Dark money will have a huge impact on the 2020 Senate race. Read More
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President Donald Trump and his administration are in no short supply of bad ideas. Considering an attempt to purchase Greenland from Denmark isn’t one of them. Read More
Letters to the editor for Thursday, August 22, 2019: Attack on environmental rules, catch and release response, solving climate change. Read More
To really save opera — and classical music in general — we have to let it die. Read More
Gov. Janet Mills has called the Legislature back into special session next week to consider a smart investment package that includes money for transportation, to boost the economy, to clean up pollution and for the Land for Maine’s Future program. The money to… Read More
Whatever students decide to study as another school year begins, they need to learn skills that are good for them both as workers and as citizens in a democratic society. Civic skills include respecting people with different points of view while being able to address disagreements… Read More
Is America facing an invasion? The right-wing forces in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017 thought so. The El Paso shooter thought so. Fox News commentators think so. President Trump thinks so Read More
Letters to the editor for Wednesday, August 21, 2019: Careers in the restaurant business, an open debate about Israel, school budget cut not big enough. Read More
Letters to the editor for Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019: Last week’s craziness, oppose Endangered Species Act rollback, catch and release not under attack. Read More
The NCAA undoubtedly needs to clean house. Read More
The Trump administration has literally declared war on the Statue of Liberty and everything it stands for. Read More
No hint of hatred toward any group of people can be tolerated or ignored. Read More
To call some of the editorializing thuggish is to award the term more stature than it deserves. Read More
The history of recalled children's products is long and tragic. Read More
This was something that no opportunistic promoter can schedule or sell. You cannot repeat Woodstock. Read More
From his purchase of New Jersey casinos to his proposed acquisition of Greenland, Donald Trump’s real estate deals have always been plagued by bad timing. Read More
Other issues that might distinguish the center-left from the left-left candidates might include a less-isolationist foreign policy and opposition to student loan forgiveness. Read More
It's OK to promote conspiracy theories now, right? Just following the president's lead here. So here's the one I'm all wrapped up in: I have Lyme disease. Read More
It is time we asserted our collective rights to keep our people safe and ban assault weapons. Read More
To be treated equally, fairly and justly under the law is our goal, and we know that "Inclusion Wins" is a mantra we share with the president. Read More
The eastern white pine has long stood as a symbol for Maine, but it has special meaning for Maine’s state military forces. Read More
The problem is, Cuomo over-reacted with a profanity-soaked diatribe that concluded with him saying that, for Italian-Americans, Fredo is "like the n-word." Read More
How many times can we say it? Those who can't remember the past are condemned to repeat it. Those who don't learn history are doomed to repeat it. Read More
It is a crucial fact that climate change cannot be solved without reimagining our transportation system. Read More
The longtime head of the National Rifle Association, it turns out, is worried sick about his personal safety in this gun culture. Read More
Currently, one in eight Maine children is growing up in poverty. Read More
Spreading more government agencies around the country is a policy that could attract bipartisan support and lots of expert assistance. Read More
Already, House Democrats are struggling to play by — or even understand — the rules governing impeachment. Read More
You want to know what’s stupid? Stupid is a growing industry that’s making and selling “bulletproof” backpacks for kids. Read More
