Trends and underlying issues suggest that this will be another hard winter for the neediest.
Editorials
OUR OPINION: State has lost credibility in Riverview fix
The latest report shows continued problems, yet DHHS continues to offer no specifics on its solution.
OUR OPINION: Oil companies win if ban lifted on US crude
Lifting the ban also would result in more greenhouse-gas emissions, fueling the climate crisis.
OUR OPINION: US benefits from keeping refugees safe
A key to defeating ISIS is providing sanctuary and support to those the group terrorizes and displaces.
OUR OPINION: Low marks for for-profit school deal
Aggressive, deceptive admissions strategies should be punished more harshly.
OUR OPINION: Shutting out refugees puts us on wrong side
LePage joins other governors closing state doors to Syrian refugees, at least Muslim ones.
OUR OPINION: Clean Election reform just began on Nov. 3
There are still too many holes for money to get into politics on the state and federal levels.
Justice should offer Snowden a deal
Alternately hailed as a hero and traitor, Snowden has said he is willing to go to jail in order to return home.
OUR OPINION: Sports fees fine, but school can’t be ‘pay-to-play’
Fundraisers could offset some costs of athletics, by offering sponsorships, for example, for children of lower income families.
OUR OPINION: AG’s abortion lawsuit addresses valid concerns
Protesting that’s audible inside a private space is no longer free expression — it’s disruption.