On the national level, there has been a lot of talk about the cold shoulder Rep. Ron Paul has received from the media despite a very impressive showing at the Ames Straw Poll and being in third place in many national … Continue reading
This afternoon, a very important person in my life, Aaron Sterling, lost a life long and difficult battle with a horrendous disease, Cystic Fibrosis. Aaron was originally from Skowhegan, and my first encounter with him was at the University of … Continue reading
Lost in all the kerfuffle over congressional redistricting has been a rather interesting tidbit of news. Gov. Paul LePage has asked his cabinet to institute a new (for Maine) way of drawing up state budget numbers, something called “zero-base budgeting.” … Continue reading
The redistricting squabble has shown no signs, as of yet, of lessening. Yesterday, the redistricting commission held a public hearing, and invited Maine citizens to step up to the mic and give a piece of their mind to the lawmakers … Continue reading
You would think, after listening to the Democrats scream bloody murder at the unveiling of theRepublican congressional redistricting plan, that it represented some kind of unprecedented power grab, intended to crush the Democratic party forever. I suppose I can understand … Continue reading
In early April, then-Rep. Cynthia Dill introduced legislation in the Maine House that would have instituted a recall provision in Maine. This would have given Maine people the ability to essentially call for a “vote of no confidence” in the governor, legislators … Continue reading
NOTE: The following article originally appeared in the Bangor Daily News, as the first of Matthew Gagnon’s weekly opinion columns for BDN. With due respect to everyone involved in the same-day voter registration squabble, you’re all getting on my nerves. … Continue reading
Rather than blathering endlessly about phantom issues invented to simply raise money, I have a suggestion for challengers to Senator Olympia Snowe. Ask her about where she stands on a potential threat to nearly a thousand Maine workers. The welfare … Continue reading
Today, on the heels of the United States Senate vote on the debt ceiling increase, I received a fundraising email from the Scott D’Amboise for Senate campaign. I’m pretty used to dishonest and mind-numbingly stupid emails from politicians seeking office, … Continue reading
In the past couple of days, the cause célèbre in Maine politics has been the resignation of the Commissioner of Department of Marine Resources, Norm Olsen, and his subsequent torching of the administration on his way out the door. Once … Continue reading
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