Maine has never demonized its entire community for the actions of a few bad actors within our ranks. We owe the same consideration to the Somali community in Lewiston, Portland, the state of Minnesota and beyond. In 2023, Martin’s Point Health Care was fined $22.5 million for making false Medicare claims. This was the largest […]

There has been a huge lack of coverage of high school skiing this season, particularly Nordic.  And there have been some missed opportunities for some good stories: The Roy Varney Hornet Classic, held for the first time at the Maine Outdoor Wellness Center in Turner, the place that Roy dreamed of having. And, a Leavitt […]

In 2001, the George W. Bush administration placed hundreds of individuals and organizations on the nation’s list of terrorists and terrorist organizations. Most of those names and organizations were extremist Islamic groups with histories of violence. So, it came as a shock to me when Greenpeace, an organization with a track record of nonviolent civil […]