Partisanship over statesmanship for Collins October 12, 2018 by Guest on Commentary, Opinion By Hugh Bowden With what was probably the most disappointing performance of her long U.S. Senate career, Maine’s Susan Collins handed Donald Trump a big win on Oct. 6 when she voted to confirm the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to a lifetime seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. In doing so, Collins and her Republican …
A congressional hearing goes off the rails October 5, 2018 by Guest on Commentary, Opinion Last week, I watched the proceedings of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh.
The troubling evolution of Susan Collins September 21, 2018 by Guest on Commentary, Opinion In an interview covering the Supreme Court confirmation process, Sen. [Susan] Collins recently referred to people calling her office with concerns over the nomination of Justice Kavanaugh and how he might rule in certain situations as “leftists.”
The plot against America September 14, 2018 by Guest on Commentary, Opinion By Roger Bowen “Every day I ask myself the same question: How can this be happening in America? How can people like these be in charge of our country? If I didn’t see it with my own eyes, I’d think I was having a hallucination.” The words are those of Herman Roth, the father of …
What are political parties good or? Plenty, actually September 14, 2018 by Guest on Commentary, Opinion By Lee H. Hamilton If you take a dim view of our political parties, you’re in sterling company. So did George Washington. In his Farewell Address, he warned us against “the baneful effects of the spirit of [political] party.” A political party, he wrote, “agitates the community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms, kindles the …
Card Enterprises built on hard work, commitment September 7, 2018 by Tim Plouff on Commentary, Opinion Many sensible folks look at the automobile business and think, “I can do that and make lots of money.” While that certainly can be true, not everyone has the business acumen, the personal backbone or the willingness to risk so much of their time, their own money and their supporters’ money, especially during a tumultuous …
Disturbing voices from a bygone era have returned August 31, 2018 by Guest on Commentary, Opinion When I was young, we lived in Chicago. My father was bureau chief for a major national newspaper. It wasn’t called the media then, just “newspapers.”
Hancock County is in good hands August 31, 2018 by Guest on Commentary, Opinion My letter is in response to the editorial “Who’s in charge here?” printed in the Aug. 23 edition of The Ellsworth American.
Might we hear what he has to say? August 24, 2018 by Stephen Fay on Commentary, Opinion In 1977, in my capacity as police reporter for The Berkshire Eagle, I covered a big murder trial. The Berkshire Eagle, still published in Pittsfield, Mass., focused on local news, much as we do at The American. As is so often the case with New England communities, many of the towns in Berkshire County had …
Working in the interests of Maine August 17, 2018 by Guest on Commentary, Opinion By State Sen. Kim Rosen The Legislature reconvened for a special session to address outstanding work in June. While we weren’t able to wrap up as quickly as I had hoped due to disagreements in the House of Representatives, I am still pleased with some of the things we were able to accomplish. On Monday, …
