On Nov. 6, 2012, Maine citizens trekked to the polls to vote in the elections that was highlighted locally by the race to determine who would succeed Olympia Snowe in the U.S. Senate. In the months leading up to the election, our newsroom examined each of the leading candidates for the senate seat.
Curveballs, naked emperors and BS: post-election reflections of a reporter
German philosopher Max Weber said, “Politics is the art of compromise.” And, Weber might have added: Elections are the art of exaggeration. We at the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting spent much of the spring and summer checking out…
Ignore the pundits and polls; go vote
Forget about the arguing, the polls, and the talking heads. It's now time to get out and perform our civic duties by voting.
King’s laptops leveled playing field, but academic benefits hard to assess
Experts say the program has achieved technological equity, but the broader goal of linking laptops to improved student achievement has been more elusive.
Bloomberg’s Maine Man
Maine Senatorial candidate Angus King surprised at significant financial backing from New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg.
King cites his $900 million tax break program as a job creator
Angus King touts he helped create jobs in Maine with some of his policies. An investigation, however, shows he's ignoring cost to taxpayers and reported ineffectiveness.
