OK, I admit it, I got it all wrong. I thought Gov. Paul LePage had little chance of being re-elected after abusing and insulting the people of Maine for four years, but apparently Mainers like being abused and insulted. Not me. LePage rode back into office on the big red wave of fear and ignorance […]

The Democratic propaganda machine that continually spews the lie that Republicans are evil cretins is dead. I know, I think that’s funny, too. That lie should have died in the wee hours of Nov. 5, but of course it didn’t. It will most likely be resurrected with great vengeance, so watch out. That’s what happens […]

A recent newspaper headline blared “Tax relief scarce in school consolidations.” The headline and story suggested that property tax relief was a primary purpose behind the school consolidation movement. But it wasn’t, and it shouldn’t be. Property tax relief is sorely needed, often promised, but seldom delivered. The major property tax relief measures of the […]

Edgar Allen Beem claims in his column that Eliot Cutler “has snob appeal the same way LePage has slob appeal.” Based on the results of the election, it looks like the slobs from Maine, who operate businesses and create jobs, and those who want less government and lower taxes, outnumber the non-slobs this time. Peter […]

Julie McDonald-Smith’s column advocating for prayer and even Bible study in schools as a part of the remedy for school bullying fails to take into account the vast number of students who are harassed because of an LGBT identity or expression that conflicts with Christian and otherwise conservative cultural ideals. Her arguments rely on the […]

Question for columnist Julie McDonald-Smith: So what should we teach children in the classroom about prayers? That the Chinese don’t pray to God, yet have fewer gun murders than the Bible Belt? That Third-World people pray like mad, yet continue to live under tragic and crushing economic conditions, partly due to religious proscriptions of contraceptives? […]