Years ago Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, wrote an essay arguing that successful government programs had to be simple, with minimal bureaucratic entaglements, to succeed. His models were social security in its original…
I don’t care if my state representative is sneaking off to Argentina to romance some exotic mystery woman. Given my rep’s track record at the State House, he’s unlikely to be any…
In the late night, almost under the cover of darkness, the legislature passed a “tax” reform package. This package originated from a near party line vote on LD 1088. The original proposal called…
Having won a special election in February I entered the 124th Legislature as it was just gearing up. The economic news was as bleak and dreary as our skies have been in…
There are some important qualities I’d like to see in the next governor of Maine. But they’re all pretty boring. So let’s get to what I wouldn’t like to see. I don’t…
“I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life.”…
Fortunately, last night the Farmington selectmen reversed their recently proposed ban on political activity on town property. The town manager and selectmen who initially supported the ban should be applauded for both rescinding…
I believe in having clear and achievable goals. For instance, my goals for today are: 1. Avoid work. 2. Drink beer. Residing at the opposite end of the goal spectrum are most…
In 2008, Sean Faircloth, then a state representative from Bangor, lost his bid to become Maine’s attorney general, mostly because lots of legislators questioned his credibility. When your credibility is so shaky…
The Farmington Board of Selectmen’s decision on Tuesday evening to adopt a policy banning virtually all political activity on town property was a very unfortunate one, and it should be reversed as…