Greg Kesich and Bill Nemitz recall the 1991 shutdown and how Gov. LePage might take the blame whether he deserves it or not. Plus Letter Writer of the Month returns.
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Portland Press Herald opinion columns from Greg Kesich.
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Greg Kesich: Republicans disrupting insurance markets for political advantage
They want to make the ACA look as bad as possible so the public will accept their secret, draconian ‘solution.’
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Opinion Podcast: The comments section
Greg Kesich and Sarah Collins read their favorite comments from recent stories
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Greg Kesich: LePage battle against the ‘nips’ amounts to political littering
Instead of helping to fix a widespread problem, the governor scattered the Legislature’s efforts to the wind.
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Opinion Podcast: Budget drama, Governor’s race party shuffle, Angus King’s star turn, and just a little nips
The editorial page crew digs into this week’s big state and national political news.
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Greg Kesich: For Portland residents, a source of real fake news right in our backyard
School board member Holly Seeliger has promoted several debunked ‘news’ stories on social media and YouTube.
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Opinion podcast: Susan Collins steps up; the ‘resistance’ steps back
A little less than 18 months away from midterm elections the governor’s race is creeping its way into every political conversation.
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Greg Kesich: Our reactions to finding or losing a $20 bill reveal a great deal about us
As advertisers and political consultants know, we cling to the status quo and hate to lose.
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Greg Kesich: Court gives new life to flawed election system that gave us LePage
If the state’s lawmakers let ranked-choice voting die, another candidate with meager support may win the governorship.
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Podcast: Threats to shut down the state and defy the voters, plus why Trump won’t get impeached
The Editorial Page Crew discusses how things really get done in our capitols.