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Green around the gills

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Spotting environmentalists used to be easy.

By: AL DIAMON | October 02, 2008

No rules

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The state of Maine doesn’t give away money. Except for the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Economic Development, and the state treasurer.

By: AL DIAMON | September 25, 2008

Question the answers

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Lemoine is certainly not an incompetent doody-head. He’s a reckless weasel.

By: AL DIAMON | September 17, 2008

Drinkin' problem

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No more local beer.

By: AL DIAMON | September 10, 2008

Whole new ball game

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John Frary is a politician in the same sense that I’m the commissioner of Major League Baseball.

By: AL DIAMON | September 04, 2008

Privacy invasion

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Let’s talk about Susan Collins’s sex life.

By: AL DIAMON | August 27, 2008

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Each year, Governor John Baldacci announces his top priority in the next legislative session will be reducing the state income tax. (“Lack of political clout? What lack of political clout?”)

By: AL DIAMON | August 20, 2008

Don't expect too much

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"We think we will be paid. We think we will be paid in full."

By: AL DIAMON | August 12, 2008

Heat of the moment

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Because of the high cost of heating oil, I'm considering installing an alternative energy source in my house. I've examined the possibilities, and it looks as if my best bet is a home nuclear-power plant.

By: AL DIAMON | July 30, 2008

Windshift

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Harley Lee and I are not friends. The only time we’ve met was a couple of years ago in a Carrabassett Valley bar, where I told him the world would be a better place if somebody poisoned his drink.

By: AL DIAMON | July 23, 2008

They call me Mr. Lucky

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Nominations are now open for the 2008 award for most politically inept person in Maine.

By: AL DIAMON | July 16, 2008

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

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

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