The Supreme Court ruled today that Obamacare will stand. Some statements from the court, provided by ScotusBlog.com: The money quote…
Month: June 2012
By Diana George Chapin When Robert and Erma Elwell moved into the little brick cape at the end of a…
The U.S. Supreme Court, as the apex of one of the three branches of government laid out in the Constitution,…
Everyone believes that mainstream media outlets have a liberal bias, right? Well, a UCLA professor says he has actually proven…
By answering the following 10 questions, you can get a rough approximation of your PQ. When you answer the questions,…
We now know that the Supreme Court will rule on Thursday whether or not Obamacare will stand. There are several…
By John Frary Party platforms, particularly state party platforms, do not typically represent the views of a party’s elected officials…
Efficiency Maine, the quasi-governmental agency that pushes to increase the use of “alternative energy,” has used taxpayer funds to buy…
Climate-change enthusiasts (aka “warmists”) are gathering this week in Brazil for the U.N.’s big “Rio+20” conference involving a reported 193…
By Maine standards, last Tuesday’s election drew anemic participation. The few people who did turn out to vote, around just…
*Editors Note – This is the third in a series of pieces about Maine’s Land Trusts. Read all Land Trust…
*Editors Note – This is the second in a series of pieces about Maine’s Land Trusts. Read all Land Trust…
*Editors Note – This is the first in a series of stories about the growing impact of land trusts and…
A column in the Bangor Daily News by Luisa Deprez, a sociology professor at the University of Southern Maine, would have readers…
Tune in to this week’s Maine Wire ‘Week in Review’ podcast. Click below to listen. Hosted this week by: Sam…
“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” — Inigo Montoya, “The…
Angus King, the liberal former governor of Maine and candidate to replace Senator Olympia Snowe, challenged his opponents today to…
Secretary of State Charlie Summers and State Senator Cynthia Dill won their respective primaries last night, filling out the final…
New data released on MaineOpenGov.org shows MaineHousing payrolls jumped nearly $1 million between 2010 and 2011 In the final year…
Donald Sussman donated seven times more than any other individual to leadership and caucus political action committees in last ten…
Matt Sheffield at Newsbusters.org has a great piece breaking down the media’s absurd reliance on exit polls: The actual vote…
*Update* The story in question has been updated this afternoon to include reference to the report’s detailing of Sussman’s hundreds…
The online world has spent the last two days chortling over the silly reaction MSNBC’s election night commenters had to…
Mitt Romney told Wisconsin’s once-and-future governor, Scott Walker, that his seven-point win in the recall election that state employee unions…
by Pem Schaeffer I’ve been watching Brunswick school budget theatrics for a dozen years or more. After thinking about it,…
Absentee Ballots must be requested by the close of business June 7, 2012 for the June 12, 2012 Primary Election…
by Sandy George In response to the recent Bangor Daily News editorial Conservation Priorities, I would like to offer a…
Former director McCormick, IT employee received cash and airline miles from extensive use of personal cards for MaineHousing purchases Former…
Tune in to this week’s Maine Wire ‘Week in Review’ podcast. Click below to listen. Hosted this week by: Sam…
“The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a division of the Interior Department, is considering loosening regulations on the killing of…
Sometimes, reading the Maine newspapers is like being transported into an alternate universe. This weekend was a great example. After…