In the face of congressional dysfunction, executive action may be the best way to close gun sale loopholes.
Editorials
OUR OPINION: Coaches must set tone for care of concussions
Players have to feel safe reporting injuries, especially when they have no outward signs.
OUR OPINION: Gun owners’ support needed to stop mass killings
Conservatives hold the key to unlocking a stuck political process.
OUR OPINION: Job losses put mill towns at risk of fading away
Maine needs a comprehensive, long-term plan to save communities hurt by the changing paper industry.
Who’ll stop the train before it crashes?
Deadline fast approaching for installation of positive train control systems on nation’s railways.
Pope sends wrong message in meeting with Davis
In most other matters, the pontiff preached the Gospel without being dragged into divisive US culture wars.
OUR OPINION: Economic growth helping only top earners, even in Maine
For the state and country to flourish, gains have to be spread more equally.
OUR OPINION: Pope is head of Catholic church, not a politician
Francis, Kim Davis have similar beliefs about same-sex marriage, but she still has a job to do.
OUR OPINION: Use heating oil savings to keep winter outside
Weatherizing homes and replacing old heating systems pay out year after year and cut down on use of fossil fuels.