Inspectors general serve an invaluable purpose in government, ferreting out waste and corruption and exposing internal wrongdoing.

So it is not shocking that D’Amboise led all comers in fundraising, gathering $609,830 as of the last report, with most coming from wealthy out-of-state donors. That is also not a surprise. As popular as Snowe has been in Maine, she is unpopular in some conservative circles where she is labeled a RINO — Republican […]

The NATO summit is providing confirmation for what many Americans have suspected for some time regarding the war in Afghanistan: It is coming to an end with an outcome much less desirable than what had been promised when the first troops arrived a decade ago.

Vladimir Putin is meant to stand for stability, and he used his inaugural address to pledge to strengthen democracy. In fact, his presidency represents a threat to both.

So what is it about Hillary Rodham Clinton’s stint as U.S. secretary of state that gets people all riled up? Crises averted? Dictators stared down? Pacts signed? Diplomacy accomplished?

Anyone who wonders why the national approval rating for Congress hovers around 10 percent should consider the latest gambit by House Republicans.

We live in tough times for important institutions. Service clubs that were once the backbone of small town life are seeing their membership dwindle.

According to Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Fla., it is “intrusive,” “an inappropriate use of taxpayer dollars,” “unconstitutional,” and “the very picture of what’s wrong in D.C.”

While Maine still lags the region in the number of people with college diplomas, there is some good news this spring.

The Department of Health and Human Services has good reasons to keep its records secret, but like all good rules, this one should have its exceptions.