So in the Republican sweepstakes for the presidential nomination, Sarah Palin has ended the speculation by declaring she’s not a candidate. Likewise, Chris Christie is going to stay on the job as New Jersey governor. Rick Perry is sinking in the polls, Mitt Romney has yet to catch fire and here comes Herman Cain, don of Godfather’s Pizza and, as it turns out, tough love for his fellow Americans.

Privacy laws in the United States need an upgrade. Rapid advances in cellphones and computers are outstripping the ability of old laws to protect our personal lives.

Maine needs a comprehensive overhaul of the state’s tax structure. We don’t need piecemeal changes, stopgap fixes or just plain tinkering with tax rates and revenue streams.

It took half a decade, but bipartisan majorities in the House and Senate have finally approved free trade agreements between the United States and three key nations: South Korea, Colombia and Panama. This is cause for celebration — but also for reflection.

It took half a decade, but bipartisan majorities in the House and Senate have finally approved free-trade agreements between the United States and three key nations: South Korea, Colombia and Panama. This is cause for celebration — but also for reflection.

Maine needs a comprehensive overhaul of the state’s tax structure. We don’t need piecemeal changes, stopgap fixes or just plain tinkering with tax rates and revenue streams.

Every so often you read or hear something that makes you think that maybe this isn’t such a bad old world after all.

There’s a lot to like about Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain.

If the state could do one thing to improve the competitiveness of Maine industry while cutting the cost of health care and government services and putting money in the pockets of people who would spend it in local communities, reducing the cost of energy would be it.

We should be thankful to California for showing the rest of the states how not to handle medical marijuana.