Controversies aside, Graham Platner’s message threatens everything the ruling class has foisted on the rest of us for the past 45 years.
Douglas Rooks
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America pays the price for political roads not taken | Douglas Rooks
A pair of op-eds from 2019 offer a sad reminder of what could have been.
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In a low-key 2nd District race, Matt Dunlap stands out | Douglas Rooks
Running at the urging of those unhappy with outgoing Rep. Jared Golden, Maine’s state auditor deserves credit for opening up the seat.
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With Platner, best to focus on the message, not just the messenger | Douglas Rooks
We need more candidates like Platner, who ignores what’s “politically possible” and focuses on what voters and citizens want and need.
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Graham Platner’s inexperience is the point | Douglas Rooks
You hardly need me to tell you that this is no ordinary campaign.
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A reckoning looms for Trump’s failed war | Douglas Rooks
It’s hard to see how the U.S. can emerge from the Iran conflict in anything but a weakened condition.
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Legislature wraps session with some hits — and plenty of misses | Douglas Rooks
With a new governor and several first-time legislators, at least voters have some hope for change in 2027.
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A largely forgotten founder may have been our country’s most vital | Douglas Rooks
It was Thomas Jefferson who first expressed the leading idea of America.
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Maine’s millionaire’s tax is the mini revolution we need | Douglas Rooks
This is a welcome course correction for our state.
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The strange case of Maine’s disappearing bond issues | Douglas Rooks
The recent package doesn’t mask the fact that investments in the state’s infrastructure have been woefully lacking under Janet Mills.