Mainers will have a simple choice in front of them Nov. 5, the columnist writes.

Joe Biden’s departure as president will be every bit as mysterious as his ascension. In March 2020, Biden was running fourth or fifth among Democrats. Then, as the pandemic was sweeping the world, he won in South Carolina and soared into a lead he never relinquished, beating the incumbent soundly, who nevertheless refused to go […]

Biden has a path to political recovery, paved by none other than Harry Truman in 1948, the columnist writes.

We’ve just lived through an extraordinary political crisis — extraordinary because so unexpected. The about-to-be-renominated president delivered an instantly notorious debate performance June 27 that left some supporters gasping while others headed for the exits. On Monday, with Congress back, Joe Biden quieted dissent with a letter usefully read by all Americans, not just Democrats. […]

On June 7, Leein Hinkley, 43, appeared in Maine District Court in Auburn on domestic violence assault charges for the third time. Once again, there was no lawyer available under the state’s indigent defense system, and Judge Sarah Churchill reduced his bail to $1,500 cash, which was paid and Hinkley released. Ten days later, on […]

Earmarks provide encouragement for voters to believe someone is actually listening to them in Washington, the columnist writes.