Agree to Disagree

Published
May 24, 2015

Agree to Disagree: A dispatch from the ‘Left Coast’

Phil: How is your family visit to the Left Coast, I mean California, going? Ethan: Splendid. Been spending quality time with my mother and my wife, who came out here for a few months to study to become a medical esthetician. I also found a couple good bars to watch my Rangers wind their way […]
Published
May 17, 2015

What does it mean to be good for business?

Maine moves up on the list of best and worst states for business.
Published
May 10, 2015

Agree to Disagree: Debating the merit – or harm – of right-to-work laws

Is the law anti-worker or an employment stimulus?
Published
May 3, 2015

Agree to Disagree: Smart or not smart? You decide

Phil: With all that is happening, it is clearly time for another edition of “Smart or Not Smart.” Ethan: How about I be smart this week and you be not smart? Phil: That would certainly be a change of pace. Here’s your first topic. Republican Sen. Roger Katz sponsored a bill to force Gov. Paul […]
Published
April 26, 2015

Eliminating income tax the best – or worst – thing for Maine

Phil: Did you feel that rumble? Ethan: No. Phil: It was like an earthquake. The ground shook. Ethan: I missed it. When did it happen? Phil: On Tuesday when the governor proposed eliminating the biggest job-crushing, out-migration-creating, wealth-killing law in Maine. Ethan: He proposed repealing NAFTA? Phil: No, he proposed a constitutional amendment to eliminate […]

Published
April 12, 2015

Odds for tax reform in Maine just got better

In proposals from the Democrats and Gov. Paul LePage, there is plenty of room for compromise.
Published
April 5, 2015

Agree to Disagree: Looking at both sides of concealed weapons issue

Phil: OK, Strim, even though 96 legislators have co-sponsored the bill to eliminate the need for a permit to carry a concealed weapon, I’m officially undecided as to whether I would testify for or against at the bill’s public hearing in front of the Criminal Justice Committee on Wednesday (at 1 p.m.). Being the thoughtful […]
Published
March 29, 2015

Agree to Disagree: It’s a ‘rough stretch’ for Republicans

We can thank state Sen. Michael Willette, Gen. James Campbell and Gov. LePage.
Published
March 22, 2015

Is it time for Maine to give up on term limits for legislators?

Ethan: Suppose you were a member of the least-liked group of people: politicians. What are the two bills you would never propose? Phil: Hmmm … give ourselves raises and make it harder for people to get rid of us? Ethan: Correct! And yet that’s exactly what Rep. John Martin did this week. Phil: John Martin. […]
Published
March 15, 2015

Smart or not smart? Weighing in on a wacky week in politics

Ethan: Political topics and antics came in bunches this week. Seems like we should use our popular “smart or not smart” format so we don’t miss out on your “above average” and my “exceeding expectations” analysis on all these stories. Phil: Not smart. You run the risk of exposing that I’m the one with superior […]

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