By now you’ve heard the story of Democrat Rep. Chuck Kruger and his tweet saying he would like to see…
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The current ginned-up controversy over “stand your ground” laws in Florida and elsewhere is actually a testament to the growing…
What do rock legend Ted Nugent and State Representative Chuck Kruger have in common? Kruger would probably hope the answer…
The sad, wry joke that goes, “How can you tell a politician is lying? His lips are moving,” is a…
Governor Paul LePage is doing exactly what he’s promised Mainers he’d do from the first day he set foot on…
By Rep. Rich Cebra Congresswoman Chellie Pingree has some explaining to do. On March 14, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)…
But hey, what are friends for? By J Dwight Distrust of—and anger toward—the politically connected elite is one of the…
By Rep. Phil Curtis Maine House Majority Leader Phil Curtis originally submitted this piece to the Maine Today Media for…
The worldview that says it’s a good idea to force others to contribute to private causes that they oppose appears…
By Lucky Cambridge. When I was a kid, late-winter Saturdays included watching old movies on a clunky black-and-white television. Neatly frocked…
By Pem Schaeffer. Let’s start by saying “God bless Yogi Berra” for his short and snappy insights, his humanity and…
“I had a dream last night, About the comin’ fight. Somebody yelled ‘Attack!’ And there I stood With an arrow…
When the failing Maine Today Media papers announced weeks ago that billionaire left-wing financier Donald Sussman was “loaning” the paper…
Gov. Paul LePage, who just can’t keep his hand off “third-rail” issues, grabbed on to another one when he proposed…
Editorial The Legislature’s Insurance and Financial Services Committee on Thursday cast a critical vote to protect the people of Maine…
Those of us in the opinionating business are often accused (not always incorrectly) of overselling the usual twists and turns…
By Lucky Cambridge Even before he entered the race, the Fourth Estate and the faithful swooned. As events unfolded he…
by Dean Scontras I find myself struck—though not particularly surprised—by the short reach of the recent “Congressional Insider Trading” bill.…
It’s a cliché that Americans love their cars, but there’s a group of our fellow countrymen who don’t. They’re called…
By Lucky Cambridge Political Prognosticator Unless you live under a rock, it is old news by now that Senator Olympia…
by Pem Schaeffer Good Government: The impossible dream that never was and never will be? To found principles of government…
An acquaintance and I have had a recurring conversation over the years on the wisdom of conservatives’ support for Sen.…
In light of yesterday’s announcement that Senator Olympia Snowe will not be seeking reelection, Donald Sussman’s recent purchase of an…
I was drowned, I was washed up and left for dead I fell down to my feet and I saw…
Editorial The journalism community in Philadelphia is in an uproar right now. Hundreds of past and present editors and reporters…
Editorial After revelations of millions of dollars in travel and ‘training’ expenses that included staff parties, gift cards, and tens…
Ever since horror director George Romero created “Night of the Living Dead” in 1968, brain-eating zombies have had a grip…
Editorial In the fall of 2010, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree was facing political extinction. After raging from the floor of the…
by Jason Savage Budgets are moral documents. By now, if you have followed the debate about Maine’s DHHS budget and welfare…
Sunday’s Portland Press Herald editorial appeared to be a careful consideration of state policy, but a look behind the rhetoric…
Editorial by Pem Schaeffer “F-Bomb” here, as in so many other contexts, means nothing more and nothing less than the…
A number of things are interesting about the recent (and unsuccessful, though apparently still continuing) campaign by the environmental Left…
Editorial by John Frary Al Diamon informs us that his contacts in Maine’s media universe do not welcome the Maine…
I had the oddest feeling watching TV as Gov. Paul LePage entered the well of the Maine House of Representatives…
by Pem Schaeffer Mitt Romney has been taking a furious wire brushing for his years of leadership at venture firm…
by David Crocker Where would we be without the mainstream media? You know, the folks who claim “multiple layers of…
This week, Maine State Housing Authority Director Dale McCormick confirmed what many had suspected– that she was using her position…
Last week we looked at what gloomy liberals thought would happen if President Obama lost in November, and found considerable…
by Pem Schaeffer “Thou shalt not steal” is the eighth of the ten commandments God handed down to Moses. This…
Chellie Pingree was Maine Senate Majority Leader when the Maine Clean Elections Act (MCEA) became law. Pingree has made a…
People who write about politics often assume an aura of certainty about future events that they wouldn’t be claiming if…
by Pem Schaeffer If you find the title perplexing, be patient; I will explain. It’s often said that ‘luck is…
Governor LePage’s proposed MaineCare cuts have the social services community in an uproar. And this makes sense – no one…
by Lance Dutson The hallmark of Portland Press Herald columnist Bill Nemitz, for years, has been what used to be…
“South of the Border, down Mexico way …” is a perfect song to lead into this column, if you understand…
by J Dwight Special to The Maine Wire It’s been a difficult time lately for the global-warming-believers at the Natural…
In July, the Bangor Daily News ran an editorial titled “Where was Maine Turnpike Authority oversight?”. The editors of the…
With just a bit more than 10 months left before we choose a president and most of Congress, the 2012…
WCSH political reporter Don Carrigan has an interesting interview with the infamous S. Donald Sussman, husband and benefactor of Maine…
What she wrote on Dec. 13 has become hugely controversial. She’s been accused of being a racist; she’s gotten five…
At a time when books and films about vampires and werewolves are enjoying a renaissance, at least among teen readers,…
Not surprisingly, the Maine press this week rushed to deliver the news of a supposed 4,400 jobs that would be…
by Frank Heller Dam removal advocates always make the assumption that sea run fish will once again return to the…
When the talk at the corner bar turns to bias in the media, the conversation usually devolves very quickly to…
