Forget about risky politics. The State Compensation Commission’s call to increase pay for the governor, lawmakers and judges is plain old common sense.
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Bill Nemitz: Three decades later, what hath the internet wrought?
This year’s Camden Conference bravely tackles the ‘media revolution’ triggered by the digital age.
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Bill Nemitz: Jared Golden follows his conscience – and takes a big risk
Decried by both sides for his impeachment votes, Maine’s freshman congressman stands his ground.
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Bill Nemitz: Remembering past shootings, even as we fear the next
A vigil in Portland and a panic in Aroostook County show how far Maine has to go to stop the threat of gun violence.
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Bill Nemitz: Echoes of Watergate – with one glaring difference
Longtime Maine mover-and-shaker Severin Beliveau doesn’t just remember the scandal that took down President Richard Nixon. He found himself in its cross hairs.
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Bill Nemitz: Feral hogs give Mainers one more thing to worry about – or not
The wild pigs’ population is ‘exploding’ throughout the United States. Could we face them next?
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Bill Nemitz: Maine medical examiner thinks he’s a funny guy. He isn’t.
A job posting touting Maine’s ‘short season of decomposed bodies’ adds to the drumbeat against Dr. Mark Flomenbaum.
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Bill Nemitz: Democrats’ impeachment inquiry keeping Latin alive
Politics aside, the House proceedings provide a lesson in ancient semantics.
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Bill Nemitz: Good luck and Godspeed, Maine’s ‘mighty mice’
Space-bound rodents from The Jackson Laboratory join a menagerie of animals who long have answered the call.
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Bill Nemitz: Grassroots effort brings people together to talk – and listen – across the political divide
Make Shift Coffee House, honored last week with a national civics award, promotes mutual respect over partisan animosity.