Trump’s Mideast plan. Read More
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This article, by Jordan LaBouff and Aaron Dustin of The University of Maine, was originally published on the Bangor Daily News opinion page on January 21, 2020. Matt Rourke | APA man is silhouetted as he walks by enlargements of self-portraits made… Read More
One of the few things most voters agree on is that political campaigns too commonly devolve into personality feuds rather than substantive, issue-driven debates. That's unfortunate, because most voters have concrete needs and issues propelling their votes in 2020. Read More
Letters to the editor for Wednesday, January 29, 2020: Disappointed by the bus hub decision, what Sen. Smith would tell us, Savage for Senate Read More
We all have a role in ensuring that everyone is counted as accurately as possible in order to reflect the needs, assets and qualities of the community. Read More
It seems unlikely that, even with additional witness and evidence, all of the facts will be known or agreed upon. But the Senate, and the American people, deserve the fullest picture possible before those votes take place. There is no doubt Bolton and others can add to that picture. Read More
The lessons Lehrer leaves behind are not limited to his list of rules. Read More
The Bolton revelation. Read More
The recent recording appears to contradict statements by President Trump and support the narrative that has been offered by Parnas during broadcast interviews in recent days. Sources familiar with the recording said the recording was made during an intimate April 30, 2018, dinner at the Trump International Hotel in… Read More
Budget moves. Read More
Collins has left the door open to voting for witnesses and documents later. But even that approach is woefully inadequate. 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
Kobe Bryant was barely a few years into his post-NBA life when it was suddenly cut short in a helicopter crash so unimaginable that we had to keep reminding ourselves it actually did happen. Read More
Access to dental care is essential to good health. Read More
Outrage at what Trump is does not make it OK to destroy our system of government. Read More
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
All the little dictators who flourish in this sort of system won’t risk their positions by passing bad news up the line until the risk of being blamed for delay outweighs the risk of being blamed for the emergency in the first place. 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
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
A high disapproval rating sounds like bad news for her re-election chances. But there's good reason to dig deeper into that report. Read More
Security detail. 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
