There is no denying that the low wages earned by Maine people are a major concern for state policy makers.…
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With Falmouth considering a ban or fee on plastic bags, it’s important to look at the facts instead of being…
Now that the elections are over and all the negative TV ads are gone we can all breathe a big…
The Precautionary Principle has been used by progressive environmentalĀ and public health advocates to justify climate change, energy, food Ā and…
Monday marked the 50th anniversary of President Ronald Reagan’s famous speech, “A Time for Choosing,” delivered on October 27, 1964,…
Who was it that said election time is ‘silly season?’Ā For years I’ve rolled with that description, but more and…
Public education is getting a 21st Century shake-up. Back in September, Maineās very first virtual charter school, Maine Connections Academy,…
Every election year Mainers can count on a handful of desperate political campaigns that rely on confusion and deception in…
In my previous article Why Elections Cannot Fix Washington D.C., I demonstrated that amendments are superior to elections in solving…
A powerful coalition of environmentalists and crony capitalists have engaged the American people in a confidence game called Climate Change.…
There are plenty of differences between the Maine gubernatorial candidates this election. Whether it concerns tax, labor, business or welfare…
Bangor Daily News blogger Chris Shorr on Thursday published an outlandish and illogical attack against Uber, an innovative ride-sharing service…
On October 1, 2013, Mainers felt the sting of a 10 percent increase in the sales tax to 5.5 percent…
This November we have an enormously important issue coming via Citizens Referendum regarding our ability to keep our black bear…
It was with reserved optimism that I accepted a post on the Standards Review Panel. I was informed that this…