Legislative Update: 2009 deer harvest

According to officials from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, preliminary 2009 deer harvest figures show a decrease of 14 percent from 2008, with an initial figure of 18,045. This…

Politics & Other Mistakes: Kooksville

As every sane Mainer knows, the wackiest ideas for improving this state come from people in the immediate vicinity of Portland.

Those weirdos want to let non-citizens vote. They want to turn northern…

Politics & Other Mistakes: Tanked

The term "think tank" looks as if it signifies something impressive. But looks can be deceiving. Consider this example:

A mad scientist removes the brain from the corpse of a recently deceased mass…

Politics & Other Mistakes: Get smart

There are lots of theories about what's wrong with Maine's economy. Some people think the anemic nature of the state's fiscal health should be blamed on our high taxes. Other folks fault…

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