“Checks and balances” are the hallmark of the American political system. But it is increasingly clear that they don’t work. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length;… Read More
Impartial justice. Read More
LEWISTON- “Oral histories are like human sponges,” said Molly Graham when she expertly led a workshop on Saturday, January 11, at the University of Southern Maine Lewiston Auburn College, sponsored by the Franco-American Collection. “Oral histories collect the sensory experiences about events that we cannot absorb in data… Read More
Podcasts have been around for several years but only most recently have I started listening to them. There has been a surge of them over the last few years and the fly fishing world has certainly capitalized on that. New podcasts have been popping up all over the… Read More
Maybe -- just maybe -- last week’s votes are the first steps toward Congress reasserting its rightful constitutional role. Read More
Here are the recommendations issued by the ATV Task Force. You can read the Task Force’s entire report here: https://www.maine.gov/ifw/docs/ATV-Task-Force-Report-2020-1-6%20FINAL.pdf googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length;… Read More
Today in Maine’s Franco History is a look back at important dates in the history of Maine’s Franco-American communities. It will run throughout 2020, the bicentennial year of Maine’s statehood. Your suggestions for additional events, people, and institutions to celebrate are most welcome. January 16, 1925: First… Read More
Bipartisan funding solutions. Read More
Pine needle tea is a simple and tasty winter drink. This is about as easy as foraging can get! Read More
Jeopardy 2020. Read More
As a general rule, I try to avoid actually watching political debates anymore. They have long since stopped being either useful or meaningful, and the media’s obsession with them as some kind of important guidepost for the campaign is as disappointing as the event is predictable. Read More
This sign just north of Routes 109/460 in Petersburg supposedly marks the approximate site where Col. Joshua L. Chamberlain was shot on June 18, 1864. He was evacuated to a field hospital by stretcher bearers and an ambulance. (Brian F. Swartz Photo)… Read More
Bath Iron Works is one of the most important companies in Maine, but that doesn’t grant it immunity from basic oversight of tax programs designed for its sole benefit. The company employees more than 6,000 people, most of them unionized. It’s a defense contractor, building destroyers… Read More
Here are some ice fishing tips from the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Ice Fishing Tips from Your Biologists 1. Don’t be afraid to fish close to shore where you may have better luck and can get out of the wind. For brook trout, jig… Read More
Sometimes the criminal gets away with the money and the beautiful woman. But sometimes they press their luck with the warden just a bit too far. Read More
Maine PUC finds no systematic problem with CMP’s metering, billing system. Read More
We come to recovery filled with fear and desperation. We achieve stability and greater health. We repair the wreckage of our past and we struggle all the while because as the expression in 12 step fellowships goes: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
This article, by Kimberly Simmons of the University of Southern Maine, was originally published on the Bangor Daily News opinion page on January 14, 2020. Ashley L. Conti | BDNMichelle Robbins (center) cheers during the Women’s March on Maine outside the Burton M. Cross… Read More
I continued exploring recent releases from Sam Fender and The New Pornographers on the show this week, while the retro alternative set went back to the year 2000 to celebrate a crop of great records marking their 20th anniversary this year. Read More
Royal exit. Read More
