You may have heard this phrase: “You can’t get something for nothing.”

Is Maine one of the most corrupt states in the nation?

The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case titled Astrue v. Capato, but a better name for it might be “In re: Brave New World.”

That seems an odd question to ask in Maine, where the state’s first slots-only “racino,” Hollywood Slots in Bangor, last fall got approval from Penobscot County voters to add table games (blackjack, poker, roulette, etc.) and changed its name to Hollywood Casino to reflect its elevated status.

For more than a decade after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, France avoided the spectacular plots, attributed to al-Qaida or its sympathizers, that shocked Britain, Spain and Germany.

As of December, the U.S. government is no longer in the business of minting $1 coins with the faces of U.S. presidents on them, except a limited number for collectors.

For decades, the Maine University of Maine System prepared qualified engineers and managers to take good jobs in the pulp-and-paper industry. People looking for work in tourism, Maine’s biggest industry, however, have never had a similar option.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai is fundamentally telling U.S. and NATO forces to swap the rubric of counterinsurgency — control, hold, build — for a new strategy: stop, sit, leave.

Lawmakers trying to push a long-range tax reduction scheme through the Legislature should have to answer a question: What’s the rush?

The natural reaction to Vladimir Putin’s recent election as president of Russia would be, “He’s back” — but for the fact that he never actually gave up the presidency, even though he deeded the position four years ago to Dmitry Medvedev.