We live in a great democracy and yet, even with constant urging to “get out and vote,” rarely do we see voter turnouts that reach 50 percent of the eligible electorate. Why don’t people vote? Or, maybe it is the corollary argument — why do people vote? Let’s look at avoiders first. Sadly, perhaps almost […]

We now have a new associate justice on the Supreme Court. We also have tax conformity here in Maine. That is good news. How we got these results is another matter. Nobody who knows the facts can honestly assess the behavior of our elected representatives in Augusta and Washington as anything but a disgrace and […]

Where do you think our country stands today as compared to our beginning? Think on these facts — there were 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence and they utilized the following phrase: “they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” All […]

Regrettably, what we have been witnessing in Washington, D.C., during the recent confirmation hearings for Judge Brett Kavanaugh in the Senate Judiciary Committee ought to give you a very clear picture of how destructive and dishonest the Democrat party has become in its desperate and futile attempts to crucify a highly qualified and decent man […]

With respect to the Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination, we are being told by the fringe left that this highly-qualified jurist, who is a loving husband and dedicated father of two girls, is an evil misogynist who will singlehandedly overturn Roe and who has ruled that women can be forced to have an abortion. Further, we […]

During the past 4 1/2 years we at the “Another View” have written well over 200 columns for Maine newspapers. We articulate thoughts and policy that represent our views on a wide range of subjects. Quite frequently we receive comments from folks who differ from us that indicate that we have some sort of “agenda” […]