European countries continue to struggle with the influx of migrants as Sweden institutes temporary border controls and Slovenia begins building a razor-wire fence.
November 2015
Maine scallop fishermen to meet with regulators prior to shortened season
Scalloping days will be cut back in the area from New Hampshire to Penobscot Bay.
OUR OPINION: LePage needs to help new tactic in war on drugs
Governor is stuck on idea that National Guard should help enforce drug laws, arrest abusers.
Get ready for government by referendum
Gridlock at the State House makes referendums seem attractive, but initiatives are best used only when the Legislature rejects legislation that would address demonstrated public priorities.
Nonprofit Maine Community Law Center offers lower-cost legal service
The center bills clients on a sliding fee scale and provides training to young lawyers.
Pingree: We can’t afford to be blindsided by ocean acidification
A new measure would identify communities at risk if ocean changes were to affect the lobster fishery.
OFF RADAR: Dana Wilde reviews ‘Confessions of a Basketball Junkie’
A basketball philosopher’s life well-lived.