View from Away: Only dictators have immunity from criminal acts while in power

View from Away: If 10 straight months of record-breaking heat isn’t a climate emergency, what is?

Our View: Maine lawmakers’ inaction on red flag law is a monumental failure

The Legislature busied itself with scores of comparatively meaningless proposals throughout the session just ended. Worse than voting the proposal down, it chose to ignore it.

View from Away: Government incompetence is keeping kids out of college

Our View: Perfection is the enemy of our environment

The scuffle over permission for a wind energy facility on Sears Island offers a template for how not to take on climate change.

View from Away: Potatoes are not grains. Keep them rooted in the vegetable family

Our View: Nurse staffing ratios are unlikely to solve the problem

Stimulate the supply of future nurses. Improve pay and working conditions for those still working.

Our View: Digital privacy should not be a state-level priority

A bill that would place novel limits on digital marketing in the name of consumer protection could do more harm than good.

View from Away: The humanitarian aid Gaza needs most is a cease-fire

Our View: Greater housing opportunities will require lateral thinking

New creativity needs to be brought to bear on the housing crisis and the private sector has a valuable part to play.