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How long. 6 old man 76 Mar 2018 Mar 2018 2 2399

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 2494

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 1692

New bills would require Maine officials to show up for meetings 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1419

Why these crazy notions 1 old man 76 Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 1674

High-end inns, restaurants in Portland, Camden to declare bankruptcy 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 2353

Medicaid Expansion Slowed by LePage Administration 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1433

Leaders to Decide if Gun Control Bills Will Be Considered This Session 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 1345

Ambulance, Hospital to Pay $1.4M in Unneeded Transport Case 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1405

Committee Continues Work on Recreational Marijuana Legislation 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1292

Ethics Commission Will Not Investigate Whether GOP Worked With Attack Website 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1370

WE NEED LETTERS TO EDITOR AND OP-EDS RIGHT NOW SUPPORTING RANKED CHOICE VOTING. PLEASE HELP. 4 LBM20 Feb 2018 Feb 2018 6 2429

Maine General Hospital to cut diabetes care, citing reimbursement 2 Tanuki Feb 2018 Feb 2018 4 2445

Maine Primaries Could Use New Ranked Voting System 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1593

Faith Leaders arrested at Sen. Collins office say their activism has just begun 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 17 1867

Newest Bath Iron Works-built stealth destroyer passes sea test 4 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1931

Argument over white supremacist tattoos leads to Rockland stabbing 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 3 2147

Firewood in short supply across Maine in wake of cold spell 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1690

Maine won't honor the will of its voters (and lead the way with cannabis social clubs) 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 1715

Environmental Group Suing Governor Over Wind Power Moratorium 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 1521

To win the fight against opiate addiction, experts say homelessness must be addressed 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 1388

U.S. Border Patrol Checks on Buses Increasing Across Maine 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 Jan 2018 5 2185

South Portland, Maine, attorney suspended for sexting client 0 left-of-center2012 Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1709

A "pro-white" town manager wants races to separate, rails against Islam, refuses to quit 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 5 2052

Portland (Maine) police officer arrested in Massachusetts 0 left-of-center2012 Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1743

Democrats say fake news posted on conservative website, shared by Republican Party, tainted Lewiston 4 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1802

Republicans decry timing of attorney general's bill to expand abortion access 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1641

Dog missing for five days found buried in snow; alive 6 sl8 Jan 2018 Jan 2018 35 3393

Trump refuses to release documents to Maine secretary of state despite judges order 16 workinclasszero Jan 2018 Jan 2018 30 5841

Diane Russell Statement on AG Sessions Marijuana Announcement 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 1837

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Which is the largest and/or most influential 4 question everything Dec 2017 Jan 2018 0 2064

Retired state trooper arrested on drug trafficking charges 0 left-of-center2012 Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 1895

You ARE going to be able to beat Collins after this, right? 7 Ken Burch Dec 2017 Dec 2017 4 2799

Crimes Against Humanity 0 old man 76 Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1663

Have any of you tried to call Collin's office? 4 jpak Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 2067

PLEASE HELP: RANKED CHOICE VOTING PEOPLE'S VETO EFFORT. (Had a very good weekend working on it.) 0 LBM20 Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 1879

Sen. Collins locks office doors, refuses to answer to constituents on secret GOP tax scam 7 workinclasszero Dec 2017 Dec 2017 16 2917

LePage Says Report That Trump Urging Him To Run For Senate Is 'Fake News' 3 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1615

Oxford County sheriff resigns after complaints of lewd photos, texts 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 2114

Opponents Of GOP Tax Bill Refuse To Leave Collins' Portland Office 5 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 3 2168

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 1481

Amazon backs out of pharmaceutical wholesaling in Maine 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1378

Who is to blame 4 old man 76 Dec 2017 Dec 2017 5 2293

Pass word 0 old man 76 Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1721

Green Party's Jill Stein pushes Maine's ranked-choice voting effort 5 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Dec 2017 0 2135

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 1711

UMaine system sees another big boost in students 'from away' 3 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1728

Maine lawmakers to consider extending tax credit for Bath Iron Works 2 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1556

Labor organization asks judge to force LePage to release federal funds 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 4 1633

Portland approves tax relief program for low-income seniors 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 1452

Maine Isn't Treating Children With Disabilities As Required Under Federal Law 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1703

Susan Collins Says To Expect Significant Amendments To GOP Tax Plans 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 1495

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 2028

Maine voters approve Medicaid expansion 3 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 5 1844

Mainers back pension reform 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1942

Maine House upholds Paul LePage's veto of recreational marijuana regulations 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1909

Maine voters approve $105 million transportation bond 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 3 1526

Maine Voters Reject York County Casino Proposal 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1670

Ranked Choice Delay Becomes Law Without LePage Signature 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1804

Angus King Speaks Out Against Points-Based Immigration Proposals 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1690

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Sitting here in central Maine 2 Soxfan58 Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 2928

Tens Of Thousands Of Job Seekers In Limbo After LePage Declines $8 Million In Retraining Money 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 3 1557

What awaits Maine lawmakers when they return for a special session 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1358

UMaine students sing Elvis song to anti-gay protester 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1424

LePage calls York County casino question 'a phony deal' with overblown promises 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1239

Maine gets extension to comply with Real ID Act 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1276

Judge dismisses LePage lawsuit against attorney general over cost of hiring outside attorneys 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 1311

Portland, ME, police union strike deal to outfit police with body cameras 0 left-of-center2012 Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 2901

Poland Spring throws cold water on class-action lawsuit 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 4 3498

Town may require horse diapers for riding on beach 6 left-of-center2012 Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 3801

Poliquin Says He Avoids Press to Protect His Seat 3 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 4 2520

Splintered governors field makes unity and winning a challenge for Maine Democrats 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 2277

Senator Angus King lobbies for lobster emoji 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 2553

Chellie Pingree Calls For Improved Inspections On Organic Imports 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1711

Feds charge owner of Bangor head shop with growing, selling pot 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 1423

Biddeford State Lawmaker Leaving Democratic Party 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 1757

anyone going to the Common Ground Fair this weekend? 0 eShirl Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1777

Rare white lobster caught off Chebeague Island 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 2665

Two unions agree to Paul LePage's 'right to work' contract language 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 2314

Bangor Eyes Its Legal Options as LePage Moves Ahead With Planned Psychiatric Facility 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 2035

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