Black and other minority students far more likely than their white counterparts to be suspended, expelled and even arrested for comparable offenses.

Voters should approve Question 2 to help Maine make progress on its great need for senior housing.

Initiative also would increase penalties for violating campaign finance regulations.

Newcomers to the state have a lot to offer, but their accomplishments are too often overshadowed.

The larger communities in central Maine draw the homeless, but they shouldn’t be solely their problem.

Starting times are a local decision, but it is clear that a later start helps students.

Day care for an infant costs more than tuition at nearby public four-year institutions.

Lottery contributes lots of money to state’s General Fund, but we shouldn’t overlook the harm to the poor and jobless Mainers who buy most of the tickets.

Early college programs, Social Security and salt make the news this week.