Although Al Diamon’s latest column (“Meet the New Boss”) is accurate in pointing out the potential danger independents Alan Caron and Terry Hayes pose to the eventual Democratic nominee, he’s way off base in assessing Adam Cote. For starters, if Diamon took the time to examine Cote’s positions on the issues, he’d find a progressive […]

I drive a lot, over a half million miles in the last 20 years, and it makes me realize how lucky we are to have the Falmouth Public Works Department. When the snow is pounding down and roads are getting buried, I find myself clutching my steering wheel and chanting to myself, “I just need […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

It’s time to replace the oversimplified appraisal system now in place to determine whether police officer-involved shootings are justified. The most recent decision by the Maine attorney general’s office regarding the death of Chance Baker in Portland last year confirms the inanity of how the system determines fault when a police officer takes a life […]

The resignation of David Creech, the Scarborough High School principal, has generated significant controversy. While it is unfortunate that this situation has arisen, I feel that it is important when considering the actions of the superintendent and School Board to step back for a moment to realize the limitations placed upon them as public officials. […]

The resignation of David Creech, the Scarborough High School principal, has generated significant controversy. While it is unfortunate that this situation has arisen, I feel that it is important when considering the actions of the superintendent and School Board to step back for a moment to realize the limitations placed upon them as public officials. […]

Jason Savage claims he’s a journalist. I say he’s not. We’re both kinda correct. Savage’s regular job is as the executive director of the Maine Republican Party. No question about being a journalist there. He’s just a political hack. But “outside the scope of his employment,” to use the snappy phrase coined by his lawyer, […]

As Americans, we’ve been taught to revere equality. Originally a notion that simply related to the court system where all of us are equal in the eyes of the law, the definition and application of equality is changing rapidly. We used to think that America was the place where, if you worked hard and had […]