Patiently awaiting the Golden Years

By Randall Poulton

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• Maine’s Climate Council: Another Y2K debacle?

  By Randall Poulton - Oct 24
  In April, Gov. Mills introduced (and later signed) legislation that created the Maine Climate Council. The new law sets lofty goals. This descripti...
  

• You can't unring the bell

  By Randall Poulton - Sep 19
  Dateline Aug. 28, 2019, by Lawrence O'Donnell: "Last night on this show, I discussed information that wasn't ready for reporting. I repeated ...
  

• Chris' story: The final chapter

  By Randall Poulton - Jul 18
  On June 18, Chris' lifeless body was found in her bathtub. Although the cause of death has not been officially determined, it appears she passed ...
  

• The sky is falling — again

  By Randall Poulton - Jun 13
  Two recent “news” stories illustrate the extent to which the media jumps on any chance to scream the sky is falling (and, of course, blame Trump). ...
  
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  Random thoughts from paradise

  By Randall Poulton - Mar 15
  One of my takeaways from spending time in Florida is sometimes you need to “live it” to truly get it. In this case, the “it” I am talking about is ...
  
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  Health insurance: The big lie

  By Randall Poulton - Feb 15
  I know a lot about health insurance. I became an expert the hard way: I got injured and then, a year later, I got sick. At least for me, what I ...
  
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  An equal opportunity destroyer

  By Randall Poulton - Jan 18
  A member of my family is well on the way to drinking and drugging themselves to death. It is a very sad situation but unfortunately far from ...
  
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  Fort Knox — 12 years later

  By Randall Poulton - Dec 27
  I was probably around 7 or 8 years old the first time my parents took me to Fort Knox. What I clearly remember was it was one heck of a good time ...
  
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  Blowing in the wind

  By Randall Poulton - Nov 23
  A few weeks ago, my wife and I were scheduled to attend a family soiree at a historic lodge on Webb Lake, near Mount Blue State Park. Since we had ...
  
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  640 inches of snow

  By Randall Poulton - Sep 12
  As you may have noticed, the people who forecast the future are seldom correct. However, we not only seem to believe the individual forecasts; we ...
  

• Ukraine: Context is important

  By Randall Poulton - Oct 17
  Did you know the president of Ukraine is a professional comedian? No? How about that, in a speech delivered prior to Russia's invasion of Crimea, ...
  

• Baltimore is a corrupt mess

  By Randall Poulton - Aug 08
  Living in rural Maine, most of us have very little understanding of city life. Trust me, if you think Portland is a typical city, you are very ...
  

• Raise this

  By Randall Poulton - Jul 11
  Burning bra claim refuted Before moving to this week's topic, I need to correct a statement I made in my last Point, Counter-Point column: ...
  

• The passing of Midnight Pass

  By Randall Poulton - Apr 12
  This will be my last dispatch from Florida. We will miss the warm and sunny weather, but I really want to be home in time for mud season. There is ...
  
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  Well, I'll be

  By Randall Poulton - Mar 01
  For the next few weeks, I will be writing from the Gulf Coast of Florida. After a cold January, the weather here has turned warm and we are ...
  
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  Bush league and Busch beer

  By Randall Poulton - Feb 01
  In 1973, I contemplated playing football at the University of Maine. I was a pretty good player in high school, but my tall, skinny physique was ...
  
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  2018 in review, sans politics (mostly)

  By Randall Poulton - Jan 04
  Here is my look back at my top stories for 2018. Relax and enjoy. You will not find a single mention of “Russian Collusion” or Nordic's proposed ...
  
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  27,000 tons of salt

  By Randall Poulton - Dec 13
  Last week, the TV in the family room died during Monday Night Football. This was doubly disappointing as the Titans were playing the Texans: a ...
  
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  Just say no

  By Randall Poulton - Oct 18
  Editor's note: The Republican Journal does not fact-check opinion columns. This column reflects the writer's opinion and personal research. Will ...
  
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  Influencing elections

  By Randall Poulton - Aug 18
  First, let me say I do not like it, at all, that politicians use fake news and lies to influence our elections and I like it even less that ...