Jim Fossel: Surplus cannot go to new programs

No matter the health of the balance sheet, Maine cannot be frivolous about public spending.

Opinion: Lewiston’s unanswered questions demand new accountability

The Maine Information Analysis Center, the interagency intelligence hub managed by the Maine State Police, is the information sharing clearinghouse for law enforcement and counterterrorism. And it's not working as it should.

Opinion: In failing to call for a ceasefire in Gaza, Biden has lost my vote

What's happening in the Middle East right now is unacceptable. Our president doesn't see it that way.

Commentary: Only a seismic shift can reverse the rise in suicides among older adults

Opinion: A thriving education system needs no advertising budget

We don't have a teacher shortage. We have a recruitment and retention problem.

Opinion: In the wake of Lewiston, time to activate our thoughts and prayers

Cabela’s and Bass Pro Shops continue to sell AR-style rifles. We're asking them to stop.

Opinion: Maine needs to adopt state rules to clean up trucking pollution

More delays in adoption of Advanced Clean Trucks will shut Mainers out of years of valuable economic and health benefits. 

Commentary: The holiday season finds us divided and isolated. This modest gesture might help

Douglas Rooks: Destroying consensus is easier than building it

Susana Hancock: Hard to locate optimism at petroleum-hosted climate summit

According to leaked documents, the United Arab Emirates planned to use COP28 to broker international deals supporting its oil industry. Color me shocked.