Fear of arrest for drug use should stop a friend from helping an overdose victim.
Editorials
OUR OPINION: With jails, lawmakers must go beyond repealing consolidation
If the Legislature is going to end the unified system, it has to do more than revert to old ways.
DHS funding hot potato
Even GOP senators say House should have passed realistic bill.
OUR OPINION: Not all important bills are issues to fight about
Senior housing, welfare reform and broadband access offer opportunities for co-operation.
OUR OPINION: Pet store puppies the cute result of an horrific practice
Low standards and lax oversight allow bad breeders to flourish.
OUR OPINION: Maine’s tradition of local control in need of update
Decision-making belongs in the community, but we should broaden our idea of what that means.
OUR OPINION: Thumbs up, thumbs down
Skowhegan’s mascot and a school grant in Augusta make the news this week.
OUR OPINION: Eliminating bail wrong way to solve jail problem
A cycle of recidivism, not high bail, is what puts pressure on jail budgets.
Fly the aromatic skies
Aviation joins other industries practicing a new form of consumer manipulation called “scent marketing.”
OUR OPINION: Need for Internet means its status should be utility
Change would allow FCC to manage broadband providers more effectively.