Our View: UMaine System once again fails to be transparent

The state university system is withholding public information related to the bungled hiring of a new president last year at the University of Maine at Augusta.

Our View: Back to school, back to making education more of a priority

We're doing a good amount for Maine schools. To solve the most pernicious problems, however, we have to do more.

View from Away: Biden’s EPA is needlessly delaying smog standards until after the election

Our View: Brunswick-Gardiner interim trail the right way forward

A long-distance route that does not interact with car or truck traffic has the potential to be a gift that keeps on giving to the Midcoast.

Our View: To invest in immigrant pupils is to invest in the future

A big effort by Maine schools to accommodate English language learners will have a big return for their communities.

View from Away: Vladimir Putin is no Bond villain. Supporting him is morally repulsive

Our View: Independent voters cannot be the only route away from Trump

For the first time next year, Maine’s unenrolled voters can vote in the presidential primaries. Will they upset the repeat indictee's chances? It would be unwise to bank on it.

Our View: Rural police coverage needs better coordination

State police are pulling back on patrols in rural counties, putting pressure on local and county officials and leaving communities in the lurch.

View from Away: Stop minor traffic stops. They are an excuse to randomly search cars — and can turn deadly

Our View: Here’s what it will take to stop the rise of hate groups in Maine

Speak up, confront dangerous ideology directly, and protect neighbors who are targeted and make it clear that they are as much a part of our communities as anybody else.