Conservative city councilor Justin ( a fog) Costa tried repeatedly in a whiny  voice to kill an amendment to the city’s contracting process proposed by Mayor Ethan Strimling  at the Finance Committee meeting this evening.  The effort of Costa came … Continue reading →

“The year 2020 will mark the 200th anniversary of our statehood and the Commission has been working hard to lay the groundwork for this momentous year,” said Senator Bill Diamond, Chairman, Maine Bicentennial Commission at the Maine Historical Society recently. … Continue reading →

  “Women have changed the course of history – and we’re just getting started.  We exposed this sham process and ignited a grassroots movement that will not be deterred. Only weeks ago, the pundits said Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination would be … Continue reading →

Senator Susan Collins (R) announced this afternoon that she supports the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh for Justice to the Supreme Court.  In a 45-minute speech, she made it clear she believed every word Kavanaugh said to her without questioning his … Continue reading →

Bully is back! And I don’t mean Governor Paul LePage.  He hasn’t left yet! Sagamore Hill Lounge, an upscale bar named for one of America’s most popular presidents, Theodore Roosevelt, re-opened this afternoon after a hiatus due to a paperwork … Continue reading →

The second of a series of public meetings took place last night when preliminary plans for modernizing Washington Avenue – from Congress Street to 1-295 – were presented to a well-attended public meeting at the Root Cellar, 94 Washington Avenue.  … Continue reading →

About fifty (50) constituents of Senator Susan Collins assembled across from her Portland office to urge her not to vote for the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court – many of them holding signs such as the ones … Continue reading →

“I signed this open letter to Senator Collins’ urging her not to support Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court because the persistent abuse and disrespect against women needs to change.  I want to support survivors of sexual assault first … Continue reading →

“I signed this open letter to Senator Collins urging her not to support Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court because I want to support survivors of sexual assault and I want to send a message that we need things … Continue reading →

An impressive group of more than 750 administrators, faculty and staff across the state of Maine, representing 19 different academic institutions, plan to present Senator Susan Collins (R) with an open letter urging her to vote against the confirmation of … Continue reading →