Donald Trump Jr. is wrong about teachers. We chose our path and we chose wisely. Our lives are filled with honor, dignity, purpose and unconditional love. Read More
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Letters to the Editor: Wall an environmental disaster, no to transmission line, sensible answers? Read More
Declaring a national emergency, President Trump’s way of rounding up funds for the Wall, is either a national scandal or a routine political maneuver. Voters may get to make their choice. Whatever it is, the fault for the latest crisis is squarely owned by Congress. By… Read More
Could everyone slow down!… Read More
It is unbelievable that we are discussing the question of whether to resuscitate a viable baby no matter how he or she is born. Read More
In a Washington climate where even small bipartisan victories seem like an endangered species, the momentum behind this public lands bill is a breath of fresh air. Read More
It's sad to lose the rover. But we can still focus on what Opportunity represented. Read More
A growing number of Americans are concerned — alarmed even — about climate change, a recent survey found. This is good news and bad news. Read More
More than 40 years after the law was enacted, Title IX remains confusing and unevenly applied when it comes to sexual assaults and harassment on university and college campuses. Read More
Here I am listening to my “Made in U.S.A.” C Crane radio, trying to avoid being the ball in the pong game of media. In a country where, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, only 33 percent of citizens have a bachelor’s degree or higher it is easy… Read More
One is a frazzle-haired socialist from Vermont. The other is an expensive suit-wearing former Wall Street executive from Maine. There is very little Bernie Sanders and Bruce Poliquin agree on. But the two share something in common as the 2020 election cycle begins. Read More
Germany's outgoing chancellor, Angela Merkel, finally said what she thinks of President Donald Trump. Read More
Their silence in the face of seemingly serious election fraud reveals their fundamental bad faith and hucksterism. Read More
It was a fine day for a national emergency. Read More
Rather than construct an ineffectual wall, and at far less cost, we could dispatch more immigration officials to expedite the vetting process. Read More
Eeven if the juiciest details of McCabe's account cannot be verified, this case still raises important questions about the circumstances that led to the Mueller appointment. Read More
What they discovered in doing so should inspire fear in us all. Read More
This is an idea whose time has come. Read More
By the Republican response to the three most-famous Democratic freshmen in Congress, you'd think these women were Shakespeare's Three Witches rather than the three amigas seen chumming and laughing in countless photographs. Read More
The clock is ticking on a 20-year ban on new mining claims on about 1 million acres of public land surrounding the national park. Read More
If Smollett's story is found to be untrue, it will cause irreparable damage to the communities most affected. Read More
Gun ownership and firearm use in Maine is not unlike that in much of rural America. The culture is passed down from one generation to the next. Read More
It’s been a busy week in Spain. Read More
Abraham Lincoln, who was born 210 years ago this month, was president during an era even more rancorous and polarized than our own. Yet he managed to navigate it. Read More
Political revolutions take time, and even if progressives are convinced they'll win in the end, in 2019 they're overplaying their hand. Read More
Instead of asking whether candidates have signed on to the Green New Deal or merely watching how Senate Democrats vote, maybe the press should start pressing Democratic candidates to answer questions about it. Read More
We are fortunate to have this resource in our midst especially as the vast majority of it is privately owned. Read More
The Supreme Court has stirred controversy with two procedural orders. They revealed much about the state of our political world. In one case, the Court decided to suspend a Louisiana law that requires doctors performing abortions to be admitted to practice at a hospital. The law… Read More
Doesn’t the former governor have better things to do than continue his angry rants?… Read More
Gov. Janet Mills has released her first budget, after repeatedly promising it would provide “sustainable” funding for the massive expansion of Medicaid without new taxes. Republicans acknowledge that this proposed budget delivers on this funding promise — along with a collection of other campaign promises — but find… Read More
The only way to stem the flow of people fleeing persecution is to stop the persecution. Read More
