Rather than playing the blame game, the state’s criminal defense lawyers’ association needs to start actively recruiting more help.
Douglas Rooks
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.
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.
Douglas Rooks: Why America often comes up short on presidential greatness
Donald Trump is a prime example of a good candidate but terrible leader.
Douglas Rooks: Joe Biden, we hardly knew ye
Next week, the president ends 50 years in elective office, the columnist writes.
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.
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.
Douglas Rooks: Revisiting the Concord Guide to America
Looking to the past for an old compass point, the columnist writes.
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.
Douglas Rooks: Dubious pardons a Republican specialty
The blogosphere is abuzz over President Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter, with criticism ranging from regret to denunciation. There is much to criticize, considering Biden’s previous vows not to intervene in the case. But facts change. The prosecution, undertaken in about the same timeframe as Jack Smith’s legal pursuit of Donald Trump, was excessive […]