Author: Independent Opinion Contributor

It’s rare in politics to see real courage. Real courage shines through in the face of real consequences or injury. Jon Fetherston has demonstrated real courage this past week and he should be commended for it. Jon Fetherston is a reporter for the Maine Wire, but before that he had a long track record of public service in his previous professional life. His biography is not just as a man of the people, but as a man for the people. He brings that ethos to work for the Maine Wire every day. Jon Fetherston is a decent man shining a…

I should be more professional.But I have to admit something: I’m going to miss the rallies. I’m going to miss standing there with my camera while Graham looked over and recognized me. Those little moments where his eyes said: “Oh, for fuck’s sake. That photographer from Maine Wire is here again.” The guy with the camera showing up to document Graham’s angry eyebrows instead ofcheerleading from the front row.And damn it, I kept showing up.I drove up and down Maine highways chasing the rabid political beast, like an animal control officer sent on one… last… wild… hunt.A grassroots campaign filled…

Review Ironbound RestaurantHancock, Maine We come off a long news day already half-cooked from the road. Jon Fetherston, Graham Pollard, and myself are in Sullivan, Maine, chasing follow-ups tied to the Platner campaign. The sun is falling, but there’s still one journalistic itch that needs scratching. Curiosity brings us to Ironbound. Rumor: the food’s good. Fact: Graham Platner’s mother owns the place. Best-case scenario: we eat, observe, maybe ask a question or two. Worst case: we get tossed into the street. Because Jon is increasingly recognizable, he stays in the truck. That leaves me and Pollard as the first wave—advance…

5/31/26Graham Platner & Shenna Bellows RallyDeering Oaks, Portland, Maine. I was operating on home turf. Deering Oaks is trying very hard to remain neutral. Ducks glide across the pond, a jogger sprints in the distance, unaware of the political shift about to occur. I step into the perimeter. Staff clocks me immediately. A staffer shakes my hand, absent enthusiasm. In the distance, the Platner team congregates. Yellow safety jackets moving in synchronicity. Heads leaning inward. Radios clipped to chests. Every few seconds, someone’s eyes break from the circle. Familiar faces like Portland’s DA Jacqueline Sartoris are in attendance. Attendees are…

Maine Democrat Senate nominee Graham Platner has come under heavy fire for his many immoral and vile statements. These include lying about a Nazi tattoo, justifying rape, denigrating American hero Chris Kyle, and making remarks about me. I’m the soldier in the viral combat video whom Platner stated “didn’t deserve to live.” Platner and his supporters always fall back on the excuse that Platner suffers from PTSD. Many Americans suffer from PTSD, myself included. The issue isn’t PTSD; we should be blaming his elitist background. Due to Platner’s privileged upbringing, I seriously doubt he had to truly face any consequences…

By Timothy Reiniger As a former elected Chairperson of the Cape Elizabeth Town Council, I am pleased to support Jonathan Bush in the Republican primary to become the next Governor of Maine. My endorsement is grounded not in party loyalty but in a clear-eyed assessment of what Maine’s Medicaid (MaineCare) crisis demands — and in my conviction that Jonathan Bush is the only candidate who has correctly identified both the nature of the problem and the system-level solution it requires. Maine Is Funding Industrial-Scale Fraud Charges for Medicaid services in Maine far exceed national averages. The federal Office of Inspector…