Can you ever be too careful? Superior Court Justice Thomas Warren has shown that you can and that innocent people can get hurt.

If you ever doubted the fact that many politicians see citizens as mere pawns in their political game, the wrangling about whether employers should give adequate notice about looming layoffs should enlighten you.

The recent spate of attacks by Afghan forces against their coalition counterparts is troubling, to say the least, but it should not change the timetable for withdrawal.

Anyone who has watched a basketball game has likely seen what is casually known as “the flop.”

In the only vice-presidential debate of 2012, Republican Paul Ryan and Democrat Joe Biden came out swinging, pleasing both their bases. The narrow edge goes to Biden, who returned momentum to Democrats smarting from President Barack Obama’s lackluster first debate.

Ask most people about smart meters, and if they can tell you anything at all, they will remember that a vocal group of utility customers armed with a little inconclusive science believes that they’re dangerous.

One of the ironies of this election cycle is that the influence of money on legislative races is much greater today than it was when the Maine Clean Elections Act was passed 16 years ago to limit the influence of money on politics.

The college admissions process looks unfair to many who try to navigate it. For every accepted student, selective colleges can turn down an equally qualified applicant. Or two. Or 10. In the end, decisions are made on a wide variety of factors beyond SAT scores and grade-point average. One of them is race.