In 2009, Rep. Donald Pilon, D-Saco, had what we thought was a good idea.

Lewiston Mayor Robert Macdonald has an unusual approach to public service.

Most North Korea watchers believe that Wednesday’s missile launch by the insular dictatorship was prompted by domestic imperatives.

A prank call that may have led to the death of a British nurse has struck a chord with Americans just as guilty of laughing at TV and radio jokes that have come close to prompting tragic, if not fatal, responses.

While greenhouse gas emissions and climate change get most of the airtime when environmental issues are discussed, they are far from the only threat.

Trimming the federal budget deficit by raising the eligibility age for Medicare from 65 to 67 meets H.L. Mencken’s definition of and answer to a complex problem that is “clear, simple and wrong.”

Usually, opponents of freer trade argue that Americans shouldn’t buy so many cheap products from abroad, sending their cash overseas.