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Ranked Choice Voting Beer Elections at Local Breweries Around Maine This September

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“Yes on 5” invites you to sample and rank your favorite Maine craft beers

PORTLAND, ME | August 31, 2016 – The Committee for Ranked Choice Voting today announced unique demonstrations for voters to learn about Question 5 to enact Ranked Choice Voting, which will appear on the November ballot. Voters will sample and rank their favorite craft beers at Beer Elections happening across the state beginning in September.

“This is a fun way to demonstrate how Ranked Choice Voting works, and an opportunity to support Maine’s vibrant craft beer industry,” said campaign manager Kyle Bailey. “We rank choices every day of our lives. Ranking candidates for public office is no different.”

Beer Elections are slated at craft breweries from Kittery to Brewer throughout September beginning on Friday, September 2nd at Oxbow Brewing in Newcastle. Nearly 20 breweries are taking part. (Full listing of Beer Elections.)

If approved by voters, Question 5 would give voters the power to rank candidates for public office. You never have to vote for the “lesser of two evils” when there is another candidate you really like. If your first choice can’t win, your vote is instantly counted for your second choice, so you never feel like their vote is “wasted.”

“By voting “Yes” on Question 5, voters will have more choice and more voice in electing our leaders,” Bailey added. “Ranking candidates is empowering. Ranking beer is just fun.”

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Commentary: Uninspiring presidential candidates give short shrift to Syria

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By Crystal Canney

Mike Barnicle’s column in Thursday’s Daily Beast is a movingly insightful take on this year’s presidential race. For many of us desperate for an alternative to Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, the Gary Johnson-William Weld ticket, even at this late stage, was worth a look – until Aleppo.

Johnson, the Libertarian presidential candidate and former New Mexico governor, offered a jaw-dropping response when Barnicle asked him on MSNBC what he would do about Aleppo if elected.

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Planning For Your PR Crisis

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By Felicia Knight

Never had a PR crisis in your business, your non-profit, or your campaign? Good for you! Just don’t get complacent, because someday you probably will.

Let’s face it, if you hang around long enough something, somewhere is bound to go wrong. As Frank Sinatra says, “That’s Life.”

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American Airlines’ PR Campaign: It’s Not Us. It’s YOU.

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By Felicia Knight

There’s no denying that travel on most U.S. air carriers brings out the worst in all of us. We’re not proud, but there it is.

Admit it. You’ve seen the family with the screaming child in the boarding area for your flight and thought, “Please, please, please, don’t let them be seated near me.” Or you’ve cursed the kiosk and paid the extra $18 to $25 dollars to get into Group 1 boarding in the hope of snagging some prime overhead space for your roll-aboard. Or maybe you’ve even kicked the seat in front of you as the occupant “reclines” the full three inches, shoving your tray table into your thighs.

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Dead River Company Again Joins Hunger Action Month With Campaign to Help Feed Families in Northern New England

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SOUTH PORTLAND, ME – Dead River Company is, once again, taking part in Hunger Action Month and inviting Northern New Englanders to help keep our friends and neighbors fed.

As children across New England head back to school, we’re reminded that school breakfast and lunch programs are often the keys to keeping children from going hungry, so it’s appropriate that September is Hunger Action Month.