9 years ago My rural school’s future depends on the wilderness surrounding it As you’re driving north on Route 15 toward Greenville, you eventually arrive at the top of Indian Hill, where Moosehead Lake comes into view.
9 years ago The rise of the Republicrats I recently listened to an interview with a gay activist who was recounting his shock and horror over the behavior of his leftist allies in recent events.
9 years ago What Maine needs is more kids who believe their future is here Four years ago, Washington County Commissioner Chris Gardner and I were trading economic development ideas for rural Maine.
9 years ago Democrats think Trump’s outsiders are inferior to Obama’s outsiders There seems to be a growing refrain from leftist critics of Donald Trump and his choices for Cabinet-level secretaries in his new administration: that there are too many outsiders coming into government.
9 years ago Maine lawmakers can undo economic damage caused by citizen initiatives Maine voters — by a margin of less than 1 percent — approved a 3 percent income tax “surcharge” on incomes greater than $200,000 for the purported purpose of funding public education.
9 years ago Betsy DeVos: enemy of the status quo The bosses at the nation’s teachers unions are in panic mode over Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of education, Betsy DeVos.
9 years ago So you’re scared now? The recent rants of fear and even some hysteria coming from the Left over the inevitable Trump presidency has many of my conservative colleagues gloating in the anticipation of at least four years of retaliation.
9 years ago Piscataquis County economy needs more than snowmobilers Bob Meyers, years ago, taught me about Maine’s unique Interconnected Trail System (ITS).
9 years ago A question for Republicans in Augusta: What do you stand for? There is only one thing that can stop the Republicans from making significant legislative progress this session.
9 years ago In Milo, a way forward in fight against addiction Milo is a lot like other Maine towns — a close-knit, rural community where people know each other, care about each other, and try to work together to make their community better.
9 years ago Hard facts often lacking in gun-control legislation A “factoid” is not a piece of trivia.
9 years ago Resolutions for New Year To the Editor; I have a few New Year’s resolutions I think we all should adhere to.
9 years ago A case for altering minimum wage increase As we look forward to the New Year, we think of those who are struggling to get by.
9 years ago Maine stayed above the fray when it came to Electoral College vote I want to take the time to thank the anti-Trump demonstrators for their civility as they greeted the elector for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, outgoing Maine GOP Chair Rick Bennett, and his supporters, of which I was one.