Past Prologue: A grateful salute to the contributions of the late Joseph Brennan, Bruce Reeves, Louis Scolnick and Ed Boucher.
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Trust, but verify what the local barber tells you about politicians
Columnist Paul Mills did some fact checking after reading a salacious detail about Margaret Chase Smith’s husband.
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Paul Mills: How hurricanes impacted Maine’s 1954 election
Within 11 days before the state election, two hurricanes hit Maine and had an influence on voters.
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Paul Mills: Maine voters not enrolled in a political party can vote in primaries this year
The primary system has been around so long and is so prevalent in America we take it for granted. We shouldn’t, however.
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Paul Mills: Maine lost 2 legends named Dave in 2023
Two phenomenal Mainers took leave of us during this just past eventful year.
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Paul Mills: Maine should be known as ‘the amendment state’
It’s one of the more eventful times of the year: Halloween just behind us, the World Series under way, the advent of deer hunting season, and the gift of another hour of time. Not to be overlooked or upstaged, however, are Maine elections. Though the Pine Tree Power referendum along with elections for mayor in […]
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Paul Mills: Maine elects a president: Marty Rogoff and the 1976 Jimmy Carter Campaign
News that former President Jimmy Carter has entered hospice has renewed interest in his come out of nowhere — “Jimmy who?” — campaign for president. In this, Maine played an often overlooked role in 1976 — the year of the nation’s bicentennial — as a launching pad for his candidacy. Though Carter’s win in the […]
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Paul Mills: Two Maine legislators showed how to overcome scandals
Currently, U.S. Rep. George Santos and state Rep. Clinton Collamore are on the hot seats. That doesn’t mean their political careers are over.