Tuesday, March 19, 2024
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Edgar Allen Beem

The Universal Notebook: Maine slips south

Driving into Portland last week I was struck by how the traffic was clogging I-95 for no other reason than too many cars. When...
Bre Kidman

Unpacking the Sausage: Netflix sans chill

In a masochistic attempt to stay informed about current events, I was hate-listening to NPR on the way to work when I heard a...
Edgar Allen Beem

The Universal Notebook: An end to affirmative action

Based solely on academic merit as reflected in GPA and SAT scores, next year’s entering class at Harvard may consist entirely of valedictorians, the...
Al Diamon

Politics & Other Mistakes: The failure man

The University of Maine System is well run in much the same sense as Haiti or South Sudan or whatever cryptocurrency exchange went belly...
Edgar Allen Beem

The Universal Notebook: Ken Murphy remade Yarmouth schools

As a former member of the Yarmouth School Committee (1995-2001), I received an email Sunday evening informing me that Dr. Ken Murphy, superintendent of...
Al Diamon

Politics & Other Mistakes: Not suitable for work

If Maine had a monument like Mt. Rushmore, former Portland mayor Ethan Strimling would be clinging to the side of whatever unfortunate peak had...
Bre Kidman

Unpacking the Sausage: Let’s take affirmative action a step further

The Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment provides that no state shall deny any person equal protection of the laws. Any exceptions to...
Edgar Allen Beem

The Universal Notebook: Power to the people

Opponents of public power argue that taking over CMP and Versant will cost electric customers $13.5 billion. Proponents of public power insist that replacing...
Al Diamon

Politics & Other Mistakes: Road block

Warning: If you vote the wrong way this November, Chinese hackers will gain control of your motor vehicle. Those insidious interlopers will be able...

Another Viewpoint: Enacting LD 2004 (granting the tribes full sovereignty) is a mistake

In our zeal to expiate the sins of the past with respect to Maine’s treatment of indigenous people/tribes, we are a step away from...