A number of things are interesting about the recent (and unsuccessful, though apparently still continuing) campaign by the environmental Left…
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Editorial by John Frary Al Diamon informs us that his contacts in Maineâs 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 âmultiple layers of…
This week, Maine State Housing Authority Director Dale McCormick confirmed what many had suspectedâ 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 âThou shalt not stealâ 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 wouldnât be claiming if…
by Pem Schaeffer If you find the title perplexing, be patient; I will explain. Itâs often said that âluck is…
Governor LePageâs proposed MaineCare cuts have the social services community in an uproar. And this makes sense â no one…
by Lance Dutson The hallmark of Portland Press Herald columnist Bill Nemitz, for years, has been what used to be…
âSouth of the Border, down Mexico way âŠâ is a perfect song to lead into this column, if you understand…
by J Dwight Special to The Maine Wire Itâs been a difficult time lately for the global-warming-believers at the Natural…
In July, the Bangor Daily News ran an editorial titled âWhere was Maine Turnpike Authority oversight?â. 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. Sheâs been accused of being a racist; sheâs 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…





















