In Maine and around the country, less public money is being spent on higher education.
Editorials
OUR OPINION: Commitment from schools necessary to beat back student hunger
The solutions are already in place to make sure Maine children get the food they need.
Harper Lee’s second book cannot diminish ‘Mockingbird’
Imagine sitting down as a neophyte to write the Great American Novel and then pulling it off!
OUR OPINION: LePage tax proposal offers some good ideas
Exporting the tax burden and targeting property tax relief are two ways in which this budget shows promise.
OUR OPINION: Poliquin’s vote on ACA shows the right priorities
By opposing a bill to repeal Obamacare, Maine’s freshman GOP lawmaker stands with his constituents.
OUR OPINION: Thumbs up, thumbs down
FairPoint’s struggles and well testing make the news this week.
The horror in U.S. prisons
Solitary confinement often used to control inmates with mental illness.
OUR OPINION: LePage aims budget speech at two targets
The governor takes a different tone in this State of the State address as he starts to sell his tax reform initiative.
Respect the ANWR drilling ban
Congress should protect, not exploit, the Arctic wilderness area.