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Maine Senators propose PRINT Act, seeking to avert a newsprint cost crisis set about by new Trump 1 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 4 1460

Watchdog Agency Calls For Changes To Bottle Deposit Law 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1282

Want to make LePage and the Maine GOP leaders cry in their soup? Then vote YES ON QUESTION-1. 3 LBM20 May 2018 May 2018 3 1946

Maine GOP federal suit against RCV is a bullshit SCAM. Please help win YES ON ONE in June. 0 LBM20 May 2018 May 2018 4 1618

LePage vetoes bill to launch Maine's recreational marijuana marketplace 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 3 1693

Former Trump And LePage Aide Who Resigned Sues Ex-Wife 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 0 1497

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Ranked Choice Voting Supreme Court VICTORY! Please now help to win YES ON ONE in JUNE. THANKS!! 0 LBM20 Apr 2018 Apr 2018 1 1520

First-grader threatens to get a gun when asked to share swing set 3 left-of-center2012 Mar 2018 Mar 2018 6 8744

LePage offers bill to more than double the pay of the state's next governor 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 1273

Collins' ACA bill may be collapsing 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 2 1762

Paul LePage accuses lawmakers of 'witch hunt' over diversion of state-owned timber 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 1318

LePage pushes for control of job training funds. Agencies say that's illegal. 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 1298

Critics say Collins' bill to stabilize insurance market would restrict abortion coverage 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 1164

Maine teen allegedly wanted to be 'the most notorious school shooter in American history' 16 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Mar 2018 17 3968

How long. 6 old man 76 Mar 2018 Mar 2018 2 2050

RANKED CHOICE VOTING IS ON THE BALLOT FOR JUNE! Please help with this People's Veto Effort. Thanks! 4 LBM20 Mar 2018 Mar 2018 4 2136

EXCELLENT OpEd on Ranked Choice Voting and how we must win this vote to save democracy in Maine. 0 LBM20 Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 1501

New bills would require Maine officials to show up for meetings 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1241

Why these crazy notions 1 old man 76 Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 1481

High-end inns, restaurants in Portland, Camden to declare bankruptcy 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 2134

Medicaid Expansion Slowed by LePage Administration 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1236

Leaders to Decide if Gun Control Bills Will Be Considered This Session 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 1161

Ambulance, Hospital to Pay $1.4M in Unneeded Transport Case 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1238

Committee Continues Work on Recreational Marijuana Legislation 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1108

Ethics Commission Will Not Investigate Whether GOP Worked With Attack Website 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1198

WE NEED LETTERS TO EDITOR AND OP-EDS RIGHT NOW SUPPORTING RANKED CHOICE VOTING. PLEASE HELP. 4 LBM20 Feb 2018 Feb 2018 6 2121

Maine General Hospital to cut diabetes care, citing reimbursement 2 Tanuki Feb 2018 Feb 2018 4 2230

Maine Primaries Could Use New Ranked Voting System 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1366

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Faith Leaders arrested at Sen. Collins office say their activism has just begun 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 17 1639

Newest Bath Iron Works-built stealth destroyer passes sea test 4 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1601

Argument over white supremacist tattoos leads to Rockland stabbing 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 3 1886

Firewood in short supply across Maine in wake of cold spell 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1458

Maine won't honor the will of its voters (and lead the way with cannabis social clubs) 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 1496

Environmental Group Suing Governor Over Wind Power Moratorium 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 1332

To win the fight against opiate addiction, experts say homelessness must be addressed 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 1210

U.S. Border Patrol Checks on Buses Increasing Across Maine 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 Jan 2018 5 1966

South Portland, Maine, attorney suspended for sexting client 0 left-of-center2012 Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1351

A "pro-white" town manager wants races to separate, rails against Islam, refuses to quit 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 5 1793

Portland (Maine) police officer arrested in Massachusetts 0 left-of-center2012 Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1534

Democrats say fake news posted on conservative website, shared by Republican Party, tainted Lewiston 4 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1499

Republicans decry timing of attorney general's bill to expand abortion access 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1441

Dog missing for five days found buried in snow; alive 6 sl8 Jan 2018 Jan 2018 35 3017

Trump refuses to release documents to Maine secretary of state despite judges order 16 workinclasszero Jan 2018 Jan 2018 30 5069

Diane Russell Statement on AG Sessions Marijuana Announcement 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 1632

Which is the largest and/or most influential 4 question everything Dec 2017 Jan 2018 0 1803

Retired state trooper arrested on drug trafficking charges 0 left-of-center2012 Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 1490

You ARE going to be able to beat Collins after this, right? 7 Ken Burch Dec 2017 Dec 2017 4 2404

Crimes Against Humanity 0 old man 76 Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1513

Have any of you tried to call Collin's office? 4 jpak Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1742

PLEASE HELP: RANKED CHOICE VOTING PEOPLE'S VETO EFFORT. (Had a very good weekend working on it.) 0 LBM20 Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 1577

Sen. Collins locks office doors, refuses to answer to constituents on secret GOP tax scam 7 workinclasszero Dec 2017 Dec 2017 16 2538

LePage Says Report That Trump Urging Him To Run For Senate Is 'Fake News' 3 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1371

Oxford County sheriff resigns after complaints of lewd photos, texts 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1889

Opponents Of GOP Tax Bill Refuse To Leave Collins' Portland Office 5 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 3 1841

Religious leaders arrested at Collin's Portland office after sit-in to protest her vote on tax bill 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 2 1287

Amazon backs out of pharmaceutical wholesaling in Maine 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1186

Who is to blame 4 old man 76 Dec 2017 Dec 2017 5 2017

Pass word 0 old man 76 Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1594

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Green Party's Jill Stein pushes Maine's ranked-choice voting effort 5 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Dec 2017 0 1813

PLEASE HELP WITH DAY OF ACTION AND BEYOND TO GET THE PEOPLE'S VETO TO RESTORE RANKED CHOICE VOTING. 0 LBM20 Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 1534

UMaine system sees another big boost in students 'from away' 3 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1452

Maine lawmakers to consider extending tax credit for Bath Iron Works 2 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1304

Labor organization asks judge to force LePage to release federal funds 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 4 1459

Portland approves tax relief program for low-income seniors 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 1283

Maine Isn't Treating Children With Disabilities As Required Under Federal Law 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1523

Susan Collins Says To Expect Significant Amendments To GOP Tax Plans 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 1322

PLEASE SIGN UP HERE IF YOU CAN HELP WITH THE PEOPLE'S VETO TO RESTORE RANKED CHOICE VOTING. 0 LBM20 Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 1853

Maine voters approve Medicaid expansion 3 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 5 1595

Mainers back pension reform 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1784

Maine House upholds Paul LePage's veto of recreational marijuana regulations 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1749

Maine voters approve $105 million transportation bond 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 3 1365

Maine Voters Reject York County Casino Proposal 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1468

Ranked Choice Delay Becomes Law Without LePage Signature 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1640

Angus King Speaks Out Against Points-Based Immigration Proposals 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1517

Sitting here in central Maine 2 Soxfan58 Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 2719

Tens Of Thousands Of Job Seekers In Limbo After LePage Declines $8 Million In Retraining Money 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 3 1347

What awaits Maine lawmakers when they return for a special session 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1176

UMaine students sing Elvis song to anti-gay protester 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1210

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