by Daniel Dinsmore | January 10, 2021
Kindness can conquer darkness. During a week of chaos and conflict, we want to take a moment and highlight the staggering generosity and overwhelming kindness of our community of readers. The support of our donors and subscribers has propelled our independent...
by Daniel Dinsmore | August 9, 2020
In times of chaos and uncertainty, the need to understand the truth is critically important. Too often, however, finding the truth requires dodging endless political spin, conspiracy theories and angry soundbites. It’s become hard work to follow the news. But for many...
by The Maine Monitor | April 15, 2020
In 2009, John Christie and his wife, Naomi Schalit, founded the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, where together they wrote, edited and published dozens of investigative news stories. Christie semi-retired from the Center in 2017, when he and Naomi moved to...
by Gordon L. Weil | March 12, 2020
Last week Maine held a referendum on vaccinations — and will likely decide another issue with a statewide popular vote this year. The National Popular Vote is gaining momentum and could lead to a majority of all American voters having a direct role in picking the...
by Gordon L. Weil | March 5, 2020
Term limits don’t work. The alternative, defeat by the voters, doesn’t work that well, either. In either case, elected officials hold offices for long terms. They have better name recognition than their challengers, usually can raise more money and know...
