Oh, Edgar. There’s something almost comical about reading a piece of writing that is so bad, so riddled with errors,…
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The more I try to parent teenagers, the more I recognize similar patterns in the political machinations of Washington, D.C.…
The tragic deaths of two little girls under the watch of DHHS is spurring needed reforms to Maine’s child welfare…
The days are winding down until the June 12th primary elections take place, and negativity has intensified among the candidates.…
On Thursday, May 10 in Westbrook, a very unusual thing happened. Thirty students of diverse backgrounds and political perspectives from…
In December 2012, after the The Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre on December 14, Stephen Hunter, a Pulitzer Prize-winning former film…
The nationwide school walkout scheduled for Wednesday, March 14 at 10 a.m. is not a meaningful civics lesson or a…
The anti-gun crowd cannot absorb the absolute truth that deranged people and plain old criminals don’t pay any attention to…
In 2016, Maine voters approved Question 4, a measure that incrementally increases Maine’s minimum wage to $12 an hour by…
I just received a notice to apply for a license (new city ordinance they slipped through during the summer) to…
Pundits and commoners often repeat Michael Savage’s thesis that “liberalism is a mental disorder.” Born Liberal, Raised Right by Reb Bradley…
Sen. Eric Brakey received the endorsement of former Maine Senate President and Maine Republican Party chairman Rick Bennett on Thursday.…
Residents of Paris, Maine exited their homes on Aug. 18 in the humid summer heat to discover a peculiar flyer…
To be an adult, or not to be? That is the question I have for the Maine State Legislature. I…
Proponents of Medicaid expansion often assert that expansion insures more people and leads to a healthier population. As Maine knows…
As a conservative trial lawyer, one of my favorite parlor games is to ask fellow conservatives: “What is the Seventh…
After Question 4 passed at the ballot box last November, an organization called the Restaurant Workers of Maine was formed.…
Gov. Paul LePage vetoed two overreaching proposals on Tuesday, blasting the bills as attempts at “social engineering” society in Maine.…
In November 2008, the Democrats elected a president and captured Congress with eight new senators and 21 new representatives. Their…
Maine is one step closer to a manageable, cost-effective health care system that enhances choice and access to services. Gov.…
In a heated legislative session where many important issues divide us, there is one that I thought would unite all…
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell intends to secure 60 votes for President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, before…
The Maine People’s Alliance is the state’s lone defender of a provision in Question 4 that removed the tip credit…
Maine’s energy profile is composed primarily petroleum, natural gas, biomass and renewable energies like wind and solar. Natural gas prices…
Union lobbyist Ryan Tipping should resign his House seat. Legislators who line their own pockets rather than represent their constituents…
“Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.” -Barry Goldwater…
Mainers weren’t supposed to defeat Michael Bloomberg’s agenda on the ballot yesterday. His propaganda was too powerful, his budget was…
As this everlasting election cycle winds down, none too soon, I thought I would focus on a single issue in…
by Mary Lou Lang-Byrd Anti-gun proposals on the ballot could turn law-abiding gun owners into criminals Well-funded gun control measures are…
Referendum Question 3 is a heavily out-of-state funded attack on the rights of law-abiding citizens which has received stark opposition…
On November 8th, Maine citizens will go to the polls to cast their vote for several apocryphal referendum questions. From…
Question 3 on this November’s ballot has been touted by gun control advocates as a way to keep firearms out…
This past week in Waterville, while the fading sun of a warmer than normal October day still lit the bottom…
We have examined numerous articles about the misguided referendum questions on the ballot in Maine this coming November, which have…
If I told you an interest group sent a legislator a draft bill and told them to submit it as-is,…
Last week I spoke at a forum during Constitution Week at Husson University. Liberals are constantly attacking our Constitution, but…
For several years, Michael Bloomberg, former Mayor of New York City, has been a one-man wrecking machine, imposing his ideas…
The ballot initiative requiring background checks on gun sales and transfers is complicated, unreasonable and unenforceable. You may have expected…
According to an article in last week’s Las Vegas Review Journal, the Guinn Center, an independent think tank, took a close look at the Question 1…
On Monday, August 1, Rep. Shadracch Abednego (R-God’s Mills) proposed that Maine enact an annual Patriarchy Day to celebrate man’s…
Under Gov. Paul LePage’s leadership, the State has reigned in irresponsible spending and upheld the rights of Mainers. But recently…
People are quickly finding that, like many political issues, the devil is in the details, and Question 3 is no…
Founding Father Benjamin Franklin is believed to have been the author of a letter that contained this oft-quoted sentence: “Those…
This November, Maine voters will be faced with an age-old question — how much freedom are you willing to sacrifice…
This year, Maine voters will face an array of ballot measures, replete with fine print that no one fully understands.…
CONTROL: To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over others. To regulate. Question 3 on the 2016 ballot asks, “Do you…
Last week Emily Cain, Democratic Candidate for the Second Congressional District of Maine, posted a photo in which she poses…
Initiative will do nothing to keep guns away from criminals The National Rifle Association (NRA) yesterday took aim at Question 3,…
Anyone who’s ever watched the movie Stripes, starring Bill Murray, about hapless men joining the U.S. Army, should remember the…
On July 24, 2016, Bucky Owen, former commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife under Governor Angus King, wrote a column…
Supporters of Question 3 (to expand firearm background checks to private sales) continually repeat this key campaign talking point: “Question…
The Ringmaster has all the answers to the questions no one is asking Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children…
Being an engaged citizen is more important today than ever. As the general election in November approaches, we as Americans…
With a Citizen’s Initiative Process ripe for abuse and for sale to any billionaire, is our time to self-govern over? Just…
Note: As I wrote this, I learned of a situation that took place in Augusta, ME, where two legally armed…
Yesterday, Secretary Dunlap announced the ballot order of referendum questions for the upcoming November 8, 2016 election. The order was…
Last Wednesday night, the Democrats of Congress staged a “sit-in” protest on the floor of the House. Approximately 188 representatives…
As Krysta Lilly has already pointed out in a Lewiston Sun Journal column, Michael Bloomberg has already spent over $3,000,000…
I read a lot of arguments in editorial pages and news commentary that our nation’s Founding Fathers did not intend the…
I have lived in Maine for sixteen years. When I first moved here, I learned of the referendum process, also…
I’m writing this week with a heavy heart. The mass shooting by a terrorist at a night club in Orlando…
“That road to V-E Day was hard and long, and traveled by weary and valiant men. And history will always…
How many times have you seen liberal Maine candidates for office, or political leaders, decry the influence of ‘out-of-state money’…
Here we go again. More out-of-state money pouring into Maine to help us country-bumkins stay alive and save us from…
“You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear; To-morrow I’ll be the happiest time of all…
The Portland Press Herald, a left-leaning publication well known for holding its priority in muckraking over quality of journalism, has…
At a recent political event, I was confronted by a ranked choice voting supporter who was looking to spread awareness…
When thinking about ethanol, I am reminded of a song my children listened to in the 90’s sang by Kermit…
As with the rest of life, if something in the political world sounds too good to be true, then it…
“The Legislature reached bipartisan agreement on welfare reform recently. It’s long past time for lawmakers to come together to reform…
A few weeks ago, the Maine Republican Party held the 2016 State Convention. A majority of the media coverage that came…
If Emily Cain were a conservative, her trip to Hollywood to visit a secretive group of dark-money interests would have…
Governor Paul LePage and the state legislature scored a victory for public subsidized housing residents throughout the state by signing Legislative…
After the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Maine’s long-term Republican Senator, Susan Collins, was one of the first…
Should we allow our teachers to be trained and armed like some schools in Texas are now doing? This was…
Two organizations with interesting names are making a play on your Second Amendment rights in Maine: Maine Moms Demand Action…
Members of the House of Representatives may have Bloomberg’s gun control ballot initiative before them for consideration as early as…
If there were ever any doubt that Democrats in the Maine House of Representatives are willing to kill tax conformity…
As an avid outdoorsman, a proud gun owner, and a member of the Congressional Sportsmen Caucus, one of my priorities in…
Harvey Lembo, a sixty-seven-year-old retired lobsterman from Rockland, Maine, was tired of being robbed. Five times in six years’ thieves broke into…
The war against genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has been long and varied. Activists have denied the overwhelming bulk of scientific…
Imagine waking up in the night and hearing someone in your home. How would you feel, and what would you…
Will 2016 turn out to be as silly as 2015? The early signs are promising. A Socialist almost won Iowa’s…
Nearly every session there is at least one piece of legislation introduced to somehow chip away at the antiquated Sunday hunting…
Billionaire and former mayor Michael Bloomberg, financial backer of the upcoming “universal background checks” referendum, has had his sights on…
If you’re like most people, you know very little about the costs of the medical services you receive. The ubiquity…
In December 2015, the Republican majorities in Congress reached agreements with their Democratic colleagues and President Obama to increase the…
It’s a new year, and being an even-numbered year, it’s an election year, which means all 186 seats in the…
On Thursday, Maine’s Government Oversight Committee (GOC) conducted a series of interviews following up on an Office of Program Evaluation…
FIRST: HAS THE CLEAN ELECTIONS LAW IMPROVED LEGISLATION? The Maine Clean Elections Act (MCEA) went into effect for the 2000…
For too long politicians have successfully used professional lobbyists as scapegoats. They mislead constituents into believing these inaccurately stigmatized professionals…
An estimated 8,600 food stamp recipients in Maine whose assets exceed $5,000 may soon be ineligible to receive benefits, according…
Last week , after over forty years in business, A Maine institution closed in Manchester, Maine. Ballard Meats and Seafood…
It was supposed to be a love for the ages. Yet, tragically, billionaire Democratic mega-donor S. Donald Sussman and Rep.…
One of the bright spots for Republicans this legislative session was the passage of a bill that protects so-called “constitutional…
My friend and fellow conservative M.D. Harmon wrote a June 13 column in the Central Maine papers entitled “Something Rotten…
For the last week and a half, the left has been seeking to preemptively blame an impending government shutdown on Ken…
The fight over welfare reform took a new twist last week, as Democrats in the Health and Human Services Committee…
Maine Congressman Bruce Poliquin has a strong start to a re-election bid come 2016, as the 2nd District representative raised an…
Last week, the House Financial Services Oversight and Investigations subcommittee held a hearing regarding Operation Choke Point with Federal Deposit…