Politics
Houlton Maliseet, first elected tribal representative to Maine House, looking forward to session
HOULTON, Maine — Three weeks into his first term the newly elected Maliseet representative to the Maine legislature is already working to forge productive communication bonds between his people and state government. Henry John Bear, a member of the Houlton and Tobique Bands of Maliseets, is the first tribal member ...
POLLWAYS (blog)
Have Republicans decided they can’t win swing states?
on Jan. 26, 2013, at 3:11 p.m.
There’s a hot, new movement in Republican circles. It’s an effort to change how electoral votes are allocated in swing states and states that recently have been swing states. And the fact that it’s being seriously considered suggests that they don’t think they can win those states in future presidential ...
AGREE TO DISAGREE (blog)
Yes, Republicans, you need to learn to “talk like adults…”
on Jan. 26, 2013, at 2:35 p.m.
Ethan Strimling, one of our BDN columnists, takes his talents to the radio airwaves of WGAN 560 AM for three hours of progressive radio. Catch him here as he calls out Republicans for being the “stupid party” in the words of Bobby Jindal, Republican Governor of Louisiana, that needs to ...
LePage wants to use casino money earmarked for education to close state’s budget hole
AUGUSTA, Maine — A proposal by Gov. Paul LePage would take $14 million in casino funds earmarked for public schools and move it to the state General Fund to help fill a $112 million budget gap. Democratic lawmakers, including the chairman of the Legislature’s Education and Cultural Affairs Committee, said ...
Report: Palin quits Fox News gig as on-air commentator
By Paul Farhi, Washington Post on Jan. 26, 2013, at 7:47 a.m.
Sarah Palin has cut ties with Fox News Channel, ending an association with the cable network that had provided the most-visible forum for her conservative views. Fox confirmed that the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee would no longer be a regular on-air commentator but declined to ...
Stephen King takes on thorny issue of gun control in new essay
BANGOR, Maine — Best-selling Maine horror writer — and gun owner — Stephen King thrust himself into the national debate over gun control Friday with the release of a new Kindle essay on Amazon. In his Kindle Single “Guns,” King reacts to the recent massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School ...
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