Trump's revulsion for real America is personal. He hates every part of America that doesn't love him, which is most of America. Read More
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The lessons Lehrer leaves behind are not limited to his list of rules. Read More
Letters to the editor for Monday, Jan. 27, 2020: Fish farm facts, saving for retirement, Pickering Square works for the bus hub. Read More
Supporters of school choice, take notice. The Supreme Court just heard oral arguments in a case that could limit your ability to pick the school that's right for your children. Read More
As any Mainer knows, we have a transportation problem. And it unfortunately goes beyond limited access to public transit and chronic underfunding of our transportation infrastructure. Read More
At least five of the Democratic presidential candidates, including Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar, worry a Democratic president would face a hostile Supreme Court and want to add more justices to the Court. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has used his GOP caucus to block judicial… Read More
AP Photo/Mary Schwalm Once upon a time, David Brooks, the New York Times editorial writer, was a relatively mainstream Republican. A cultural conservative, who believed in “family values” and “fiscal conservatism,” he proudly carried the mantle of a calm American traditionalism, ever skeptical of… Read More
While there are certainly some differences between being raised in a Maine mill family and as the son of a Massachusetts farm bookkeeper, the lessons are the same. Read More
On Jan. 17, the Trump administration proposed rollbacks in nutrition standards in the school meal program. Under the proposal, legumes and potatoes will count as vegetables, fewer fruits will be served at breakfast and a la carte meals will allow students to select items high in fat. Read More
For over eight years, the very core of the Community Connector, its hub, has been under siege. Read More
Ever since Republicans began clamoring for Hunter Biden to testify in President Trump's impeachment hearings, I've wondered why Democrats didn't just say yes. Read More
Every single concussion is different, and most people will recover quickly. But it can also take a very long time. Read More
As any immigrant knows, when one of us gets recognition, we like to huddle in and bask in what is a shared glory. Read More
The utility is merely hopping on the green energy bandwagon to garner support. Read More
For the first time in four years, the Patriots will be sitting at home when the NFL championship is decided. And, really, on the 100th anniversary of the NFL, that should be reason enough to celebrate. Read More
Maine’s current approach of regulating only internet-service providers’ privacy practices and not those of edge providers actually makes Maine law more vulnerable to constitutional challenge. Read More
It was impossible to watch the opening of Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate last week without feeling a sense of patriotism. Read More
The NECEC would reduce carbon emissions by over 3 million metric tons a year, according to the Maine Public Utilities Commission, and enable further reductions by facilitating more solar and wind in our energy mix. Read More
Senators must confine their judgment to whether the president committed the specific offenses cited in the articles. Read More
If our politics were novelized, we would throw the book across the room in frustration. Too implausible. Read More
After someone has served a sentence in a jail or prison, have they “paid their debt to society” and been redeemed, ready to fully return — or does their contact with the criminal justice system leave a social stain that is difficult to remove? Read More
For people who are reading this, I have three suggestions for things you can do with your children and grandchildren to grow a “Generation Gratitude.” Read More
It's hard to imagine an abuse of power more serious than using official acts to pressure a foreign government to interfere in an American election. Read More
I could do worse than become my own grandma. Read More
So long as consumers are filling up their cars with gas, the U.S. will never be fully energy independent. Read More
You make a lot of enemies in a quarter-century in power, and they could hurt you badly after you have relinquished it. Read More
Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Read More
