The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will revisit the vexed question of affirmative action in college admissions, with the case of Fisher v. University of Texas.

The national response to “legitimate rape” comments by Rep. Todd Akin showed that, even with an issue that can be as divisive as abortion, an overwhelming majority of Americans have the abounding grace and empathy to allow a woman facing a pregnancy conceived in rape to make her own personal decision for herself and her family.

WASHINGTON — Gloria Steinem is unmistakable.

In Friday’s MaineToday Media newspapers across the state, the editorial board wrongly chastised the Department of Health and Human Services and the LePage administration.

Over the past several years, the Anthem insurance company has given tens of thousands of dollars to candidates for the Maine Legislature and their political action committees.

Criminals use anonymous shell companies to hide their money.

— Stuart Spencer, Ronald Reagan campaign adviser, on the 1980 debates

In mid-September 2008, Lehman Brothers collapsed and the bottom fell out of the financial system.