Most of the talk in the current campaign for governor has been about guns, fire extinguishers stopping school shooters, fidelity to the Second Amendment, and how Maine should treat its immigrants. But the most important question that should be asked of the candidates is: How exactly will you fix the mess that is the Department […]
2018
Posted inNation & World
Hubert de Givenchy, French couturier who defined chic, dies at 91
The ready-to-wear pioneer designed Audrey Hepburn’s black dress in ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s.’
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Posted inThe Maine Forecast
Storm due to hit Maine will be a slow-moving snowzilla
At least 3 commutes will be affected: Tuesday morning, Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning.
Posted inNew England Patriots
Watch: Tom Brady takes stock of life post-Super Bowl
Sporting a buzz cut he got to raise money for cancer research, the Patriots QB discusses the February loss, his family, his docu-series and his future.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News
MeToo movement is fresh backdrop in lawsuit over Haiti abuse claims
The number of men willing to testify has more than doubled.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine’s January unemployment rate declined slightly to 3 percent
The state’s jobless rate has been below 4 percent for a record 26 consecutive months.
Posted inForecaster Opinion, The Forecaster
The Universal Notebook: Nationality, genealogy, astrology and other nonsense
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, a pseudo-populist movement with a distasteful subtext of racism and xenophobia, has given rise to an unfortunate wave of white nationalism. Trump’s Make America Great Again message is understood by some to mean Make America White Again. But the majority of Americans won’t hear of it. Trump has had to jettison […]
Posted inMaine, Politics
Maine bill would ban sending sexually explicit images to minors
The bill would apply when 14-or 15-year-olds receive such images from anyone 5 or more years older.
Posted inForecaster Opinion, The Forecaster
Politics & Other Mistakes: Meet the new boss
Based on an extensive survey of the Maine electorate that I haven’t bothered to conduct, I can report with extreme confidence that the state’s next governor will be one of those nearly indistinguishable blobs seeking the Republican nomination. To understand why the GOP is going to hold onto the Blaine House in the November election, […]