The Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, Colo., Oct. 22 Who will be the big winners in this year’s elections? More and more it appears that lawyers with political clients will claim the greatest victories, no matter who wins the ballot tallies.As stories in this newspaper and others around the country have made evident, battalions of attorneys […]

The ads: Two of the candidates seeking the 2nd Congressional District seat are airing TV ads until Election Day that feature parents of Maine soldiers stationed in Iraq.The two ads offer contrasting interpretations of U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud’s vote on supplemental funding for American soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.In the spot sponsored by Republican nominee […]

Calm down. It’s going to be OK.Yes, there is a shortage of flu vaccine in the country. Yes, some localities will be rationing the vaccine to make sure people at the greatest risk of serious complications from the disease get a shot. And yes, this situation was predictable and preventable.But no, there’s no reason for […]

It feels a bit unseemly to talk about how the health of an octogenarian will affect this year’s presidential election, but the debate is raging over the impact Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist’s illness could have on the race.On Monday, the court announced that Rehnquist was being treated for thyroid cancer, but that it […]

Erected on a lawn alongside Route 4 in Turner is a sign of the times: We need better choices.The message could refer to many things, and it probably does. But it aptly describes this year’s general election.While there may be six presidential candidates on the Maine ballot, our real choices are just two: George W. […]

Democratic Rep. Janet Mills is as tough as they come.Part of a powerful political family, which includes high-ranking Democrats and Republicans, we imagine that Mills earned her political stripes early. Her brother Peter Mills is an exceptional member of the House from Cornville and her sister, Dora Mills, is the director of the state’s Bureau […]

Deborah Pelletier-Simpson is the poster candidate for Maine’s Clean Election law. The public investment in her first campaign has paid off for Auburn.Democrat Pelletier-Simpson was first elected in 2000. She was a long-shot candidate – a single mother working as a waitress and putting herself through college without the personal wealth or connections to money […]

In Senate District 15, the two candidates are both women. But that’s where the similarities end, leaving voters Nov. 2 with a choice between almost exact political opposites.The incumbent is Democrat Neria Douglass, a three-term senator who chairs the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee. The challenger is Republican Lois Snowe-Mello, a term-limited, four-term member of […]

Sen. Peggy Rotundo speaks out for justice, for fairness and for Lewiston.She has earned re-election to the state Senate from District 16 with her hard work, dedication and leadership.First elected in 2000, Rotundo, a Democrat, has risen through the ranks of the state Senate. In the 121st Legislature, she was the chairwoman of the State […]

Rep. Mike Michaud has earned re-election to Congress from Maine’s 2nd Congressional District.During his first term, Michaud, a Democrat, has been a strong advocate for Maine and working families. He has supported efforts to protect workers, expand unemployment protection, ease the high cost of health care and prescription drugs, and managed to bring federal dollars […]