You hardly need me to tell you that this is no ordinary campaign.
Douglas Rooks
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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.
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What data centers and phones at school have in common | Douglas Rooks
As we assess the risks, it’s worth having guardrails in place.
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Revising Maine’s school funding formula will be trickier than it looks | Douglas Rooks
State lawmakers need to proceed with caution here.
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Trump has taken us to war without a reason or a plan | Douglas Rooks
The wounds of Vietnam and Iraq run deep. The president’s action against Iran may join them.
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Now’s the time for a public power authority in Maine | Douglas Rooks
It’s a big undertaking — and a necessary one.