Regarding the Associated Press story of Aug. 29 (“Conservative groups devise plan to dismantle U.S. government and replace it with Trump’s vision”): If you love our country, want to preserve our republic and your right to vote, pay attention to those who would take all of this from you. They call themselves “conservative,” but they […]

Candidates intending to run for office must be judged fit to appear on the ballot. For president, a candidate must be at least 35 years old, and be a citizen of the U.S., this according to the U.S. Constitution. The 14th Amendment makes clear another requirement: “No person … who, having previously taken an oath […]

In February 2016, former President Donald Trump participated in his first-ever political election, finishing second to Sen. Ted Cruz in the Iowa caucuses and claiming Cruz “stole” the election. Sound familiar? Incapable of admitting defeat, Trump and his “crackpot lawyers,” as his former vice president has called them, concocted the Big Lie that the 2020 […]

There is a line attributed to the nefarious Steve Bannon that neatly captures former President Donald Trump’s approach to communication. Bannon’s (edited) line was “flood the zone,” which translates to filling the airwaves with confusing and conflicting information, giving the average person trouble discerning between fact and fiction. It is compounded by a supporting strategy, […]

I’m retired, but I spent much of my career at Avangrid, and my best advice to Mainers is to steer clear of Pine Tree Power and vote “no” on Question 3 this November. First, running an electric system is highly complex and not well-suited to political decision-making. Yet, Pine Tree Power would hand control to […]

I don’t know if “dereliction of duty” can be used as a basis for impeachment. If it could, impeaching President Biden should be a slam dunk on two fronts: for failing to secure our national borders and for the deadly, disgraceful, disgustingly clueless and careless way Biden oversaw our withdrawal from Afghanistan. After watching witness […]

Central Maine Power is owned by Avangrid, a subsidiary of the Spanish multinational Iberdrola. If you google search the terms “Iberdola large shareholders,” the first result will be page titled “Iberdrola Significant Shareholders” on the Iberdrola website. Scroll down a bit and you will see listed the three largest shareholders of Iberdrola: Qatar Investment Authority, […]

This fall’s election will challenge us with the many referendum questions, some quite confusing. Some clarification ahead might be helpful, especially regarding Question 1, “No Blank Checks,” and Question 3, regarding Pine Tree Power. Question 3 asks if Maine citizens want to replace Central Maine Power and Versant Power with our own nonprofit Maine-based utility. […]