Douglas Rooks
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PublishedMarch 20, 2025
Douglas Rooks: Maine Department of Education must lead, not make excuses
The state's shockingly poor standardized test scores demand action, not philosophizing.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2025
Douglas Rooks: Firings and contract-shredding will never produce efficiency
Random terminations only demoralize employees and weaken agencies.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2025
Douglas Rooks: Are we on course for a race between Mills and Collins?
The governor has us all thinking about her political future.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2025
Douglas Rooks: Trump puts rule of law to the test
These are difficult months for those who work for the federal government and depend on its programs.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2025
Douglas Rooks: More money is not the answer for Maine’s indigent defense cases
Rather than playing the blame game, the state's criminal defense lawyers' association needs to start actively recruiting more help.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2025
Douglas Rooks: The Trump-Musk axis had parallels in Maine
Former Gov. Paul LePage was indeed 'Trump before Trump.' We've seen these types before.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2025
Douglas Rooks: Voter ID and red flag initiatives are good for Maine
Ballot questions on voting and firearms safety have the potential to encourage turnout and keep partisanship to a minimum.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2025
Douglas Rooks: Why America often comes up short on presidential greatness
Donald Trump is a prime example of a good candidate but terrible leader.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2025
Douglas Rooks: Judicial ethics complaints can’t be ignored
Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court dilemma raises interesting questions about the ethics crisis engulfing the nation’s highest court.