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Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
EXCELLENT OpEd on Ranked Choice Voting and how we must win this vote to save democracy in Maine. 0 LBM20 Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 1399
New bills would require Maine officials to show up for meetings 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1157
Why these crazy notions 1 old man 76 Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 1386
High-end inns, restaurants in Portland, Camden to declare bankruptcy 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 2055
Medicaid Expansion Slowed by LePage Administration 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1137
Leaders to Decide if Gun Control Bills Will Be Considered This Session 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 1092
Ambulance, Hospital to Pay $1.4M in Unneeded Transport Case 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1152
Committee Continues Work on Recreational Marijuana Legislation 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1038
Ethics Commission Will Not Investigate Whether GOP Worked With Attack Website 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1126
WE NEED LETTERS TO EDITOR AND OP-EDS RIGHT NOW SUPPORTING RANKED CHOICE VOTING. PLEASE HELP. 4 LBM20 Feb 2018 Feb 2018 6 1971
Maine General Hospital to cut diabetes care, citing reimbursement 2 Tanuki Feb 2018 Feb 2018 4 2107
Maine Primaries Could Use New Ranked Voting System 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1241
Faith Leaders arrested at Sen. Collins office say their activism has just begun 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 17 1516
Newest Bath Iron Works-built stealth destroyer passes sea test 4 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1430
Argument over white supremacist tattoos leads to Rockland stabbing 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 3 1685
Firewood in short supply across Maine in wake of cold spell 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1344
Maine won't honor the will of its voters (and lead the way with cannabis social clubs) 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 1401
Environmental Group Suing Governor Over Wind Power Moratorium 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 1240
To win the fight against opiate addiction, experts say homelessness must be addressed 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 1090
U.S. Border Patrol Checks on Buses Increasing Across Maine 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 Jan 2018 5 1815
South Portland, Maine, attorney suspended for sexting client 0 left-of-center2012 Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1247
A "pro-white" town manager wants races to separate, rails against Islam, refuses to quit 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 5 1641
Portland (Maine) police officer arrested in Massachusetts 0 left-of-center2012 Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1434
Democrats say fake news posted on conservative website, shared by Republican Party, tainted Lewiston 4 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1343
Republicans decry timing of attorney general's bill to expand abortion access 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1344
Dog missing for five days found buried in snow; alive 6 sl8 Jan 2018 Jan 2018 35 2819
Trump refuses to release documents to Maine secretary of state despite judges order 16 workinclasszero Jan 2018 Jan 2018 30 4514
Diane Russell Statement on AG Sessions Marijuana Announcement 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 1539
Which is the largest and/or most influential 4 question everything Dec 2017 Jan 2018 0 1638
Retired state trooper arrested on drug trafficking charges 0 left-of-center2012 Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 1354

Maine Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
You ARE going to be able to beat Collins after this, right? 7 Ken Burch Dec 2017 Dec 2017 4 2163
Crimes Against Humanity 0 old man 76 Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1431
Have any of you tried to call Collin's office? 4 jpak Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1580
PLEASE HELP: RANKED CHOICE VOTING PEOPLE'S VETO EFFORT. (Had a very good weekend working on it.) 0 LBM20 Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 1436
Sen. Collins locks office doors, refuses to answer to constituents on secret GOP tax scam 7 workinclasszero Dec 2017 Dec 2017 16 2334
LePage Says Report That Trump Urging Him To Run For Senate Is 'Fake News' 3 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1246
Oxford County sheriff resigns after complaints of lewd photos, texts 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1750
Opponents Of GOP Tax Bill Refuse To Leave Collins' Portland Office 5 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 3 1690
Religious leaders arrested at Collin's Portland office after sit-in to protest her vote on tax bill 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 2 1199
Amazon backs out of pharmaceutical wholesaling in Maine 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1094
Who is to blame 4 old man 76 Dec 2017 Dec 2017 5 1870
Pass word 0 old man 76 Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1520
Green Party's Jill Stein pushes Maine's ranked-choice voting effort 5 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Dec 2017 0 1626
PLEASE HELP WITH DAY OF ACTION AND BEYOND TO GET THE PEOPLE'S VETO TO RESTORE RANKED CHOICE VOTING. 0 LBM20 Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 1411
UMaine system sees another big boost in students 'from away' 3 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1296
Maine lawmakers to consider extending tax credit for Bath Iron Works 2 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1150
Labor organization asks judge to force LePage to release federal funds 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 4 1361
Portland approves tax relief program for low-income seniors 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 1198
Maine Isn't Treating Children With Disabilities As Required Under Federal Law 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1435
Susan Collins Says To Expect Significant Amendments To GOP Tax Plans 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 1246
PLEASE SIGN UP HERE IF YOU CAN HELP WITH THE PEOPLE'S VETO TO RESTORE RANKED CHOICE VOTING. 0 LBM20 Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 1712
Maine voters approve Medicaid expansion 3 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 5 1460
Mainers back pension reform 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1698
Maine House upholds Paul LePage's veto of recreational marijuana regulations 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1677
Maine voters approve $105 million transportation bond 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 3 1283
Maine Voters Reject York County Casino Proposal 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1365
Ranked Choice Delay Becomes Law Without LePage Signature 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1566
Angus King Speaks Out Against Points-Based Immigration Proposals 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1429
Sitting here in central Maine 2 Soxfan58 Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 2546
Tens Of Thousands Of Job Seekers In Limbo After LePage Declines $8 Million In Retraining Money 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 3 1254

Maine Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
What awaits Maine lawmakers when they return for a special session 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1042
UMaine students sing Elvis song to anti-gay protester 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1052
LePage calls York County casino question 'a phony deal' with overblown promises 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1006
Maine gets extension to comply with Real ID Act 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1045
Judge dismisses LePage lawsuit against attorney general over cost of hiring outside attorneys 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 1083
Portland, ME, police union strike deal to outfit police with body cameras 0 left-of-center2012 Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 2629
Poland Spring throws cold water on class-action lawsuit 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 4 3211
Town may require horse diapers for riding on beach 6 left-of-center2012 Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 3187
Poliquin Says He Avoids Press to Protect His Seat 3 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 4 2110
Splintered governors field makes unity and winning a challenge for Maine Democrats 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 1981
Senator Angus King lobbies for lobster emoji 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 2322
Chellie Pingree Calls For Improved Inspections On Organic Imports 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1422
Feds charge owner of Bangor head shop with growing, selling pot 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 1136
Biddeford State Lawmaker Leaving Democratic Party 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 1503
anyone going to the Common Ground Fair this weekend? 0 eShirl Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1545
Rare white lobster caught off Chebeague Island 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 2389
Two unions agree to Paul LePage's 'right to work' contract language 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 2031
Bangor Eyes Its Legal Options as LePage Moves Ahead With Planned Psychiatric Facility 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1749
Ethics Commission Fines Senate Leader $9,000 For Violating Campaign Disclosure Rules 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 2059
House Speaker Wants To Add Ranked-Choice Voting To Legislature's Special Session 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 1661
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