It's a strange time for the newspaper industry --- especially here in Maine, where we recently witnessed several seismic shifts in the media landscape. Yesterday it was announced that Donald Sussman's investor group will now own a 75 percent stake in the company that publishes the Portland Press Herald, Kennebec Journal, Waterville Morning Sentinel and … Continue reading We love dirty laundry
Month: March 2012
Like a heat wave
Did you enjoy your summer? I hope so, because now we return you to your regularly scheduled weather for late March in southern Maine. There was rampant speculation about last week's freakish heat wave, an anomaly that shattered local meteorological records and sent scores of disappointed people to Old Orchard Beach in search of Pier Fries. Some … Continue reading Like a heat wave
Stupid is as stupid does
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” -- Benjamin Franklin When we become adults we no longer need our parents to make critical decisions in our lives. We are free to fail, free to succeed, and yes...even free to be flat-out stupid. Freedom, however, does … Continue reading Stupid is as stupid does
Let’s be independent together
Angus King has some problems. I know, I know . . . King is the heir apparent for the U.S. Senate seat that will be vacated this year by Olympia Snowe. Although the polling data points to a considerable edge for the feisty and "independent" former governor, I'm not so sure that King is a lock … Continue reading Let’s be independent together
I don’t wanna be right
The most vocal supporters of President Obama's push to reform our nation's health care system will invariably say that health care is a "fundamental right." The so-called "right to affordable health care" has become the mantra and favorite talking point for those who say health care in the United States ought to look a lot … Continue reading I don’t wanna be right
Money for nothing
Anyone with a pulse and an IQ exceeding room temperature can likely agree that our nation’s health care system is seriously flawed. But that’s generally where the agreement stops. That’s why I was impressed when Biddeford Mayor Alan Casavant posed a series of observations about Maine’s own raging health care debate on his Facebook page. August … Continue reading Money for nothing
Ready To Serve
GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and Biddeford Mayor Alan Casavant had at least on thing in common on Tuesday. Both men showed their detractors that they are as tough as nails and more than ready for a political fight. READY TO SERVE: Michael ready is sworn-in by City Clerk Carmen Morris as the newest member of the … Continue reading Ready To Serve
Like a bridge over troubled waters
If one could only be a fly on the wall inside the offices of U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree Today, former Maine Governor Angus King officially took his big toe out of Maine's political pool, climbed a 15-story ladder and then did a quadruple jacknife dive (with a twist) into the deep end of the pool. The ensuing … Continue reading Like a bridge over troubled waters
My shirt looks good on you
You know a political nerve has been pinched when Rush Limbaugh apologizes for comments he made on his national radio show. Rush's outrageous comments about Sandra Fluke ignited a deafening outcry from women's groups and reproductive rights advocates this week, and several of his advertisers are now distancing themselves. Because this is a presidential election … Continue reading My shirt looks good on you
A communications crisis? Gimme a break!
Some people say that our national political discourse is out of control and filled, more than ever before, with the rancor and tension of partisan politics that threatens to destroy the fabric of our united nation. Take, for example, this bit of tripe from today's Portland Press Herald: "If Sen. Olympia Snowe is really retiring … Continue reading A communications crisis? Gimme a break!
