The most important truth that reaches Official Washington each day appears not in a bold black breaking-news headline, but in small italic letters just below The Washington Post’s proud front-page, top-o’-the screen nameplate: “Democracy Dies in Darkness.” And as we all know: a democracy-killing Darkness descends most rapidly, and lethally, when people are willfully determined […]

From CMP’s misleading ads to Trump’s poor environmental record, there’s a lot of upsetting stuff going on.

Vassalboro first responders would like to offer our unwavering support for Delta Ambulance. 

The recently-proposed creation of a Maine Pain Institute, to serve patients and families affected by chronic pain, is admirable (“Establish the Maine Pain Institute, a state solution to the opioid epidemic,” column, Oct. 14). But it would unfortunately be years too late to help the estimated 16,000 suffering Maine pain patients who are today still […]

A freshman legislator looks back at her first session in office.

The internet is meant to be open and fair for all of us, says the local owner of a software startup.