Three for the price of one
It’s election season, and the hyperbole machine is redlining. Endorsements, especially, are the time to lay it on thick and attempt to counter the candidate’s greatest weakness.
ANALYSIS: George Orwell is needed more than ever in today’s doublespeak world
Just as World War II ended, the writer George Orwell was working on a novel that was to become so well-read and so prescient that its title and key phrases are still powerful expressions of the dangers of government control.
Attention distraction disorder
"Who Ya Kidding" this week deconstructs a popular euphemism used when big shots resign in disgrace.
Dust collectors
"Who Ya Kidding" looks at a time-honored way for politicians to avoid a touchy situation.
Leaving journalism’s false god behind
Editor’s note: This is an edited version of a lecture given on April 1, 2014, by John Christie,…
Sen. Jackson’s bill designed to help local man avoid fines for lake development
Lawmaker tried to get special legislation passed to help a single constituent by undoing part of a legal agreement with the state designed to protect a lake in Aroostook County.
