Small Maine towns have their own attitude.
columnists
Karen Heck: Change the narrative on local budgets
If the state was holding up its end, then cities like Waterville wouldn’t be arguing over what to cut.
Maine Compass: Drug restrictions wrong way to stop meth
A pharmacist and former legislator says requiring a prescription for pseudoephedrine will not curb the problem.
Sara Gideon: Democrats’ budget makes real investment in Maine’s future
The Opportunity Agenda presented by the party’s legislative leaders stands in stark contrast to the governor’s budget.
Charles Krauthammer: Populist pause not a retreat
The normalization of Trump indicates there may be less to the populist insurrection than imagined.
Alan Caron: On the national monument, Gov. LePage is lost in the woods
Once again, the governor is trying to move the state backwards.
Jim Fossel: What I think about Democrats again
The party’s unity problems aren’t about ideology, but identity.
Another View: Servers would lose out with minimum-wage change
Why fix a problem that doesn’t exist and take money away from people who are making a good living?
Charles Lawton: Maine helped by hosting company headquarters
It matters where a company chooses to set up shop.
Maine Compass: Better care for concussions needed for adults in Maine
Misdiagnosis can keep symptoms lingering far longer than they have to.