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Douglas Rooks

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  • Owner, Evergreen Communications
Augusta, Maine, New Hampshire
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Covers:  Politics, environment, Maine news, history, public interest, tax policy, education.

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Douglas Rooks is a Maine journalist, author, and political history buff. He has edited daily and weekly newspapers in Maine and New Hampshire and written a weekly opinion column for over 45 years, winning state, regional, and national awards. Now a freelance writer and editor, the Colby alumnus covers Maine state government with a focus on environmental issues, public education, municipal affairs, business, and tax policy. He lives in the state capital of Augusta, Maine, with his wife.

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Generational change is finally coming to Maine politics: Rooks

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By Douglas Rooks
| Seacoast Online Verified
The day after an election was once decisive in Maine; ranked choice voting has changed all that. The U.S. Senate primary, however, was settled in record time, just an hour after the polls closed. The other important races, both parties' nominations for governor, and the Democratic Congressional 2nd District choice, will have to wait for ranked-choice tabulation. There’s no question this was Graham Platner’s night.
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Platner’s appeal and agenda have establishment on the run: Rooks

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By Douglas Rooks
| Yahoo Verified
One thing is certain: Graham Platner sure gets under people's skin. The embattled U.S. Senate candidate who's now getting international attention was confronted over the weekend with stories about unseemly texts, adding to the virtual archive of dubious Internet postings unearthed since last October, just as Gov. Janet Mills entered the race.
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Maine’s warning: GOP silence made Trump’s power grab worse: Rooks Original

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By Douglas Rooks
| USA Today Verified
May 31, 2026, 5:02 a.m. ET Sometimes the best way to figure out where we are is to remember where we’ve been. I recently came across two seemingly unrelated pieces written in 2019 that speak volumes.
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