Gov. Paul LePage recently used his line-item veto power to make some changes to the state budget.

Maybe Newt Gingrich wanted to visit one more zoo before it all ended.

It is generally easy to tell if someone wants a job. For most jobs, the exchange goes: “Do you want to be a drywall carpenter?” “No.” “OK.”

The argument for increasing oil production in the United States to decrease gas prices at the pump has sparked passionate debate, but it undervalues the influence of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.

Charges and countercharges have flown recently from both ends of the political spectrum, with each claiming the moral high ground when it comes to women.

It was fun. It was odd. It was just a little bit … unseemly. Doubtless you’ve heard plenty by now about President Barack Obama’s slow jam, which, for all you drips out there, refers to an R&B ballad or down-tempo song. You, too, can find this on Wikipedia.

Every day across the United States, families struggle with the challenges of mental illness or substance abuse. The 68 million Americans with these issues include people of all income levels, all races and all political affiliations. Mental illness does not discriminate.