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Who Will Speak for You? Feb. 27, 2025
Good for Janet Mills, the governor of Maine. On Friday, at the White House, she did something that t... Read More
Look to Maine for Some Good News! Nov. 13, 2024
Even in a barrelful of rotten apples, you might think there'd still be a few good ones. But don't ge... Read More
As Nebraska Goes, So Could Go Maine Apr. 16, 2024
Every state is different. Nebraska is quite different. It is one of only two states that doesn't use... Read More
Trump Is Innocent Jan. 05, 2024
Former President Donald Trump is innocent of directing, fomenting, encouraging or concocting an insu... Read More
Backlash Anyone? The Partisan Efforts to Keep Trump off Ballots Jan. 03, 2024
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump's legal battle with Maine Secretary of State Shenna... Read More
Don't Blame the Maine Shootings on 'Woefully Weak' Gun Laws: Criticism of the State's 'Yellow Flag' Statute Is Doubly Misguided Nov. 01, 2023
Five months before an Army Reserve sergeant killed 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewisto... Read More
Gun Cultures Need Gun Laws, Too Oct. 31, 2023
Rep. Jared Golden's about-face on gun laws is not surprising. He is a Democrat representing Lewiston... Read More
What Warming Might Do to New England Feb. 23, 2023
Maine's Aroostook County — the size of Connecticut and Rhode Island put together — is wa... Read More
Lighthouses Beckon to Adventurous Travelers Oct. 08, 2022
By Victor Block Sam and Barbara Dawson use binoculars to get close-up views of whales and seals as t... Read More
Cool Cop Calms Catastrophizing Public Dec. 02, 2021
"A person following you down the aisle at a big box store does not constitute an abduction attempt. ... Read More
License to Work: Dissidents Need Not Apply Sep. 26, 2021
"I dreamed of being a PI as a kid," private investigator Joshua Gray told me over the phone. Now he ... Read More
Small Museums in Rangeley, Maine, Whet the Appetite for More Aug. 07, 2021
By Victor Block New York has its Metropolitan Museum of Art and Washington, D.C., the Smithsonian In... Read More
Vanity Plates: A Free Speech Frontier Jul. 31, 2021
The license plate prudes may win a few battles; but when the exhaust smoke clears, they will lose th... Read More
Trails Across the Country Lead to Places You Might Like Jul. 10, 2021
By Victor Block Some people traipse through lovely landscapes as others explore history from the day... Read More
Roadside Kitsch Helps Tell America's Story May. 01, 2021
By Victor Block A 65-foot-tall elephant named Lucy stands near the sea in New Jersey, as she has for... Read More
Susan Collins Beat the Lincoln Project Nov. 08, 2020
WASHINGTON — The long knives were out for U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. Her Democratic ch... Read More
Small Rangeley, Maine, Yields Big Fun Sep. 26, 2020
By Victor Block Digging our paddles into the shallow water, my son, Tom, and I steered our canoe aro... Read More
Design Destination: Camden, Maine Aug. 15, 2020
Why do people love Maine so much? Imagine a small enclave on the Atlantic dotted with shingle-covere... Read More
The Tariff Man and Lobster King Could Learn From Confucius Jun. 11, 2020
Apparently, the United States now has a Lobster King. This great title was bestowed upon the Trump a... Read More
'Franchise for All' Reduces Crime Apr. 26, 2019
The Democratic primary race bumped into voting rights for incarcerated people again this week at a C... Read More
