Barack Obama has crowned his re-election with a victory speech that embodied all his old, inspirational rhetoric.
Editorials
VIEW FROM AWAY: US doesn’t prepare properly for nature’s wrath
It’s human nature: never do today what can be done tomorrow, next week or next month. But human nature or not, it’s an attitude that can be costly — even life-ending.
VIEW FROM AWAY: Pesticide-free food doesn’t mean healthier people
Yet another group has weighed in on organic fruits and vegetables. It’s rather surprising, since it’s clear that eating any fruits and vegetables can only be a benefit.
OUR OPINION: Maine voters want Congress to compromise
Elections matter, whether or not your name is on the ballot.
What is a vet?
“War makes strange giant creatures out of the little routine men who inhabit the Earth.”
OUR OPINION: Voters’ flip-flop sends clear sign to Legislature
Maine Democrats pulled off a nearly impossible feat Tuesday, taking back both houses of the Legislature only two years after losing them in a national tea party Republican wave.
OUR OPINION: Long struggle over, Maine makes history
Maine made history Tuesday with the first-ever legalization of same-sex marriage by a popular vote.
OUR OPINION: LePage video fails in method and message
Supporters of Gov. Paul LePage often say that they like what he says, but not always how he says it.
OUR OPINION: Electoral College gives clout to swing-state voters
When the United States helps an emerging democracy develop its system of government, it never gives them an Electoral College.
OUR OPINION: It’s finally over: Today, power shifts to voters
President Barack Obama told a crowd in Concord, N.H., on Sunday that he and his top aides were becoming less and less important as the campaign rolled to an end.