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Licensed to ill

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I’m devoting this column to my plan to improve state government in one simple step: Fire Matthew Dunlap.

By AL DIAMON | July 09, 2008

Man of mischief

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Let’s see if I can fill a whole column by making jokes about violent sex offenders.

By AL DIAMON | July 02, 2008

Flavors of entanglement

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Dear S. Donald Sussman: Please send me a million bucks.

By AL DIAMON | June 25, 2008

Evil urges

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Let’s talk about extremists.

By AL DIAMON | June 18, 2008

And the award goes to...

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The Gaggie Awards are back.

By AL DIAMON | June 11, 2008

Primary Endorsements 2008

Who we'd like to see in the first round
On June 10, Mainers in both the Democratic and Republican parties will get to vote on people to represent them in Washington DC.

By PORTLAND PHOENIX STAFF | June 04, 2008

Kooks on parade

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Don’t vote for kooks.

By AL DIAMON | June 04, 2008

Bad words and warnings

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And now, a few positive words about negative advertising.

By AL DIAMON | May 28, 2008

Study this

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By AL DIAMON | May 21, 2008

Healthy living

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I love beer. I hate taxes.

By AL DIAMON | May 14, 2008

Twisted debate

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Perhaps you didn’t even know Allen has a challenger in his bid to take on Republican US Senator Susan Collins in November.

By AL DIAMON | May 07, 2008

Bright lights of America

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Once, I was even called a New York Yankees fan.

By AL DIAMON | April 30, 2008

Twist in my story

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This is a cautionary tale about people who don’t know what they’re talking about.

By AL DIAMON | April 23, 2008

Everybody has the right to be wrong

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The late political columnist Davis Rawson once infuriated then-Speaker of the House John Martin to the point that Maine’s most powerful politician told reporters, “Davis Rawson is a drunk and a has-been.”

By AL DIAMON | April 16, 2008

Blown away

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I’m sorry to inform you that there is an institution in Maine that repeatedly makes promises to the public, but rarely fulfills them.

By AL DIAMON | April 09, 2008