Fewer Mainers were born in Maine. What does that mean politically?
Maine is changing, with a population that has an increasing portion of people in the state who moved to Maine. A fabulous set of interactive graphics from the New York Times shows changes in the...
View ArticleThese three images show why aging Maine desperately needs diversity
Maine, the whitest state in the nation, is aging. We have to turn that around. Maine needs younger people to maintain and improve our economy. We’ve heard that for awhile. A new article by Scott...
View ArticleLePage’s racist remarks make it harder to solve Maine’s most pressing problem
When Gov. Paul LePage made comments last week that caused a national uproar, he was sincerely addressing Maine’s grave problems with heroin addiction and deaths. But sincerity is not enough. When...
View ArticleHow Hillary and Bernie’s New York adventure defines the Democratic race
With strength and sarcasm, last week’s debate in the Brooklyn Navy Yard between Democratic presidential contenders Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders hit peak New York attitude. Besides the brashness,...
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