s should take notice and get while the getting is good. As…
I attended the state Legislature’s hearing on Gov. LePage’s proposal that will impact teachers’ retirement. While the proposal is somewhat complicated, the bottom line of it is not. This is an attack…
Many people in this community have expressed concern about the future of the Farmington Diner, including the possibility of opening it in East Wilton. I’m writing to share my thoughts on the…
There’s a huge and growing bibliography of Intellectual History concerned with the origins and evolution of the ideas of major intellectuals. There is very little work on how these ideas reach the…