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PublishedFebruary 13, 2025
Douglas Rooks: More money is not the answer for Maine’s indigent defense cases
Rather than playing the blame game, the state's criminal defense lawyers' association needs to start actively recruiting more help.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2025
Douglas Rooks: The Trump-Musk axis had parallels in Maine
Former Gov. Paul LePage was indeed 'Trump before Trump.' We've seen these types before.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2025
Douglas Rooks: Voter ID and red flag initiatives are good for Maine
Ballot questions on voting and firearms safety have the potential to encourage turnout and keep partisanship to a minimum.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2025
Douglas Rooks: Why America often comes up short on presidential greatness
Donald Trump is a prime example of a good candidate but terrible leader.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2025
Douglas Rooks: Joe Biden, we hardly knew ye
Next week, the president ends 50 years in elective office, the columnist writes.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2025
Douglas Rooks: ‘Non-consecutive’ presidents couldn’t be more different
Grover Cleveland and Donald Trump are both non-consecutive presidents, and that's where the similarities end, Rooks writes.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2025
Douglas Rooks: Judicial ethics complaints can’t be ignored
Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court dilemma raises interesting questions about the ethics crisis engulfing the nation’s highest court, the columnist writes.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2024
Douglas Rooks: Revisiting the Concord Guide to America
Looking to the past for an old compass point, the columnist writes.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2024
Douglas Rooks: Syrian celebrations should be joined by all of us
Syria’s reprieve is a moment to celebrate — for Americans and all those who aspire to freedom from tyranny, the columnist writes.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2024
Douglas Rooks: Dubious pardons a Republican specialty
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