County government gives us a direct view of what happens when state decisions miss the mark. We see the pressure placed on taxpayers, the strain on public services, and the frustration of people who feel government has stopped listening. That is why I am supporting Garrett Mason for governor. As an Androscoggin County commissioner, I […]
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Minneapolis investigation? What investigation? | Letter
The federal government’s investigative arms can perform speedy and thorough criminal investigations … when they want to. As I write this, it is approximately 60 hours since the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. In that time, the perpetrator has been arrested, identified, interviewed and charged. This past January, in Minneapolis, Renee Good was […]
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Maine Democrats must not overlook Nirav Shah | Letter
A political outsider is not a bad thing.
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Why are we still having primaries? | Letter
I’m not a political strategist, and I am sure more informed people have their reasons — be it voter engagement or allocation of party resources — for the continued existence of primaries. But I wonder, with the exception of the race for governor, whether we can limit their implications. With the inception of ranked choice […]
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Trouble with petition signatures? Bring on the PICTURE Act. | Letter
It’s time we took serious action to root out invalidity, wouldn’t you agree?
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Cancelling clean energy projects makes no sense | Letter
Electric heat pumps cut conventional fossil-dependent heating costs in half. Offshore wind — increasingly popular from Denmark to Japan — could cut these costs further, by delivering 24/7, uninterrupted electric power generation, robust job creation, zero operating emissions, drastic pollution reduction and high energy reliability, even during winter storms. All things considered, offshore wind is the […]
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Reorganize SNAP to restore funding for foreign assistance | Letter
The United States Agency of International Development (USAID) helped prevent roughly 1 million child deaths per year. Other U.S. foreign assistance programs have also saved many lives, and under President Obama, the State Department used diplomacy with the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, China and the European Union to help negotiate the 2015 Iran nuclear […]
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In Maine Senate race, pick the workhorse over the show pony | Letter
Sen. Susan Collins must go. Who should replace her: workhorse Janet Mills or show pony Graham Platner? Platner’s ahead in the polls. He’s a compelling campaigner. But he’s like Bernie Sanders: all talk, no action. In Sanders’ 35 years in Congress, he’s passed just three bills, two of which renamed post offices in Vermont. Sanders […]
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Janet Mills will not fold before Trump | Letter
It is an unprecedented time in American history when, as a nation, we have witnessed President Donald Trump’s epic incompetence and corruption and an administration that has been abetted and absolved by the cowardice of a Republican Congress. Janet Mills told Donald Trump to his face at the White House, “See you in court!,” when […]