John Blais: 3 books

This is a different kind of story in that its a story about good guys and not so bad guys. And the good guys are not really guys at all, the bad guys are not really guys at all either. Let me explain.

Paradise, Maine, a town most anyone would love to live in. Good schools with almost a zero drop out ratio. Almost no unemployment. A very, very low crime rate. Great selection of church denominations. Well manicured throughout with no slum areas at all. Sitting on the beautiful Androscoggin River...

Voters do not always choose their preferred candidate on election day. Often they cast their ballots to prevent a particular outcome, as when their own preferred candidate has no hope of winning and they want to prevent another, undesirable candidate’s victory; or, they vote to promote a single-party...