As PolitickerME.com continues to grow -- along with the rest of the Politicker.com national network -- we've added two new columnists to the mix of local news and views on our site covering Maine politics from the ground up.

[img_assist|nid=2665|title=Cinquemani|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=100|height=75]Chris Cinquemani is the communications director of Maine Leads, an Augusta-based non-profit working for lower taxes and government transparency in Maine. Chris previously served as field coordinator and communications director for the 2006 Taxpayer Bill of Rights Campaign, communications director for the Maine Senate Republican Office, and state director of the 2007 No More Than 4 Campaign to oppose extending term limits for state legislators.

Cinquemani's first column: "Oxford County casino proposal doesn’t pass ‘straight face test’"

[img_assist|nid=2666|title=Cote|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=71|height=100]Adam Cote, born and raised in Sanford, is a former Democratic candidate for Maine's 1st Congressional District and is the president of the Maine Young Democrats. He served in the Army in Bosnia and Iraq and is a member of the Renewable Energy and Governmental Relations Practice Group at the law firm of Pierce Atwood LLP in Portland, where he lives with his wife and three young daughters.

Cote's first column: "Let's focus on what's important"