Maine Politics

It’s a nice warm spring day in April in Maine. I bet you can tell, that is if you can see through the driving snow outside your window. Yep, it’s April, and right on schedual is our annual snowstorm. Jim Thomas and Ken Shoop must be ripping their hair out right now. More snow mean longer snow on the ground and a longer time we got to stop them from stealing the Goldeneagle (my 1964 Dodge 330 which they have said must be junked as soon as the snow melts, otherwise the town of Old Orchard Beach...Read Full Story

Getting calls on the ad in the paper. Well, we got one call, two days after the ad went in, so, that’s good… the ad read: “Wanted: 5 or more acres anywhere in Maine.” followed by the phone number. As you can see, there is no mention of coves or upstate Maine. Just plain and simple, let fate take it’s corese. Well, want to guess what we got for an answer to that ad? A cove in upstate Maine, 80 acres of forest with the stipulation that you must leave it as it is, only thing allowed is a home...Read Full Story

Joining the Collins campaign - Maine Web Report (Lance Dutson) Excerpt: "I’m extremely pleased to announce that I have joined the campaign to re-elect Senator Susan Collins, as Director of Internet Strategy. I will be working with a fantastic group of people that have started coming together to form the core of the campaign. Senator Collins has made it clear that interacting with voters in the varied new media realms is to be a core part of her campaign, and I’m honored to have the...Read Full Story

Hey everyone, thanks for stopping by and welcome to Get to Know the 50 States. Last week's marathon was a bit of a bust. I was only able to get three of the four in that I had planned to. Regardless, we sure earned some frequent flyer miles last week. Before we get started I wanted to turn your attention to a new member here at TSN. If I ever do a Get to Know Spain, I'll be sure to have him involved. Go check out the blog of Pepe Suave , the King Prawn from the Muppet movies. I guarantee a...Read Full Story

Maine Web Report: Joe Bruno resigns as Maine GOP Chair Excerpt: "Bruno cited a burdonsome time commitment as his reason for stepping down. The GOP Chairmanship is a volunteer position, and the departure of Bruno at this point seems to indicate even more trouble for a severely underfunded and seemingly demoralized Maine Republican Party. I for one wish Joe the best. I’m not aware of the details of this situation beyond a brief phone conversation I had with him this afternoon, but I wonder...Read Full Story