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…
The first rule for running a successful race for governor is never to say anything of substance about anything. Taking even the most innocuous of positions (Do you think Maine should have…
Your Senator, Olympia Snowe, has stepped to the forefront this week to help Big Pharma and the health insurance industry kill the single payer option or any semblance of public health coverage.…
I could not help but think what a missed opportunity by the supporters of the Abused Women’s Advocacy Project (AWAP) after reading the front page article in the Franklin Journal (05/29/09) concerning…
Within the next couple of days the state Legislature will vote for the final time on LD 144, an act that will allow the citizens to vote this fall to reduce the…
I don’t believe in gay stereotypes. With one exception. For a long time, I’ve been convinced homosexuals make lousy political strategists. Yes, I saw “Milk,” the movie about assassinated San Francisco City Supervisor…
Sure, I’m old and naive, but I have never seen this kind of voting proceedure before. Just by chance, I heard there was going to be a vote on the SAD 9…
It’s only fitting the news media seem to have missed James J. Walsh’s death. Even when Walsh was alive, the rare instances when he attracted publicity never worked out too well for…