While many of us were obsessing this week about whether Big Brother is monitoring that silly cat video we posted on Facebook or whether the IRS will now audit Tim Tebow, Maine's newest senator quietly announced that he was consolidating two of his southern Maine field offices. Although the news of Senator Angus King closing his … Continue reading Street fighting man
Category: MAINE POLITICS
Let it be
Like many of us, Governor Paul LePage is frustrated by welfare abuse, but one of his most recent proposals to reform an undeniably flawed system is misguided and completely misses the mark of an otherwise noble goal. Among his many other initiatives to rein in government spending and reform Maine's welfare system, LePage sponsored LD 1411, a … Continue reading Let it be
Update: the long and winding road
I am pleased to report that State Sen. David Dutremble (D-Biddeford) has gone where few politicians go. Just a short while ago, Dutremble commented on my Facebook page to concede his faux pas. Randy, I don't say this often but you are right! I should have spoke with Rep. Casavant on my position first before … Continue reading Update: the long and winding road
Killing me softly
At the risk of provoking law enforcement officers, irate taxpayers, members of Maine's Legislature and people who suffer with a mental illness, I want to congratulate Tux Turkel and a his team at the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram for an exceptional article in this morning's paper. At the crux of the story is the number … Continue reading Killing me softly
I get knocked down, but I get up again
Here's a post-2012 Election tip for my friends in Biddeford: Don't bet against Mayor Alan Casavant. Sure, I know...Casavant narrowly lost his bid for a fourth and final term in the Maine House of Representatives for the District 137 seat on Tuesday night. While Republican Bill Guay certainly deserves a lot of credit for his win, … Continue reading I get knocked down, but I get up again
Just around midnight
Within 24 hours the family feud will be over but political tensions in Biddeford will likely remain high long after the ballots from the June 12 Primary Elections are counted. For the first time in more than 25 years, incumbents in each of the city's three legislative districts are facing primary challenges. Now for a few predictions … Continue reading Just around midnight
First blood
Hell hath no fury like a politician scorned, or so they say.... Enter State Senator Nancy Sullivan, the self-righteous, semi-retired English teacher who desperately wants to keep her state health insurance and can't accept the terms of Maine's term limits law. Sullivan is being forced from the senate because of term limits, so now she wants … Continue reading First blood
The Usual Suspects 2.0
What a difference a day makes. Members of Maine's Democratic Party are breathing a collective sigh of relief today after learning that Biddeford City Councilor Bobby Mills has returned to the fold as a solid Democrat. For those of you playing at home, yesterday Mills announced that he was leaving the Democratic Party and his … Continue reading The Usual Suspects 2.0
The Usual Suspects
In just a few weeks, Biddeford voters will face a rather unique set of choices. For the first time in more than 20 years, all three of the city's incumbent state representatives are facing challenges from members of their own party for the June 12 Primary election --- well . . . up until an … Continue reading The Usual Suspects
We love dirty laundry
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
