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Give me an F

Politics + Other Mistakes
I was educated in Maine public schools. Here's what I learned:

By: AL DIAMON | May 23, 2013

Change for the better

Politics + other mistakes
The trouble with tax reform is that almost everybody not named Warren Buffett believes it should result in their personal tax bill going down.

By: AL DIAMON | May 16, 2013

I don't know where I stand

Politics + other mistakes
When it comes to sex, there's something ambivalent about Michael Michaud. No, not that. I mean Michaud's position on abortion.

By: AL DIAMON | May 09, 2013

The price you pay(1)

Politics + other mistakes
Politics + other mistakes

By: AL DIAMON | May 03, 2013

Politics + Other Mistakes
Due process isn't pretty. Or convenient. Or even fair. All those rules that are supposed to assure both employers and employees they'll be getting an unbiased hearing can easily result in businesses losing some they probably should have won.

By: AL DIAMON | April 24, 2013

Talk it to death

Politics + Other Mistakes
Eliot Cutler is a bigger boob than Paul LePage.

By: AL DIAMON | April 10, 2013

Three-time loser

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Politics + Other Mistakes

By: AL DIAMON | April 04, 2013

Finding Mr. (or Ms.) Perfect

Politics + Other Mistakes
Politics + Other Mistakes

By: AL DIAMON | March 27, 2013

Days of defiance

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Rights hang in the balance. Justice is on the line. Truth is being spoken to power. Here in Maine, nine towns have joined this movement.

By: AL DIAMON | March 20, 2013

Wrong man for the job

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You people have got to stop taking me seriously.

By: AL DIAMON | March 13, 2013

Rogues gallery

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Time to get your crazy on.

By: AL DIAMON | March 07, 2013

Like a rip-off

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"The poor would be driven out of town. The middle class would drive themselves."

By: AL DIAMON | February 27, 2013

How will you be remembered?

Politics + Other Mistakes
In politics, it's known as the dreaded "L word."

By: AL DIAMON | February 20, 2013

School for fools

Politics + Other Mistakes
If there's one Maine institution Governor Paul LePage hates more than the state's whiny newspapers, it's public schools. And for good reason.

By: AL DIAMON | February 13, 2013

Stupid’s song

Politics + Other Mistakes
Here's a random assortment of stuff that makes me suspect Maine's IQ is falling faster than its economy:

By: AL DIAMON | February 06, 2013

Behind the mask

Politics + Other Mistakes
Republican Governor Paul LePage has been called some nasty names — arrogant boor, insensitive clod, Paul — but none has accurately described his real inclinations.

By: AL DIAMON | January 30, 2013

How to fix everything

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I'm not a big fan of reform.

By: AL DIAMON | January 23, 2013

Wrong thing to say

Politics + Other Mistakes
Consider the cases of two clueless politicians. One is a Republican who holds Maine's highest office.

By: AL DIAMON | January 16, 2013

Addicted to bad ideas

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Solving Maine's most serious problems would be a lot easier if we could eliminate obviously unworkable solutions from the debate.

By: AL DIAMON | January 09, 2013

Guns are drawn

Politics + Other Mistakes
OK, then. Deep breath. I'm in favor of gun con-con-con . . . Can't do it. I'm never gonna say that.

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