Our Viewpoint: Portland drags its feet on marijuana licenses
The wheels of government turn slowly in Portland, a city that often seems strangled by bureaucracy.
The latest example of slow-motion government is a...
Your Viewpoint: Neuger’s photos don’t disappoint
Kudos for using photographer Jim Neuger. His cover photos and interior images are more and more compelling each week.
As a photographer at the late,...
Politics & Other Mistakes: Absentee reform doesn’t make the heart grow fonder
Maine is full of creative ideas for fixing state government – almost all of them bad.
Term limits got rid of experienced legislators and replaced...
The Universal Notebook: Questions about cancel culture
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, says cancel culture “is the No. 1 issue for the country to address today.”
Not 500,000 Americans dying of COVID-19?...
A View from the Hill: Answering the wake-up call
Here’s an image that popped into my almost 70-year-old mind for no particular reason.
First, I was a garbage truck with trash tumbling out the...
The Universal Notebook: ‘What is wrong with these people?’
Obviously, I am a hyper-partisan liberal, but my lovely wife is far more reasonable. Still, several times a week when she reads the newspaper...
Politics & Other Mistakes: Not exactly a clash of titans
Democrats seem to be under the impression Gov. Janet Mills would be a strong candidate for reelection in 2022.
Republicans are convinced former Gov. Paul...
Miserable & Magical: Stronger than yesterday
Anyone who has ever read this column (or even just its title) knows Taylor Swift is my favorite singer. But eight years before I...
Your Viewpoint: Beem’s criticism of MMC is ‘spot on’
Edgar Allen Beem's latest column ("The Universal Notebook: Nurses United," Feb. 10) is spot on. Maine Medical Center should not be calling in union-busters...
The Universal Notebook: Nurses united
What a shame that just as nurses are finally getting the recognition they deserve for risking their lives to care for us, Maine Medical...