With early outreach and support, Project SHIFA in Lewiston’s public schools is a model.
Editorials
OUR OPINION: Thumbs up, thumbs down
Monitoring accused abusers and the effects of fast food make the news this week.
OUR OPINION: State shouldn’t overreact to ads in bear campaign
We don’t want state officials to participate too much or too little in referendums.
OUR OPINION: Blood donation policy still unfair to gay men
Mandating celibacy on the part of donors falls short of a sensible, behavior-based approach.
Another missing plane
In 21st century, large commercial planes shouldn’t go missing with little clear information about their fates.
OUR OPINION: State needs fair standards for drugged driving
Blood tests proposed by state police are inaccurate in measuring a driver’s level of impairment.
OUR OPINION: Supreme Court deals new blow to workers rights
If the law requires employees to wait in line without pay, then the law should be changed.
OUR OPINION: House speaker right to focus on need for jobs
No legislator’s pet issue should distract from Maine’s lagging economy.
The perilous quest for truth
Journalists were murdered by the Islamic State with a new “barbaric sense of propaganda.”
OUR OPINION: Provide support, not judgment, to abuse victims
Friends and family members can make a difference just by showing they’ll be there.