Push For Platner to Drop Out as Disturbing Allegations Arise
Resident of Maine and ex-partner to senate candidate Graham Platner, Jenny Racicot as of yesterday accused the senate hopeful of an incident of sexual assault and rape 5 years ago in 2021. […]
Birthright Citizenship Saved in Landmark Supreme Court Vote
The decision boiled down to a 6-3 Vote to uphold the 14th Amendment. Chief Justice Roberts delivered the majority opinion stating, “Citizenship then and now, was the right to have rights – […]
The United States Culture Flop (Opinion)
“Be prepared for a culture shock!” Is something you often hear before traveling abroad for the first time. It makes sense, you could be suddenly surrounded by a culture you’ve never seen […]
Either You Have It In You or You Don’t (Opinion)
We’ve heard the phrase “he has that dog in him,” or seen someone extremely driven and wondered where they got that from.
Eliot Cutlers Fifth Probation Violation
Former gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler has been accused of a fifth probation violation after allegedly refusing to allow investigators into his private electronic devices. Probation officer Sam Payson signed a motion accusing […]
The Beauty of a Walk-off
Someone I work with sent me this article, and they were wondering what the term “walked it off” meant, so I figured I would enlighten those who are curious.
Investigating Portlands Rough Roads
“Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire And though the holes were rather small They had to count them all” The Beatles wrote this song about potholes in the 1960s, but there are […]
How Talking Politics Became so Hostile (Opinion)
A week ago, I had the privilege of talking to a few SMCC students about whether they do or do not like talking about politics and for the most part I got […]
Portland: one of the hardest working cities
Maine and New Englanders, in general, have great pride in our sturdy work ethic and grit. Now that work ethic and grit have been recognized. In a list of the hardest-working cities […]
Opinion: Debunking Horseshoe Theory
What is horseshoe theory? It’s a simple concept that tells us that if you go far enough left or right on the political spectrum you always end up at the same place. […]
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