Numerous people have posted pictures on Facebook this week showing a reenactment of the first Thanksgiving. They point out the Wampanoag Indians shared their harvest when the Puritans’ stores ran low. From this, they draw an analogy to today’s refugees seeking safety. It is a fair comparison. Some Republican presidential contenders have gone overboard, straying […]
The debate over land owned by the Quimby family reignited this week. So I have to ask: why are people opposed to a park in the Maine woods? Not a national park — there are reasonable arguments against federal control of large swaths of our state. Many of those arguments were put forward by none […]
There are grumblings among some Portland Democrats who are upset that Ethan Strimling attracted Republican support in his successful bid for mayor. Such support apparently calls into question his liberal bona fides. They have used some unflattering terms for the mayor-elect and his supporters who dare to share a different political persuasion. I have a […]
Mainers, we’ve earned a respite from lawn signs and tacky commercials…for now. So what can we learn from Election Day 2015? And what does it tell us about 2016? Rumors of the Republican Party’s demise are greatly exaggerated. For the past year, people have predicted strife between Gov. Paul LePage and legislative Republicans would cause […]
