I take great exception to M.D. Harmon’s snide inferences that the National Republican Senatorial Committee’s ads featuring Democrat Cynthia Dill and independent Angus King reveal “truths” about the candidates.
October 2012
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Maine Internet project an unseen boon of stimulus
Skyline Drive. The Tennessee Valley Authority. Hoover Dam.
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Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Handicapped drivers abuse parking privileges
I am sick and tired of handicapped drivers who abuse their special parking privileges.
Posted inOpinion
Supreme Court lets states opt out of Medicaid expansion; they should
States already are struggling to pay their Medicaid bills. Why put taxpayers on the hook to pay even more?
Posted inOpinion
Obama was inspiring candidate, but he’s not an inspiring leader
To say that my last column generated a lot controversy would be putting it mildly. I wrote that I was considering not voting next month because I was disappointed in President Barack Obama’s performance in his first term.
Posted inHouse, Politics
Parallels striking in 2nd District race
Two ‘pretty independent’ men with reputations for working across the aisle square off for the second time in a decade. Their histories, however, define their politics.
Posted inPolitics
Arkansas Republicans call candidates’ views ‘offensive’
A Republican legislative incumbent’s claim about slavery and another Republican hopeful’s stance on U.S. Muslims meet with dismay.
Posted inPolitics, Senate
Washington Notebook: Debate had sharp claws at PBS event
Mitt Romney’s reference to cutting public broadcasting funding elicits gasps at a debate-watching gathering.
Posted inPolitics, Senate
Truth Test: King ad holds up Summers’ stances on taxes, climate change
The ad marks the start of a more aggressive campaign strategy on the part of the independent candidate for U.S. Senate.
Posted inPolitics
Pro-gay group outraises opponents
In 2009, proponents of gay marriage also outspent opponents, yet the ballot question failed.